U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
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Charles Town false arrest suit filed by Haitian immigrants settled
MARTINSBURG – The lawsuit filed by two Haitian immigrants claiming they were mistakenly arrested by Charles Town police last year has come to a close. -
Disbarred Barbour attorney pleads guilty to mail fraud
CHARLESTON – On the heels of surrendering her license, a Barbour County attorney has pled guilty to charges she defrauded the state in submitting inflated bills for court-appointed criminal defense work. -
Commercial retailer sues Ohio Co. development agency for breach
WHEELING – A commercial real estate company is alleging a northern panhandle economic development agency in failing to pay them for attracting tenants to a shopping mall it owns. -
Harrison Co. men get judgment in civil rights suit
Lewis CLARKSBURG – Two Harrison County men have achieved a partial victory against two police officers they alleged attempted to frame them for raping one of the officer's sister. -
Former students says Glenville bungled rape case
CLARKSBURG – A former Glenville State College student is alleging campus police failed to properly investigate her claim she was raped two years ago following an impromptu party in her dormitory. -
Feds substituted as defendant in Upshur man's lawsuit
ELKINS – Because his alleged attackers are federal government employees, a popular West Virginia resort soon may be dismissed from an Upshur County man's lawsuit. -
Former Fairmont student accuses Marion police of racial profiling
Byrd CLARKSBURG – A former Fairmont State University student is alleging police turned what should've been a routine report of a fender-bender in a full-fledged search of his vehicle, all because he is black. -
Randolph man sues Taylor Co. police for civil rights violations
Silvester ELKINS – A Randolph County man is accusing police in Taylor County of brutalizing him. -
Settlement reached in Grant Co. man's civil rights suit against former deputy
ELKINS – A Grant County man has reached a settlement in a civil rights suit he filed against a former deputy sheriff he claims raped him following an arrest for driving under the influence. -
Insurer wants suit over alleged unfair claims practices moved
ELKINS - In a filing earlier this month, an insurer asked that a lawsuit filed against it for denying a West Virginia homeowner's claim be transferred to federal court. -
United Dairy wants personal injury suit moved to federal court
CLARKSBURG - One of the largest family-owned dairies in the United States is asking that a personal injury lawsuit filed against it now be moved to a federal court. -
Home lender wants W.Va. class action suit transferred
CLARKSBURG - Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online home lender, has asked that a potential class action lawsuit filed against it in a state circuit court be moved to federal court. -
Man wants W.Va. SC to weigh in on gas rights lawsuit
Keeley CLARKSBURG - A Marion County man wants the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to rule on a lawsuit he filed against an Exxon Mobil subsidiary over his natural gas rights, according to a filing in federal court last week. -
Serial lawsuit filer claims Kanye West, Kim Kardashian are 'terrorists'
Riches CLARKSBURG - A former prison inmate known for the thousands of lawsuits he has filed is now claiming, in a recent federal court filing in West Virginia, that rapper Kanye West and girlfriend, reality television star Kim Kardashian, are "terrorists." -
Gas drilling companies ask to have suit over land lease transferred
WHEELING - Two gas drilling companies being sued by a Brooke County couple over a land lease asked this week to have the lawsuit moved to federal court. -
Morgantown hotel owner denies wrongdoing in court filing
CLARKSBURG - The owner of an upstart Morgantown hotel, who is being sued by a downtown hotel in federal court, denies he has done anything wrong, according to a court filing last week. -
Streaker blames All Good festival, security for back injuries in suit
CLARKSBURG - Another lawsuit has been filed in federal court against All Good Music Festival organizers and its security providers. -
Suit over soda's formula signals problems in state's legal system
Bailey CHARLESTON - Proponents of lawsuit reform in West Virginia say a case filed by a prison inmate over a popular soda maker's formula is a prime example of how such frivolous suits are casting a cloud over the state's business climate. -
Case over transfer of assets sent back to W.Va. federal court
Gregory RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal appeals court has remanded a case over fraudulently transferred assets to a West Virginia district court. -
Hotel Morgan alleges new hotel stole its name
CLARKSBURG - A downtown Morgantown hotel is suing another local establishment in federal court, arguing that the upstart hotel has stolen its name and is hurting its reputation.