U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Illinois company says power companies destroyed key evidence
WHEELING – An Illinois corporation has filed suit against three power companies, alleging the companies destroyed evidence that was vital to the corporation's ability to defend itself in a lawsuit. -
Eight lawsuits filed over same health care product
CHARLESTON – Thirteen plaintiffs in eight separate lawsuits pending in federal court are seeking damages after women claimed they'd suffered adverse effects from a type of mesh implanted to help with a pelvic condition. -
Inmate wants $1M from N.Y. lawyer
CLARKSBURG -- A West Virginia inmate is seeking $1 million from a New York lawyer who he says won't inform him of what happened to $12,000 police took from his car during a routine traffic stop. -
Another ATV rollover suit filed against Yamaha
CHARLESTON – A West Virginia resident has filed a lawsuit against a prominent ATV manufacturer, alleging his minor daughter was injured after their four-wheelers flipped. -
Judge permits unvaccinated child to attend school
Goodwin CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ordered that an unvaccinated kindergartner can attend school in Mingo County for the remainder of the school year while the child's mother's lawsuit against the school system plays out. -
Man says he was discriminated against after work accident
WHEELING – A Wellsburg man has filed suit alleging his supervisors treated him differently and discriminated against him after he was seriously injured when an SUV ran over him. -
Federal class action filed over cable boxes
Federal Judge Robert C. "Chuck" Chambers CHARLESTON – A Huntington man has filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Comcast, alleging that the cable company's requirement of customers to pay a separate fee for a cable box is illegal. -
Pfizer, others want to stop copying of Lyrica
WHEELING – Prominent drug manufacturer Pfizer is one of three companies that says it will be irreparably harmed if two other major drug makers, including Mylan Pharmaceuticals, are allowed to sell a drug used to treat fibromyalgia. -
Couple says collection firms kept hassling them
CLARKSBURG – A Taylor County couple claim Chrysler Financial and two collection agencies continued to hassle them after they paid off their debt. -
Lawsuit filed against Lincoln newspaper
HUNTINGTON – The owner of a Florida landscaping company who started a newspaper in Lincoln County is suing the county's longstanding newspaper for defamation, saying it published articles that falsely implicated him in illegal campaign activity. -
Kanawha company says others guilty of patent infringement
CLARKSBURG – A Kanawha County company has filed suit against six other companies, alleging they are guilty of patent infringement. -
Kanawha business files suit against half-dozen companies
CLARKSBURG – A Kanawha County company has filed suit against six other companies, alleging they are guilty of patent infringement. -
New trial in Mingo drug murder
CHARLESTON – Two Mingo County residents convicted of killing a drug informant and sentenced to death will get new trials. -
Mason Co. deputy says he wasn't paid for overtime
HUNTINGTON -- A Mason County sheriff's deputy and canine officer has filed suit against the Mason County Commission, alleging he was not paid overtime for hours he spent taking care of the dog with which he was assigned to work. -
Magazine publisher says it was overcharged $200K
HUNTINGTON – A West Virginia magazine publisher is suing a Georgia printing company and two of its employees, alleging it was overcharged more than $200,000 for printing. -
Black and Decker among defendants in lost hand suit
HUNTINGTON – A mother and her son have filed suit against Black and Decker, Delta Machinery Corporation, Woodworker's Supply and Pentair, alleging defective machinery caused the son's right hand to be cut off. -
Hurricane man says officers cuffed him too tightly
HUNTINGTON – A Hurricane man claims police placed handcuffs too tightly around his wrists, causing him to sustain nerve damage. -
Judge sides with officer in brutality case
HUNTINGTON – A federal judge has tossed a Huntington preacher's lawsuit against a city police officer that charged the officer with brutality. -
Yamaha faces two suits over Rhino rollovers
CHARLESTON – Two West Virginia residents have filed separate suits against a prominent ATV manufacturer, alleging they were injured after their four-wheelers flipped. -
Drug makers want fentanyl patch case dismissed
BLUEFIELD – A drug manufacturer is alleging a case in which a deceased woman's husband claims she died due to a defective fentanyl patch should remain in federal court if it is not dismissed.