U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
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Cabell Co. settles, dismisses lawsuit from former deputy
HUNTINGTON – A lawsuit filed by a former sheriff's deputy has been settled and dismissed from federal court. -
Woman says med school mishandled sexual assault complaint
BECKLEY – A woman is suing West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine after she claims the school mishandled her complaint of sexual assault by another student. -
Man says Logan General violated standard of care by letting physician go
CHARLESTON – A man is using Logan General Hospital after a physician who worked there either quit or was terminated from employment. -
Woman sues Family Dollar for misapplying COBRA payments
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington woman is suing Family Dollar Stores of WV Inc. after she claims it misapplied payments under COBRA. -
Bayer age discrimination case sent to federal court
HUNTINGTON – A former employee is suing Bayer Cropscience for discriminating against him based on his age. -
Woman files age discrimination suit
HUNTINGTON – A former employee claims AM East LLC terminated her employment because of her age. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Four elected partners at Bailey & Glasser
CHARLESTON – Bailey & Glasser LLP is pleased to announce that the following four attorneys have been elected partners in the firm, effective January 1, 2015: Jeffrey Baron, Michael Hissam, Patricia Kipnis and Robert Lorea. -
Motion accuses pelvic mesh lawyers of aggressive recruiting
CHARLESTON – A motion alleging plaintiffs' attorneys have been fraudulent in their aggressive recruitment of clients for pelvic mesh litigation has been filed in a MDL lawsuit against Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson. -
Couple says life insurer withheld money
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Athene Annuity and Life Company after they claim it wrongfully withheld life insurance money from them. -
Youth football league says Riddell falsely marketed helmets
CHARLESTON – A youth football league filed a class action lawsuit against Riddell Inc. after it claims the company falsely marketed its helmets. -
Mesh litigation on the rise, Hellhole report says
CHARLESTON – Aside from asbestos claims, mesh litigation has become the largest mass tort and is centered in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, according to the latest Judicial Hellholes report released by the American Tort Reform Foundation. -
Media outlets seek withdrawal of Blankenship gag order
BECKLEY – Five news organizations filed a motion urging U.S. District Judge Irene Berger to withdraw a gag order that has blocked access to court records in a criminal case filed against Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. -
Lawsuit involving Mobile Training & Education dismissed
WAYNE - A 2008 lawsuit involving Mobile Training & Education Inc. and a man who claimed the company lured him away from Verizon with false promises has been settled and dismissed. -
West Virginia Department of Public Safety dismissed from federal lawsuit alleging excessive force, assault
HUNTINGTON - The West Virginia Department of Public Safety/State Police has been dismissed from a lawsuit alleging excessive force and assault. -
Mesh sling trial ends with $18.5M plaintiff verdict
CHARLESTON – The plaintiffs in a Boston Scientific mesh sling trial in Charleston have been awarded $18.5 million for damages done to them by pelvic meshes. -
4th Circuit: Delousing of W.Va. prisoners not unconstitutional
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal appeals court has ruled visual strip searching and delousing of arrestees does not violate the Fourth Amendment. -
Couple blames Merck for man's injuries from anti-itch spray
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County couple is suing Merck & Co. after a man claims he was injured by the use of an anti-itch spray and the defendants have denied all allegations against them. -
Federal judge OKs $3M Freedom spill settlement
CHARLESTON – A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a nearly $3 million class-action settlement between Freedom Industries and thousands of victims of January’s chemical spill that left more than 300,000 residents in nine counties without water for days. -
Federal jury awards $3.27M transvaginal mesh MDL verdict
CHARLESTON – A West Virginia jury has awarded $3.27 million to the plaintiff in a multi-district litigation lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective transvaginal mesh products. -
Former Cabell Co. deputy claims she was fired because of her sex
HUNTINGTON – A former Cabell County deputy sheriff is claiming, in a federal lawsuit, that she was “unlawfully terminated” from her job.