U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Federal judge dismissed doctor's privileges suit
Westmoreland HUNTINGTON - Despite denying a previous motion to move the case to state court, a federal judge has dismissed a Mason County physician's staffing privileges lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction. -
Former officer pleads guilty to civil rights charges
CHARLESTON – A former Montgomery police officer pleaded guilty Monday to depriving two individuals of their civil rights during an incident while he was on duty. -
Lawsuit targets jail strip searches, delousing
CHARLESTON – A class action complaint filed by a Cabell County man challenges the alleged policy of strip searching and delousing people arrested for minor crimes when they're booked into one of the state's regional jails. -
Federal appeals court says Massey has to offer jobs to union miners
CHARLESTON -- The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal judge in Charleston was right in ordering a Massey Energy subsidiary to offer jobs to union workers at a Kanawha mine. -
Coal roots led lawyer's career
Bailey CHARLESTON – Timothy Bailey said it was partially the slug's pace of much of the work involving defense litigation that led him to plaintiffs' law. -
Sunoco wants worker's injury claim dismissed
HUNTINGTON – Sunoco Chemicals is asking the federal court to dismiss a complaint filed against it, in which an employee of the company claims he was injured while working. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Bell honored in Super Lawyers
Bell CHARLESTON -- Charleston attorney Harry F. Bell Jr. has been honored in the latest edition of Super Lawyers. -
Pain patch led to man's death, estate claims
CHARLESTON – The administrator of a deceased man's estate has filed suit against a major drug manufacturer, alleging he died after he was exposed to a lethal amount of fentanyl through a prescribed pain patch. -
Canadian company didn't fulfill coal agreement, Arch claims
CHARLESTON -- A Missouri coal-selling company has filed suit against a Canadian steel manufacturer, alleging it did not accept or purchase an agreed-upon amount of coal. -
Lawsuit targets Bath and Body Works product
BECKLEY – A federal lawsuit says a product from Bath and Body Works meant to remove calluses permanently injured a Beckley woman. -
Woman accuses Logan deputies of setting house, car on fire
CHARLESTON – A Logan woman says deputies with the Logan County sheriff's department set her home and car ablaze in retaliation for her complaining about an allegedly rough arrest. -
Mine filter company sues former president
CHARLESTON – One of the self-proclaimed leading manufacturers of mining filters is suing its former president, saying he stole money, confidential information and employees from it in order to start his own competing business. -
Resort says nearby pub's sign is too similar
MARTINSBURG – A Hedgesville resort and conference center says its customers have been mistaking it for a restaurant and pub with a similar name located only three miles away. -
Woman says doctors missed her breast cancer
BLUEFIELD -- A Northfork woman says doctors at Community Radiology of Virginia failed to diagnose her with breast cancer after an imaging test. -
Ex-Golden Corral worker claims racial discrimination
CLARKSBURG -- A former Golden Corral employee is suing the restaurant and two of its managers, alleging racial discrimination forced him to quit his job. -
Ex-Grant school superintendent goes to court to get job back
ELKINS -- The superintendent of Grant County Schools has filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to override the school board's decision to terminate her from her job. -
Jackson Kelly lawyer facing sanctions
Smoot CHARLESTON – Douglas A. Smoot, a lawyer with the Jackson Kelly law firm, was scheduled for a hearing Thursday before the State Bar's Lawyer Disciplinary Board on allegations he withheld evidence in a black lung case. -
N.C. plaintiffs file legal malpractice suit in W.Va.
Cook WHEELING – Fifteen North Carolina residents are suing a number of Texas and Georgia attorneys in federal court, claiming the lawyers mishandled a consolidated lawsuit against CSX Transportation. -
Judge lifts stay on Massey case against Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – U.S. District Court Judge John T. Copenhaver on Tuesday put back on the active docket a case filed by Massey Energy targeting the West Virginia Supreme Court's recusal process. -
Inmate seeks $3M for injuries
CHARLESTON – A federal inmate is seeking more than $3 million over prison employees' alleged refusal to treat the prisoner's multiple injuries, including torn ligaments in his knees and a broken finger.