U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Suits against Montgomery, former cop settled
CHARLESTON – Civil rights lawsuits two Fayette County women filed against the city of Montgomery and one of its former police officers last year have come to a conclusion. -
Terrorism charges brought against aspiring actor
CHARLESTON – Terrorism charges have been brought against an aspiring actor who is accused of attempting to extort millions of dollars from prominent people including Beckley native Christopher Cline, who owns a majority stake in Foresight Reserves. -
Bell to speak at national conference
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney will be speaking at the next HarrisMartin MDL conference in Dallas. -
Hunt fails to disclose ’08 legal malpractice suit in bankruptcy case
CHARLESTON – Conspicuously absent from the listing of lawsuits on Mark Hunt’s bankruptcy petition is one filed against him, and another Charleston attorney by a Jackson County woman for legal malpractice. -
Putnam woman files civil suit after police incident
HUNTINGTON – A Putnam County woman is accusing a Hurricane police officer of falsely arresting her. -
Settlement reached in Summers man's civil rights suit
McCrae BECKLEY – Three months after it was filed, a settlement has been reached in a Summers County man's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully detained, and subjected to racial taunts by a state trooper. -
Judge redirects suit over firearms ordinances to state court
Copenhaver CHARLESTON - A federal judge has referred a lawsuit over municipal firearms ordinances in Charleston, Dunbar and South Charleston to a West Virginia court. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Foster Bird named 'Best of the Year' in Railroad Law
Foster Bird HUNTINGTON -– Best Lawyers, a legal peer-review publication, has named Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partner Melissa Foster Bird as the 2013 Best Lawyer of the Year in Charleston Railroad Law. -
Commercial retailer sues Ohio Co. development agency for breach
WHEELING – A commercial real estate company is alleging a northern panhandle economic development agency in failing to pay them for attracting tenants to a shopping mall it owns. -
Harrison Co. men get judgment in civil rights suit
Lewis CLARKSBURG – Two Harrison County men have achieved a partial victory against two police officers they alleged attempted to frame them for raping one of the officer's sister. -
Business groups: Adverse ruling in Mingo Logan-EPA case could hurt economy
Tomblin WASHINGTON - Ten business groups, in a filing this week, expressed their support for a federal court ruling reversing the federal Environmental Protection Agency's veto of a West Virginia coal mine's water pollution permit. -
Former students says Glenville bungled rape case
CLARKSBURG – A former Glenville State College student is alleging campus police failed to properly investigate her claim she was raped two years ago following an impromptu party in her dormitory. -
Tomblin files brief on behalf of State in Mingo Logan-EPA case
Tomblin WASHINGTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, in an amicus brief filed Wednesday, is lending his support to Mingo Logan Coal Co. in its ongoing legal battle against the federal Environmental Protection Agency. -
Hobby Lobby suing feds over birth control mandate
David Green OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is suing the federal government over a requirement in President Barack Obama's health care law that employers provide their workers with birth control coverage. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
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Feds substituted as defendant in Upshur man's lawsuit
ELKINS – Because his alleged attackers are federal government employees, a popular West Virginia resort soon may be dismissed from an Upshur County man's lawsuit. -
Charles Town attorney accused of malpractice
Cassell CHARLES TOWN – A Jefferson County attorney is accused of negligence in pursing a New York City man's lawsuit against Shepherdstown officials, including bailing out on him while it was still pending. -
SEC, Loughry: Motion for injunction should be denied
Loughry CHARLESTON - Both the State Election Commission and state Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry argue that Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's recent request for a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit over West Virginia's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program should not be granted. -
Huntington police accused of falsely arresting freelance journalist
Pniewski HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County man, a self-proclaimed investigative journalist, alleges police trumped up charges against him in an effort to squelch his reporting on their activities. -
Grant Co. woman alleges Mineral deputy used excessive force in arrest
MARTINSBURG – A Grant County woman is alleging a Mineral County deputy sheriff used excessive force when arresting her for driving under the influence.