BLUEFIELD – Resurrection Coal Company Inc. is suing James C. Justice Companies Inc. after it claims the governor’s company owes more than $100,000 for mined coal.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that a Bluefield attorney’s law license is to be suspended for 30 days and he is to complete an additional six hours of continuing legal education, among other sanctions.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that a lawsuit involving CVS Caremark and six West Virginia pharmacies should be dismissed and arbitration should be compelled.
WELCH – The city of Welch is suing five drug companies it claims fueled the opiod epidemic in the state, making it the latest in a handful of cities and counties who have sued the drug companies.
BLUEFIELD – Three of the four defendants in one of the many lawsuits alleging drug distributors are responsible for causing the prescription drug epidemic in West Virginia have asked for a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
WELCH – The McDowell County Commission has filed a lawsuit against three prescription drug wholesalers, claiming the companies’ shipments of opioids helped create the county’s drug epidemic.
WELCH – Ninety-eight individuals are suing Alpha Natural Resources Services LLC after they claim it contaminated their water with inorganic trace elements.
WELCH - A $5.75 million settlement has been issued in a lawsuit against Nationwide Insurance that was filed by the attorney general in 2013. By paying the $5.75 million settlement, Nationwide is released from any and all liability in West Virginia arising out of or related to the Farm Bureau discount and/or any and all claims asserted in the lawsuit, according to the settlement agreement. The 2013 lawsuit was originally filed by former Attorney General Darrell McGraw and was taken over by Patr
LOGAN - Coal miners in Boone, Logan, Fayette, McDowell and Mingo counties are suing the manufacturers of respirators they claim were defective and caused them to develop black lung disease.
