U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Advance Auto Parts wants discrimination suit dismissed
CHARLESTON -– Advance Auto Parts wants to see a complaint one of its former employees filed against it dismissed, saying it did not fire her because of her gender as she alleges in her lawsuit. -
Debt calls results in federal lawsuit
CHARLESTON -– Repeated phone calls from a debt collection agency to a woman's work place prompted her to file suit against the companies responsible for the debt collection attempts. -
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Eifert is sworn in by U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers during a ceremony at the Federal Courthouse on Nov. 5 in Huntington. (Photos by Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch) -
Camden-Clark seeks reimbursement from former insurer in Boggs case
PARKERSBURG -– A Wood County hospital is suing its former insurance carrier for failing to defend them against an additional lawsuit stemming from a 2002 wrongful death suit. -
Drug reps claim they were wrongly fired
BLUEFIELD – Five pharmaceutical salespeople claim they lost out on the opportunity to earn more than $100,000 per year when they were terminated after refusing to honor their employer's alleged unethical requests. -
Company says Mylan infringed on Parkinson's drug patent
MORGANTOWN -- A Delaware company has filed suit against Mylan, alleging it infringed on a patent for a prescription drug to treat Parkinson's Disease. -
More fentanyl cases filed in federal court
CLARKSBURG – Four new complaints have been filed against a major drug manufacturer after residents from various states claim their relatives died following exposure to lethal amounts of fentanyl through prescribed pain patches. -
Woman says pain patch to blame for son's death
CLARKSBURG -- The mother of a deceased man has filed suit against a major drug manufacturer, alleging her son died after he was exposed to a lethal amount of fentanyl through a prescribed pain patch. -
Greenbrier plans countersuit against Aspen, GGD
Justice CHARLESTON – Greenbrier Resort owner Jim Justice said the lawsuits filed against the resort by Aspen Corp. for failing to pay $1.275 million for landscaping work prior to the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament were about sub-par workmanship. -
Putnam attorney consents to disbarment
CHARLESTON –- Two months after he was sentenced for bankruptcy fraud, a Putnam County attorney has surrendered his license. -
Ga. man says AEP to blame for father's death
CHARLESTON – A Georgia man blames Appalachian Power for causing his father's death, saying it failed to provide protective equipment that would have prevented his father from falling more than two stories. -
Raleigh Co. woman says she was fired after complaining about FedEx boss
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County woman claims her supervisors wrongly terminated her employment after she filed sexual harassment and discrimination charges against her boss. -
Elkview man files acceleration suit against Toyota
CABELL COUNTY – An Elkview man has filed suit against Toyota, alleging the company manufactured a defective vehicle that killed the man's father when it unexpectedly accelerated, running the dad off the road. -
Celexa case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON – A Jackson County woman has filed suit against the maker of an anti-depressant, alleging the drug caused her father to shoot her mother, then to kill himself. -
State suing EPA over mine regulations
Manchin CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday the state is filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its attempts to curb mountaintop removal in West Virginia. -
Former doctor seeks $3M from Pocahontas Co. hospital
ELKINS – A former West Virginia doctor is seeking more than $3 million from a Pocahontas County hospital, alleging he was not able to find work after the hospital discharged him due to its spreading of false rumors. -
Gay woman sued FedEx for discrimination, wrongful termination
HUNTINGTON – A homosexual woman claims she lost her job with FedEx because of her sexual orientation and in retaliation for a sexual harassment she had pending against her boss. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Kay Casto & Chaney announce new hires
Hoblitzell CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney have announced that John D. "Jack" Hoblitzell, III and Ryan P. Simonton have been hired as associates. -
Coal group wants to stop Obama surface mining policy
CHARLESTON -- A coal industry group wants a court order barring the Obama administration from using a policy designed to limit surface mining in Appalachia. -
CSX goes after two estates for making claims again
HUNTINGTON -- CSX Transportation is on the offensive against two estates that are making similar asbestos claims previously filed by the decedents.