U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
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Woman claims Stryker Sustainability fired her over complaints about male employee
HUNTINGTON – A Wayne County woman is suing Stryker Sustainability over allegations of a hostile work environment and retaliatory discharge. -
Former Huntington Museum of Art employee files discrimination suit
HUNTINGTON – An Ohio woman is suing the Huntington Museum of Art alleging a hostile work environment and discrimination. -
Man claims he lost job after Braskem America informed employer he allegedly failed drug test
HUNTINGTON – A Kentucky man is suing Braskem America Inc. for informing his employer that he allegedly failed a drug screening as part of a pre-employment test for another job. -
Man sues Liberty Mutual for breach of contract
HUNTINGTON — A Mercer County man is suing Liberty Mutual Insurance Company alleging it misrepresented his policy to him and breached its contract. -
Supreme Court sides with Charleston attorneys in case involving class member in water crisis litigation
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment in favor of several Charleston attorneys in an appeal alleging legal malpractice during the water crisis litigation that recently settled. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in West Virginia Construction Company Paying $242,039 in Back Wages and Damages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Apex Pipeline Service Inc. has entered into a consent judgment with the Department requiring payment of $121,019 in back wages, with an equal amount in liquidated damages, to 243 employees at its Nitro, West Virginia, facility. -
Morrisey's office looks to recoup nearly $5 million in broadband fraud case
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed a motion to improve West Virginia’s chance of getting nearly $5 million throught fraud litigation regarding Frontier Communications. -
Wrong remains lawsuit against Keystone Cremation Alliance remanded to state court
MADISON — A lawsuit filed against Keystone Cremation Alliance alleging it delivered the wrong remains has been remanded to state court. -
Man claims WVU Board of Governors used harassment, intimidation to prevent him from attending board meeting
CHARLESTON — A man claims West Virginia University attempted to intimidate him and keep him from attending a board meeting. -
Coalition wants to keep attorney general from enforcing new gun law
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence filed a lawsuit against West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, challenging a 2018 state law that allows individuals to bring firearms into parking lots of businesses and attempting to keep the attorney general from enforcing the law. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Legacy Land Management, Southern Coal and Affiliates Sued by EEOC for Retaliation
Affiliated companies Southern Coal Corporation, Kentucky Coal Transport, LLC, and Tams Management, Inc., together with contracted hauling company Legacy Land Management, Inc., violated federal law against retaliation in discrimination cases, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed. -
Judge orders Greenbrier to explain why it didn't serve insurance companies
CHARLESTON — U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin filed an order on Tuesday ordering The Greenbrier to explain why it didn't serve its insurers or he will dismiss its lawsuit. -
Manchin, Capito endorse Volk at confirmation hearing
CHARLESTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) endorsed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Volk on Wednesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. -
Greenbrier County joins in opioid crisis fight against drug manufacturers, retailers
BECKLEY — The Greenbrier County Commission has filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturers and distributors it claims played a part in the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. -
Marshall settles suit filed by student who claimed it mishandled inquiry into sex assault claim
CHARLESTON — Marshall University agreed to settle a lawsuit filed last year that alleged it mishandled an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Federal Court Ordering West Virginia Company to Pay $3.7 Million in Back Wages and Damages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has ordered Team Environmental LLC. -
Attorney says dismissal of hemp suit is a victory for hemp industry in West Virginia
HUNTINGTON – Charleston attorney Carte Goodwin secured a victory recently when U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers ruled against U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart in a case involving hemp in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Huntington. -
Federal judge dismisses Stuart's suit against hemp farm
HUNTINGTON — U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers has dismissed a lawsuit filed by U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart against hemp farm owners in Mason County, stating that hemp was supposed to be exempt from the Controlled Substance Act. -
Former Justice Benjamin says Bailey & Wyant is a 'good fit for me and for the firm'
CHARLESTON – Two years after leaving the state Supreme Court, former Justice Brent Benjamin has joined Bailey & Wyant as an Of Counsel member. -
Grandparents sue drug manufacturers for granddaughter born addicted to opioids
CHARLESTON — The grandparents of a child born addicted to opioids is suing Purdue Pharma and other drug manufacturers for the child's suffering after birth.