U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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AT&T says former employee filed suit too early
BLUEFIELD – AT&T Mobility says its former employee did not exhaust all administrative remedies available to her before she filed suit against the company for its alleged failure to compensate her for her work. -
Children file suit over parent's death in plane crash
ELKINS – Two grown children of a couple killed in a plane accident filed suit against the engine maintenance company responsible for repairs on the aircraft and against the plane's owner. -
Tentative settlement reached in Hunt, Karr legal malpractice suit
Hunt CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman's legal malpractice suit against two Charleston attorneys, including a state lawmaker, has been tentatively settled. -
Railroad contractor says competitor filed spiteful suit
CLARKSBURG – A Glenville railroad contracting company says its competitor should pay it at least $1 million in compensatory damages after filing a lawsuit containing false allegations. -
Federal prison employee names U.S. AG in EEO case
GILMER – A Federal Bureau of Prisons employee says US Attorney General Eric Holder needs to pay damages for an EEO decision stating the employee did not suffer harassment while working at a federal prison in Gilmer. -
Guardsmen case over carcinogens in Iraq removed to federal court
WHEELING – KBR and its subsidiaries have removed to federal court a complaint 32 former guardsmen filed against the contractor, alleging they were exposed to a highly carcinogenic substance while working as security at an Iraqi water plant. -
Firms want crane accident suit in federal court
CLARKSBURG – Two corporations have removed a man's suit against them to federal court, saying the man is seeking more than $75,000 for alleged injuries he incurred while falling off the ladder of a crane. -
Orthopedic company wants artificial hip case dismissed
ELKINS – An orthopedic company is requesting the federal court dismiss a case against it in which a man claims his artificial hip cracked while he was at home. -
Man says Bayer should've helped him find another job
WHEELING – A man says Bayer wrongly discriminated against him by refusing to help him find an appropriate job after he was forced to quit working at its New Martinsville facility due to a persistent cough. -
Drugmaker says Mylan attempt to sell generic Copaxone early is illegal
MORGANTOWN -- A Delaware pharmaceutical corporation claims Mylan is illegally attempting to sell a generic form of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis that the Delaware company patented. -
*** New ABA Web site to highlight rulings by federal appellate courts
CHICAGO – The American Bar Association recently launched a new Web site intended to inform the media and public of important cases in the nation's federal appellate courts. -
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. -
Wood man's breach suit against insurer dismissed
PARKERSBURG - A related suit Jeff Corra filed against his homeowner's insurer resulting from the circumstances that happened on Aug. 6, 2006 has been dismissed. -
Holliday appointed to fill Berger's Kanawha vacancy
CHARLESTON -- Senior Status Judge James O. Holliday will be appointed to fill the Kanawha Circuit vacancy left by the departure of Judge Irene Berger. -
N.J. company sues Charleston law firm, attorney over disputed property foreclosure
Sadd CHARLESTON - A Charleston law firm and one of its attorneys are named as co-defendants in a breach-of-contract lawsuit by a New Jersey company accusing them of not forwarding proceeds from the sale of a foreclosed property in Kanawha County. -
Ohio couple files suit over Bayer drug Trasylol
HUNTINGTON -- A federal lawsuit has been filed against Bayer in which the Ohio plaintiff alleges he was not warned of possible side effects in a drug used to control bleeding in heart surgeries that caused the plaintiff to experience acute renal failure. -
Mylan sues Post-Gazette for libel
MORGANTOWN -- Mylan Pharmaceuticals is suing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette again, this time for libel. -
Berger's potential replacements talk
Brown CHARLESTON – Now that Irene Berger has been confirmed as a federal judge, Gov. Joe Manchin must narrow his list of seven potential replacements for her on the Kanawha Circuit Court. -
Greear might run for Kanawha judgeship
Greear CHARLESTON – Dan Greear, who nearly defeated state Attorney General Darrell McGraw in last year's election, apparently is considering a run for a soon-to-be vacant Kanawha Circuit Court judgeship. -
Berger unanimously confirmed to federal bench
Berger WASHINGTON -– The United State Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Irene Berger's appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.