U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Huntington Division
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Man says he was fired by Alcon after complaining about Black friend's music while golfing
HUNTINGTON – A white Hurricane man says he was wrongfully terminated after being a victim of age and racial discrimination. -
Michigan man says blinded by TASER to eye by Huntington police officer
HUNTINGTON – A Michigan man says he was shot in the eye with a TASER by a Huntington police officer, leaving him permanently blinded in his right eye. -
Feds jump into lawsuit against Huntington recovery facilities accused of fraud
HUNTINGTON – The federal government officially has intervened in a lawsuit alleging two Huntington drug recovery-related facilities and their owners bilked it for millions of dollars. -
Mediation fruitless in case involving Huntington recovery facilities accused of fraud
HUNTINGTON – A mediation session involving two Huntington drug recovery-related facilities and their owners accused of bilking the government for millions of dollars finished with the parties unable to resolve their issues. -
Mother blames negligent medical care for teen son's stroke
HUNTINGTON – An Ohio woman says negligent medical care led to her 13-year-old son suffering a stroke. -
Huntington recovery facilities accused of defrauding government of millions
HUNTINGTON – Two Huntington drug recovery-related facilities and their owners are accused of bilking the government for millions of dollars with false and fraudulent records related to buying rebated drugs and phony health care service claims. -
Doctor says insurer's refusal to settle malpractice claim was costly
HUNTINGTON – A physician says her insurer refused to settle a malpractice claim that ending up costing much more at trial. -
Woman says employer fired her after she used FMLA
HUNTINGTON – A woman says she was fired after she took leave from working using the Family and Medical Leave Act. -
Former Barboursville police officer says he was wrongfully terminated
A former police officer from Barboursville, Bradwick G. Simmons, has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Barboursville, alleging wrongful termination. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. -
Miller company sues PAC, Morrisey campaign, TV stations for copyright infringement in ads
HUNTINGTON – One of the businesses owned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Miller has filed a federal lawsuit agasint fellow GOP candidate Patrick Morrisey’s campaign, a political action committee and a host of media companies accusing them of copyright infringement. -
Cabell County paid more than $38K defending lawsuits from two disgruntled '22 candidates
HUNTINGTON – Cabell County has paid more than $38,000 in legal fees to fight a dismissed federal lawsuit filed by two former county commission candidates regarding a residence statute. -
Environmental groups file lawsuit against EPA
HUNTINGTON — Several environmental agencies have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several officials alleging they have violated the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. -
Potential candidates' case regarding '22 Cabell commission race dismissed
HUNTINGTON — A federal lawsuit filed by two former Cabell County Commission candidates claiming a residence statute for local politicians is discriminatory has been dismissed. -
Jury awards $1.9M medical malpractice verdict to Huntington woman
HUNTINGTON – A federal jury has awarded a Huntington woman with a $1.8 million verdict in a medical malpractice case. -
Mother accuses Cabell school staffers of belittling, ignoring, depriving nonverbal son
HUNTINGTON – The mother of a 6-year-old nonverbal child has sued the Cabell County Board of Education claiming her son was belittled, ignored and deprived of food and water by school employees and injured on their watch. -
Mother says Cabell school staffers held screaming 4-year-old in bathroom
HUNTINGTON – A mother says her child was punished by Cabell County Board of Education employees who held the 4-year-old in a bathroom while the child struck the door and screamed to be released.The mother, identified only as S.C., filed her complaint February 5 in federal court against the Cabell County BOE, Pamela Bailey, Janessa Freeman and Cynthia Neil. -
Woman sues benefits provider for terminating benefits
HUNTINGTON — An Ohio woman is suing Unum Life Insurance alleging it wrongfully terminated her long-term disability benefits. -
Abortion pill company appeals ruling to 4th Circuit
HUNTINGTON – The manufacturer of the nation’s only generic abortion pill has filed a federal appeal in its case fighting West Virginia’s abortion ban. -
Federal judge dismisses final count in W.Va. case about abortion pill
HUNTINGTON – The final count in a chemical abortion drug manufacturer’s challenge to West Virginia laws that bar prescribing the drug via telehealth has been dismissed. -
Cabell school board settles case about in-school church revival
HUNTINGTON – Four families have settled a lawsuit against the Cabell County Board of Education after it agreed to change a policy to ensure religious freedom of students.