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ICA continues to hit more milestones with first in-person oral arguments, opinions
CHARLESTON – November has been a month of some key firsts for the state’s new Intermediate Court of Appeals. -
The red tape impeding the health care services West Virginians need most
West Virginia has the highest prevalence of heart attacks, lung cancer, and drug overdose deaths of any state. However, red tape in the form of “certificate of need” (CON) laws and regulations obstruct the provision of health care services to treat these ailments. -
AARP discusses elder fraud with United States Attorneys Thompson and Ihlenfeld
AARP discusses elder fraud with United States Attorneys Thompson and Ihlenfeld. -
W.Va. SOS leading effort to require states to maintain voter records digitally
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is part of a national effort to preserve election results. Warner and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose are calling for states to pass legislation requiring the maintenance of digital, publicly accessible voter records. -
Woman sues nursing home defendants for family member's injuries, death
HUNTINGTON — A woman is suing several nursing home-related entities for injuries her family member sustained during his residency and his eventual death. -
Man sues physician for colon injury from procedure
HUNTINGTON —A Cabell County man is suing a physician he claims caused him injury during a procedure. -
Manchin has explaining to do for his Inflation Reduction Act support
CHARLESTON – For more than year, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., seemed to stand strong against top-down radical ideas from his colleagues, like the Green New Deal and more wasteful spending. Then came the Inflation Reduction Act. -
Woman says Eastbrook Center caused family member's wrongful death
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing Eastbrook Center for the death of her mother. -
Late attorney's wife files medical malpractice suit over his death
CHARLESTON – The wife of a respected Charleston attorney has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging a doctor was negligent in caring for him before he suffered a fatal heart attack earlier this year. -
Man says a car was financed under his name without his knowledge
CHARLESTON – A man says a Princeton car dealership and a credit union financed a car under his name without his knowledge.Matthew Belcher filed his complaint May 19 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Ramey Ford Lincoln Princeton LLC and Star USA Federal Credit Union.According to the complaint, Belcher says a third party signed him as the primary buyer and themselves as a co-buyer on an auto loan for a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee on January 14, 2020. -
Potential class action claims Dunbar motel infested with bed bugs
CHARLESTON – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed accusing a Dunbar hotel of an bed bug infestation that left at least two individuals infected and injured. -
Judge rules in favor of opioid distributors in Huntington, Cabell cases
CHARLESTON – After more than 11 months, a federal judge has ruled in favor of three drug distribution companies, saying their actions did not cause the opioid epidemic in Huntington and Cabell County. -
Application for Second Family Court Circuit vacancy
Application for Second Family Court Circuit vacancy. -
State's only abortion clinic, others file lawsuit to keep W.Va. ban from being enforced
CHARLESTON – Calling the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade “shameful,” West Virginia’s only abortion clinic and others have filed a lawsuit to prevent the enforcement of a 19th Century law that would ban abortions in the state. -
Veterans, families harmed by poison water at Camp Lejeune soon will have a remedy
As many as one million military and civilian staff and their families may have been exposed to the drinking water. Most affected were Marines, but anyone who spent 30 days or more could be affected. -
AFP-WV is doubling down on supporting policy champions
As West Virginia trends more red, the focus of political intrigue will center on hotly contested Republican primary races. -
Attorney General Morrisey Urges Residents Impacted By Severe Storms to Watch Out for Scammers
Attorney General Morrisey Urges Residents Impacted By Severe Storms to Watch Out for Scammers. -
Morriey asks Ohio federal judge for clarification on state law regarding opioid cases
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster, who is overseeing the multidistrict litigation for the opioid crisis asking him to explain when West Virginia’s law applies in lawsuits brought by municipalities against health care providers. -
Judge remands Ironworkers Local pay case back to Ohio County court
WHEELING – A case alleging two members of an Ironworkers local who say they haven’t receive all of the pay promised to them has been remanded back to state court. -
Circuit judge testifies he has apologized to officer he verbally accosted
MARTINSBURG – Circuit Judge C. Carter Williams shared his side of the story after he was accused of verbally accosting a police officer during a 2021 traffic stop.