CHARLESTON – Among the 72 new lawsuits filed against the West Virginia State Police related to a hidden camera in the women’s locker room and showers of the academy are three that allege retaliation against three whistleblowers involved in investigating complaints against a now-fired State Trooper.
WELLSBURG – Brooke County’s former chief deputy has sued the county and the sheriff claiming he was targeted for termination and was a victim of religious discrimination.
WELLSBURG – Seventeen current and former Brooke County sheriff’s deputies have sued the county commission over issues involving pay, discrimination and retaliation.
WHEELING – Attorneys on both sides of a petition attempting to stop a planned deer hunt at Wheeling’s Oglebay Park continue to attack each other's arguments in court filings.
WHEELING – A recent filing by the defendants in a lawsuit attempting to stop a scheduled deer hunt at Wheeling’s Oglebay Park was an attempt to “muddy the waters” with “numerous false and misleading statements,” according to the plaintiffs.
WHEELING – The defendants in a lawsuit attempting to stop a scheduled deer hunt next month at Wheeling’s Oglebay Park have filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, saying the plaintiffs lack standing to bring the case.
WHEELING – Oglebay Park and Wheeling Park Commission officials have “consistently and repeatedly lied” about a planned deer hunt, according to an amended complaint by city residents who want to stop the hunt scheduled for next month.
WHEELING – A group of 14 Wheeling residents have filed a petition seeking to stop the deer hunt planned for next month at the city’s popular Oglebay Park.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit Court judge has allowed the discovery portion of four civil lawsuits involving a hidden camera in the women’s locker room at the West Virginia State Police Academy to be consolidated.
WHEELING – A Wheeling law firm has submitted FOIA requests to officials with a state agency and a city agency regarding a planned deer hunt in Wheeling’s Oglebay Park.
KINGWOOD – A former Preston County emergency dispatcher says she wasn’t treated fairly by supervisors, was subjected to inappropriate sexual conduct in the office and was a victim of retaliation.
HUNTINGTON – The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a dispute between Morgantown firefighters and the city about how the benefits of legal holidays should be calculated.
MORGANTOWN -- A circuit judge has dismissed two of the three counts in a lawsuit originally filed by Morgantown firefighters accusing the city of retaliation.
