CHARLESTON – Developers who built 40 homes in Hurricane under an old stormwater ordinance must comply with a new ordinance before building 31 more homes, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
MORGANTOWN -- One of the beauties of the American court system is transparency. The vast majority of court proceedings are open to the public; court documents are a matter of public record; jurors are free to talk about their deliberations after the verdict is issued.
CHARLESTON -- A Raleigh circuit judge has decided to take evidence in Lincoln County's May 11 contested primary election after the case was moved out of Lincoln County.
Davis CHARLESTON – Pittsburgh attorneys who represented coal companies of Jim Justice can't switch sides and represent a client suing his companies, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum says when everyone else was watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, he was poring over legal documents.
Davis CHARLESTON - The West Virginia courts system will continue to reduce its budget by $2 million, Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Davis said Wednesday.
Davis CHARLESTON – West Virginia's highway division improperly escaped responsibility for two deaths, according to state Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis.
Canterbury CHARLESTON -- A newly signed bill gives the state Supreme Court the ability to establish five pre-trial release pilot projects across the state.
Ketchum CHARLESTON – When a worker with no spouse or dependents dies in a job accident, the worker's estate should collect workers' compensation benefits, Mark French of Charleston told the Supreme Court of Appeals.