U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
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Kanawha County man sues employer for work injury
HUNTINGTON —A Kanawha County man has sued Metal Partners Rebar for injuries sustained from a work injury. -
Expert says brains have similar changes with prescription and illicit opioids
CHARLESTON -- While opioid distributors have argued there is no proof of connection between prescription painkiller use and illicit drug use, an expert in the neurobiology of addiction said, during the second day of a landmark federal trial against those distributors, that people who take prescription painkillers and illicit opioids see the same changes in their brain chemistry. -
UPDATE: Landmark federal opioid trial against three drug distributors begins
CHARLESTON – The landmark bellwether trial accusing three major drug distributors of helping fuel the opioid epidemic has begun. -
UPDATE: Federal judge denies more motions from opioid manufacturers as trial start looms
CHARLESTON – As the trial date looms next week, a federal judge again has denied motions for summary judgment from the defendant opioid distributors. -
News agencies sue Facebook, Google for digital advertising market monopolization
BECKLEY — Two more West Virginia-based lawsuits have been filed against Google and Facebook by news agencies alleging the two companies are monopolizing the digital advertising market, strangling newspapers by taking away their primary newspaper source. -
Appalachian Power says Armstrong Utilities owes nearly $200,000 in fees
CHARLESTON — Appalachian Power Company says Armstrong Utilities failed to pay nearly $200,000 as terms of a joint-use agreement. -
Courtland files second lawsuit against Union Carbide for Fillmore Landfill
CHARLESTON — A lawsuit filed against Union Carbide Corportation alleges toxic chemicals have been seeping into Davis Creek and the Kanawha River from a landfill that no one was aware of until recently. -
WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS: Chief Justice Tim Armstead Takes Oath of Office
Supreme Court Chief Justice Tim Armstead began his first full 12-year-term on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on Tuesday by pledging to continue to work to restore public confidence in the state court system. -
Federal judge orders conservation group case against WVDEP to go on
HUNTINGTON — A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging that the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) isn't properly maintaining the Special Reclamation Fund is allowed to continue. -
Federal judge denies Kanye West's request to get his name on W.Va. general election ballot
CHARLESTON – Kanye West’s court challenge to get his independent presidential campaign on the general election ballot in West Virginia has been denied. -
Environmental groups say WVDEP isn't properly maintaining Special Reclamation Fund
HUNTINGTON —Three environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) Secretary Austin Caperton alleging WVDEP must continue putting money toward a fund that helps clean up abandoned mines. -
Plaintiffs in case over legal advertisement law file motion for preliminary injunction
WHEELING — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey challenging a recent legal advertising law that is set to take effect next month filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the case. -
WVU law student nominated for national women lawyers award
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University College of Law student Francesca Rollo has been nominated for the National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award. -
Federal judge denies Woody Williams’ temporary restraining order for book
HUNTINGTON — A federal judge has denied a motion for a temporary restraining order by Hershel "Woody" Williams regarding a book recently published. -
Man sues employer for discrimination due to diabetes diagnosis
HUNTINGTON — A man is suing Dodson Brothers Exterminating Co. for discriminating against him after he was diagnosed with diabetes. -
Law professor says Williams' motion for restraining order should be denied
HUNTINGTON — A University of California-Los Angeles School of Law professor filed an amicus brief in a case involving the author of a book written about Hershel "Woody" Williams. -
Woman says she was fired because of pregnancy
HUNTINGTON — A woman is suing Appalachian Railcar Services claiming she was terminated from her employment when she returned to work after having her child. -
Williams seeks to have historian's book pulled after it was published
HUNTINGTON — Hershel "Woody" Williams, a World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, is seeking a temporary restraining order regarding the publication of Bryan Rigg's latest book, which tells Williams' story. -
Man sues Pullman Square for injuries from escalator
HUNTINGTON — A man is suing the owner of Pullman Square for injuries he sustained when he was thrown back on an escalator. -
Woman says credit reporting agencies won't remove loan from credit report
HUNTINGTON — A woman is suing several credit reporting agencies and a credit union, alleging violations of the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.