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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Mingo civil rights suit settled for $15K
CHARLESTON - A Mingo County man has agreed to accept a nuisance-value settlement with the remaining police officers in his lawsuit alleging civil rights violations. -
Fired worker says Norfolk Southern Railway relied on false testimony
BLUEFIELD - A man is using Norfolk Southern Railway Company, claiming it relied on false testimony in an administrative hearing and then terminated his employment. -
Cooper Industries to pay $340K to EPA for cleanup of Bluefield site
BLUEFIELD – Cooper Industries, a manufacturer of electrical products, will pay $340,000 to the federal Environmental Protection Agency under a consent decree filed May 23. -
Reclaimed mountaintop mine sites still polluting, groups claim
HUNTINGTON – Three environmental groups have filed lawsuits against three owners of reclaimed mountaintop removal mining sites, claiming the sites are still discharging toxic pollutants. -
Man sues the Register-Herald over picture
BECKLEY - A man who says his photograph was wrongfully used in connection with an article in the Register-Herald about a man who was charged with sexual assault is suing it for libel. -
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Charleston man's appeal
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Home confinement officer accused of civil rights violations
CHARLESTON – A former Greenbrier County home confinement officer is accused of getting too personal with an offender he was assigned to supervise. -
St. Mary's settles lawsuit over treatment of Ky. woman
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Bluefield settles lawsuit over inmate's death
BLUEFIELD – The city of Bluefield has agreed to settle a civil rights suit brought against it for an inmate’s death. -
Former Cabell home confinement officer says pregnancy caused problems at work
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman is alleging being pregnant got her fired as a home confinement officer. -
Notice of Removal filed in U.S. Bank National Association lawsuit
CHARLESTON – A Notice of Removal has been filed in a lawsuit against U.S. Bank National Association after the defendant claims the case meets the $75,000 threshold to remove it to federal court. -
Former Summers County sheriff, deputy still owe attorneys fees in civil rights suit
BECKLEY – A judge has ruled a former Summers County sheriff and his chief deputy are not only still on the hook for damages awarded in a former deputy’s civil rights lawsuit, but also her attorney’s fees.
