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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Medtronic denies claims of shocking
CLARKSBURG – Medtronic denies a Morgantown woman's allegations that she was repeatedly shocked because of a faulty heart device. -
Man wants burning phone case back in state court
CLARKSBURG –- A man who claims his phone caught on fire while in his pocket wants the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to remand his complaint back to Monongalia Circuit Court where he originally filed it. -
French company sues Mylan for patent infringement
MORGANTOWN -- A French company has filed suit against Mylan, alleging it infringed on a patent for a prescription drug to help improve wakefulness. -
Man says he lost promotion after military stint
MARTINSBURG -- A former MasTec Advanced Technologies employee claims he lost out on a promotion because the United States Army called him to active duty. -
Children file suit over parent's death in plane crash
ELKINS – Two grown children of a couple killed in a plane accident filed suit against the engine maintenance company responsible for repairs on the aircraft and against the plane's owner. -
Railroad contractor says competitor filed spiteful suit
CLARKSBURG – A Glenville railroad contracting company says its competitor should pay it at least $1 million in compensatory damages after filing a lawsuit containing false allegations. -
Federal prison employee names U.S. AG in EEO case
GILMER – A Federal Bureau of Prisons employee says US Attorney General Eric Holder needs to pay damages for an EEO decision stating the employee did not suffer harassment while working at a federal prison in Gilmer. -
Guardsmen case over carcinogens in Iraq removed to federal court
WHEELING – KBR and its subsidiaries have removed to federal court a complaint 32 former guardsmen filed against the contractor, alleging they were exposed to a highly carcinogenic substance while working as security at an Iraqi water plant. -
Man says Bayer should've helped him find another job
WHEELING – A man says Bayer wrongly discriminated against him by refusing to help him find an appropriate job after he was forced to quit working at its New Martinsville facility due to a persistent cough. -
Drugmaker says Mylan attempt to sell generic Copaxone early is illegal
MORGANTOWN -- A Delaware pharmaceutical corporation claims Mylan is illegally attempting to sell a generic form of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis that the Delaware company patented. -
Va. hospital says it fired woman for poor performance, not her age
MARTINSBURG – Winchester Regional Health Systems maintains it fired a 59-year-old woman because of her poor work performance despite her allegations that she was terminated due to her age. -
Boss says he didn't know plaintiff had been fired
WHEELING – The supervisor who a man is accusing of participating in an age- and disability-based decision to terminate him is saying he did not even know the man was fired until after it occurred. -
Man says he was fired after complaining about overtime
MARTINSBURG – A Charlestown man says he was terminated after his alleged complaints of being forced to work overtime without compensation for it. -
Sears, equipment maker want dismissed from treadmill suit
ELKINS – A popular store and a fitness equipment manufacturer say they should not be co-defendants with a doctor in a lawsuit a Barbour County woman and her husband filed after the woman fell and broke both her arms while running on a treadmill. -
Estate says companies to blame for man's fatal fall from bridge
WHEELING – The administratrix of a deceased man's estate has filed suit against Armstrong Steel Protectors and The Velotta Company, blaming them for not equipping the man with proper gear to prevent him from falling off a 50-foot bridge. -
Insurer wants $150K for fan-related fire
CLARKSBURG -- An insurance company says it was forced to pay a lumber company and a neighboring business more than $150,000 after a fire erupted in the building, caused by a defective exhaust fan. -
Ex-Guardsmen claim they were exposed to carcinogens
WEIRTON -- Seven former guardsmen have filed suit against contractor KBR and its subsidiaries, saying the companies exposed the men to a highly carcinogenic substance at a water plant where they worked as security. -
Md. man says truck driver pinned him against wall
KEYSER – A Maryland man is suing a West Virginia corporation and one of its employees after he says the employee pinned him to a wall while backing up a truck. -
Accounting firm says ex-employee tried to steal clients
MARTINSBURG -- A Martinsburg man is being sued after he allegedly breached a condition of his employment contract after leaving an accounting firm. -
Pittsburgh man sues Wheeling, oil company
WHEELING -- A Pittsburgh man has filed a suit in federal court against the City of Wheeling and Anthony Wayne Oil Corporation of West Virginia Inc. following an injury.