U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Charleston Division
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Arbitrator says Gazette owes nearly $4 million to Daily Mail publishers
CHARLESTON – An arbitrator has ruled Charleston Newspapers’ publishing company owes the publisher of the defunct Charleston Daily Mail nearly $4 million. The petition confirming the arbitration award was issued Sept. 6 in federal court. -
Superior Marine Ways employee alleges unsafe work environment caused injuries
CHARLESTON – A Jones Act seaman residing in Ohio alleges he is owed maintenance and cure benefits after a fall while working on a towing vessel on the Kanawha River near Charleston. -
Columbia Parkersburg Healthcare System alleges it is owed more than $190,000
CHARLESTON – A Parkersburg corporation is alleged to have failed to remit payment from a Medicare settlement to a Tennessee health care system. -
Charleston to settle 'Tent City' lawsuit
CHARLESTON – Charleston officials are planning to settle a lawsuit filed last year by homeless people living in a makeshift “Tent City” in below-freezing temperatures who alleged their possessions were trashed. -
Judge grants order preventing federal agency from revoking Medicare billing privileges from doctor
CHARLESTON – A judge has granted a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by a physician claiming the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is attempting to revoke Medicare billing privileges. -
Tractor-trailer driver files suit seeking compensatory damages after I-77 crash
CHARLESTON – A Virginia man is seeking damages from the estate of an Illinois resident for damages allegedly sustained in a tractor-trailer accident on Interstate 77 in West Virginia. -
Judge approves $23M settlement for Century Aluminum employees
CHARLESTON – District Judge John Copenhaver approved a $23 million settlement for Century Aluminum employee who lost their retirement benefits, ending a lawsuit filed nearly eight years ago. -
Couple claims Amerihome Mortgage doesn't comply with industry standards
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Amerihome Mortgage Company after they claim it has failed to comply with industry standards. -
Two drug distribution lawsuits removed to federal court
CHARLESTON – Lawsuits filed by Chapmanville Mayor Raaimie Barker and the Mercer County Commission against the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy and multiple drug distributors have been removed to federal court. -
Man claims Cabot Oil & Gas negligently maintained pipeline
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation after he claims it has negligently maintained a pipeline that runs along his property. -
Woman seeks damages after hammock incident at K-Mart
WHEELING – A woman is suing Sears after she claims she was injured when she went to get in a hammock at K-Mart. -
Former Bob Evans employees allege they are owed unpaid wages for off-the-clock work
CHARLESTON – Five former wait staff members of Bob Evans restaurants allege that they were required to work off the clock assisting in the kitchen or utensil preparation. -
Woman sues Public Defender Corporation for discrimination
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing the Public Defender Corporation for the Sixth and 24th Judicial Circuits of West Virginia after she claims she was discriminated against. -
State cable companies sue over broadband law
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association, on behalf of its members, is suing the governor and the attorney general alleging the new broadband law could cause outages. -
Man alleges Cellco discouraged him from taking FMLA
CHARLESTON — A Butler County, Ohio, man is suing an employer, citing alleged violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act. -
Frontier files lawsuit on broadband bill section
CHARLESTON – Frontier Communication has filed a lawsuit, alleging that the state’s new broadband law violates federal law. Gov. Jim Justice; Chairman Michael A. Albert; Commissioner Brooks F. McCabe Jr.; and Commissioner Renee A. Larrick were all named as defendants in the suit. -
Property company files two motions in deed dispute lawsuit
CHARLESTON – Paige-Hunter Properties has filed two motions in a lawsuit alleging it and others deprived an elderly couple of their property. -
Federal judge rejects plea deal for alleged drug dealer
CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin shocked all involved in a criminal proceeding by rejecting an alleged drug dealer’s single count of distribution in favor of having him face a jury trial. -
Kanawha County Clerk wants property lawsuit dismissed
CHARLESTON – Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick is seeking to have a lawsuit dismissed that alleges deprivation of property. McCormick filed her motion to dismiss July 5, claiming that she was not properly served court documents and summons. -
Federal judge shoots down water crisis settlement proposal
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has nixed a proposed class action settlement regarding the 2014 Elk River chemical spill. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. on July 6 issued an order denying the proposal. He denied it without prejudice, meaning the parties can refile a revised agreement.