WHEELING -- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is asking the U.S. District Court to dismiss generic drugmaker Mylan's complaint against it, saying it had a constitutional right to publish an article that led to an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration.
CLARKSBURG – Two additional current and former managers of video poker parlors throughout central West Virginia have filed separate federal lawsuits against the parlors and their owners, alleging they worked more than 40 hours per week without receiving overtime pay and were not paid mileage.
CHARLESTON – A West Virginia company claims it faces the possibility of bankruptcy and of being forced to lay off all its employees if an oil company is allowed to shut down its wells and to buy its meters.
BECKLEY -– A man who collided with a guard rail is blaming the accident on his employer, saying the company provided him with a truck containing worn tires.
HUNTINGTON – Fifth Third Bank says a woman lost her job because she failed to follow policies and procedures, but the woman maintains her position was terminated because she was older than 40 and had cancer.
PARKERSBURG -- A Waverly woman and her husband say the woman sustained irreversible injuries to her right hand after she was ordered to operate a machine she was not trained to run.
Hunt CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman's legal malpractice suit against two Charleston attorneys, including a member of the state House of Delegates, is scheduled for later this Fall.
Berger CHARLESTON - Despite any confirmation the appointment of a Kanawha Circuit judge to a federal judgeship is official, Gov. Joe Manchin is moving forward with finding a replacement.
CHARLESTON -- An electric company is asking the federal court to dismiss a lawsuit a Mingo County man filed against a company that has been defunct for more than 50 years.
CHARLESTON – The drowning deaths of two young children and their aunt has created a battle of lawsuits between survivors of the boating accident and owners of the towboat that collided with the personal watercraft on which the children and their aunt were riding.
CHARLESTON -- Two businesses say a complaint a woman and her husband filed against them should be dismissed, alleging the couple only makes vague allegations against the companies, but should be more specific in their complaint.
WASHINGTON -- I am delighted by President Obama's nomination of Judge Irene C. Berger's nomination for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, as she is an exceptional candidate.
WASHINGTON -- Senator Jay Rockefeller, who recommended the Honorable Irene C. Berger for a federal judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and applauded her nomination by President Obama, introduced Judge Berger at her confirmation hearing Sept. 9 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he praised her credentials and commended her dedication to public service.
ELKINS – A popular store and a fitness equipment manufacturer say they should not be co-defendants with a doctor in a lawsuit a Barbour County woman and her husband filed after the woman fell and broke both her arms while running on a treadmill.
CLARKSBURG – Eleven current and former managers of video poker parlors throughout central West Virginia have filed separate federal lawsuits against the parlors and their owner, alleging they worked more than 40 hours per week without receiving overtime pay and were not paid mileage.
Bossory CHARLESTON - A month after it was removed to federal court, a Wood County man's personal injury suit against a cosmetics company has been dismissed, but his claims against one of its independent consultants remains.