U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Charleston Division
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Four drug distributor lawsuits removed to federal court
CHARLESTON – Four lawsuits against drug distributors for allegedly contributing to the opiate epidemic have been removed to federal court. The lawsuits were filed by Mayor Charles Sparks, on behalf of the town of Kermit; Mayor Vivian Livinggood, on behalf of the town of Gilbert; Mayor Reba Honaker, on behalf of the city of Welch; and the Lincoln County Commission. -
Paige-Hunter Properties Inc., PD Enterprises Inc. allegedly deprived elderly couple of their home
An elderly couple has filed a class-action lawsuit against Paige-Hunter Properties Inc., Hobert Eugene Aliff Jr., PD Enterprises Inc. and Vera J. McCormick for alleged deprivation of property without due process. -
Supreme Court grants extension for DOJ to respond to Blankenship appeal request
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has been given an extra month to respond to former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s request to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal of his conviction. -
Couple sues Equifax for failure to reinvestigate credit errors
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Equifax Information Services after they claim the credit bureau failed to reinvestigate credit reporting errors that caused them damages. -
Couple sues Wal-mart after woman slips on water
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Wal-mart after they claim it is responsible for injuries sustained on the premises of one of its stores. Tommy Comer, a manager at Wal-mart Store #1477, was also named as a defendant in the suit. -
Cardinal Health files motion for summary judgment in opioid lawsuits
CHARLESTON – Cardinal Health has filed a motion for summary judgment or partial summary judgment as to all claims. -
Environmental activists accuse coal company of harming environment
CHARLESTON — Environmental organizations are suing a coal company, alleging the continuous discharge of pollutants into the water is causing harmful effects to humans, animals and aquatic life. -
Two lawsuits filed over failure to repair culvert to Crossings Mall
CHARLESTON – Two lawsuits have been filed against U.S. Bancorp Government Leasing & Finance Inc. after the plaintiffs claim it and others failed to repair the culvert to the Crossings Mall shopping center. -
Woman sues Oldcastle Materials for discrimination
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Oldcastle Materials after she claims it discriminated against her. -
Insurance company sues family of slaying victim
CHARLESTON – Erie Insurance Property and Casualty Company is suing the estate of Sandra Kay Nichols after it claims questions of coverage exist. -
Blankenship's legal team files appeal petition with U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Don Blankenship’s legal team formally has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal. Attorneys for the former Massey Energy CEO filed the petition May 25 asking the Justices to take up an appeal of his criminal mine safety conviction. They say the U.S. District Court in Charleston and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., both erred in rulings, and they claim Blankenship was a victim of politics. -
West Virginia corporation alleges damages via fax machine
CHARLESTON — A West Virginia corporation has filed a class action lawsuit against a Maryland company, alleging unlawful advertising. -
Under settlement, water spill law firms will get up to $850 per hour for work
CHARLESTON – While the average water consumer would collect about $500 from a pending settlement of claims over contamination of the Elk River, law firms would collect up to $850 an hour. Lawyers applying for fees up to $40 million reported that they worked 30,248 hours and their employees worked 16,657 hours. In the course of three years and four months, those totals equal about 175 hours a week for lawyers and about 100 a week for support staff. -
Man says Jacobs PSG fired him for cancer diagnosis
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Jacobs PSG Inc. after he claims his employment was terminated several hours after informing his supervisor that he had cancer. -
Fat cat lawyers say they deserve big fees
Plaintiff attorneys demanding a $45 million fee for their work on the 2014 water crisis lawsuit insist that they richly deserve this colossal compensation for their services. -
Woman accuses Chase Bank of TCPA violations
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Chase Bank after she claims it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Marcie Biggs became in arrears upon an alleged debt to Chase and the bank began to engage in collections of the debt, according to a complaint originally filed in Putnam Circuit Court and later removed to federal court. -
Gasket technician alleges former employers failed to pay overtime
CHARLESTON — A Jackson County man is suing a rubber company, alleging violation of workers compensation acts in failing to pay overtime. -
Former employee accuses electric company of discrimination
HUNTINGTON — A Cabell County technician is suing an electrical contracting company, alleging wrongful termination because age and disability discrimination. -
Blankenship says he'll continue to fight for the truth, wants to debate Manchin
LAS VEGAS – Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has finished serving his sentence, but he says he still plans to fight to get the truth out about the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion. -
Water crisis attorneys seek $45 million in legal fees, court expenses
CHARLESTON – The attorneys for plaintiffs in the 2014 water crisis litigation have asked a federal judge to approve more than $45 million in fees and expenses for their work on the case.