CHARLESTON – A group of more than 30 physicians from across West Virginia want Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to withdraw the state’s support of a federal lawsuit aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act.
CHARLESTON — A settlement was reached last week between Yeager Airport and construction companies that played a part in the man-made hill that collapsed in March 2015.
MORGANTOWN — As the partial government shutdown continues, a lawsuit filed by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association was dealt a tough blow by Federal Judge Richard J. Leon when he refused to issue an order for union members to stay home from work.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that a 2014 Frontier class action lawsuit needs to be remanded back to state court to go through arbitration.
CHARLESTON – A statewide legal reform group is speaking out as attorneys from a Mississippi law firm behind one of the biggest cases in West Virginia court history – and one of the biggest news stories involving a state Supreme Court justice – make their way to the Mountain State again.
CHARLESTON – In the past year, the West Virginia Supreme Court has issued three decisions that signify a potential shift in the state’s stance toward arbitration agreements.
Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals says a lower court erred in refusing to enforce an arbitration clause, compelling the owner of a Morgantown office building to settle its claims arising from a post-construction maintenance agreement.
Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a set of lawsuits over arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts.
It was right there in black and white. In contracts signed prior to admission, nursing home residents or their guardians agreed that any disputes arising from claims of negligence against nursing home staff would be subject to arbitration.
Ketchum WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed the decision of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in a set of cases in which the state court ruled that arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts are "unconscionable and unenforceable."
Farrell CHARLESTON -- A trial lawyers group says it commends the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for its recent decision in a set of cases stating that arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts were "unconscionable and unenforceable."
CLARKSBURG - An Indiana aviation company and one of its pilots have sued a contracting company for the destruction of a helicopter and injuries to the pilot.
Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis listens intently during oral arguments at Marshall University. HUNTINGTON – In observance of Constitution Week, the state Supreme Court made a visit to Marshall University last week to hear oral arguments in four cases. And though they were in Huntington for serious business, the justices, at times, put on a performance apropos for their venue.
