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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

U.S. Federal Court

Recent News About U.S. Federal Court

  • Post-Gazette wants Mylan suit dismissed

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Two more video parlor managers sue for overtime, mileage

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Dominion fears bankruptcy, layoffs from class action

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Driver blames Frito-Lay for accident

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Bank responds to woman's wrongful firing suit

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Woman says she was injured at mattress plant

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Chesapeake Energy says Mich. firm owes it $450,000 for billings

    By Kelly Holleran |
    CHARLESTON – An Oklahoma corporation says a Michigan company owes it more than $450,000 for joint interest billings on a well.

  • Hunt, Karr legal malpractice trial set for Nov.

    By Lawrence Smith |
    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.

  • Manchin already seeking replacement for Berger

    By Lawrence Smith |
    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.

  • Defendant company shut 51 years ago, dismissal says

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Boating deaths result in lawsuits

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Man says he was fired after complaining about overtime

    By Kelly Holleran |
    MARTINSBURG – A Charlestown man says he was terminated after his alleged complaints of being forced to work overtime without compensation for it.

  • Complaint too vague, defendants say

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • THEIR VIEW: In praise of Judge Berger

    By The West Virginia Record |
    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.

  • THEIR VIEW: More praise for Berger

    By The West Virginia Record |
    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.

  • Sears, equipment maker want dismissed from treadmill suit

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Video lottery managers file overtime, mileage suits

    By Kelly Holleran |
    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.

  • Wayne Co. town sued for drinking water issues

    By Kelly Holleran |
    FORT GAY – Fort Gay residents may have been exposed to drinking water that contained untreated sewage, according to a federal lawsuit filed July 28.

  • Another suit filed over surgical mesh implant

    By Kelly Holleran |
    HUNTINGTON -- Another lawsuit has been filed by a woman who claims she's been permanently injured by a medical product made by a New Jersey company.

  • Mary Kay dismisssed from dog bite case

    By Lawrence Smith |
    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.