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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Challenge to Jackson Co. ordinance moved to federal court
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County couple's fight for the economic viability of their rental property has moved from Ripley to Charleston. -
Complaints paint different pictures of I-64 wreck
HUNTINGTON –- At least two complaints and an amended lawsuit have been filed against a trucking company and one of its drivers after an accident on Interstate 64, but the complaints all tell different stories. -
Nitro chemical injury case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON -– A man who claims to have received chemical injuries after an explosion at a Nitro plant has seen his complaint removed to federal court. -
Fifth Third Bank says Huntington church members committed fraud
HUNTINGTON – Fifth Third Bank claims members of a Huntington church created fraudulent documents in an attempt to release them from a mortgage on which they owed more than $700,000. -
Couple claim doctors didn't diagnose daughter's hearing problem
BECKLEY – A Piney View couple say they and their daughter have suffered "indescribable damages" after a pediatrician and doctors at Raleigh General Hospital failed to diagnose their daughter with hearing problems. -
WM driver says he, others weren't paid overtime
CHARLESTON – A Waste Management driver claims the company refused to pay him and his co-workers overtime wages. -
Hershey, Walmart deny blame for nail in candy bar
CHARLESTON – The Hershey Company and Walmart deny responsibility for a rusty nail found inside a Mounds bar given to a 2-year-old. -
Suzuki moves cycle death case to federal court
HUNTINGTON – A Wayne County woman blames American Suzuki Motor Corporation for defectively designing a motorcycle that led to her husband's death, but the company denies responsibility for designing or constructing the vehicle in question. -
Man blames AEP for burns
HUNTINGTON -– A man blames American Electric Power for severe burns and neurotic damage he incurred while working close to a live electrical wire. -
Employees say GC Services didn't pay overtime
HUNTINGTON –- GC Services employees filed a class action lawsuit against the company, claiming it failed to pay them for overtime. -
Sides fight over where boss attack case should be heard
CHARLESTON – A man who claims he suffered a torn rotator cuff after his boss allegedly attacked him wants to see his lawsuit remain in Kanawha Circuit Court. -
Cosmetics disfigurement case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman alleges she lost her job and nearly her children after she applied makeup that caused chemical burns on her face. -
Verizon says it isn't responsible for man's fall off pole
CHARLESTON – Verizon South says it did not own a pole that allegedly broke while a Bluefield man was climbing it, causing him to fall 25 feet. -
Coal company has injury suit moved to federal court
BECKLEY – A coal company has removed to federal court a complaint in which a Raleigh County man claims he sustained a broken leg and other serious injuries after he was pinned between a machine and the wall of a coal mine. -
Long John Silver's says woman should have sought arbitration first
BLUEFIELD – Long John Silver's says an employee should have sought company-sponsored arbitration before bringing her sexual harassment case to court. -
Harassment by Clay deputy leads to civil rights suit
CHARLESTON - Following two years of alleged harassment and brutality at the hands of a sheriff's deputy, a Clay County man has filed a lawsuit to stop it. -
Woman says Greenbrier discriminated against her
BECKLEY – A Greenbrier County woman claims the Greenbrier Hotel Corporation discriminated against her by choosing less-qualified males to fill roles to which she applied. -
Ohio man says doctors' failure caused him to have heart transplant
POINT PLEASANT – An Ohio man claims he required a heart transplant after doctors failed to quickly diagnose him with a heart attack. -
Companies say fruit store didn't pay for produce
HUNTINGTON – Two produce companies say a Huntington fruit store failed to pay them more than $25,000 for produce they provided the store. -
Breach of contract suit friviolously filed, firm partner says
Sadd CHARLESTON - A recently dismissed lawsuit against a Charleston law firm, and one of its associates should never have been filed in the first place, says one of the firm's partners.