U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Mason hospital adds doctor in wrongful death suit to staff
POINT PLEASANT - A Mason County hospital apparently has opened its doors to a South Charleston physician who's quality of care has been called into question multiple times in the last eight years. -
'Attractive' student says she was victim of unlawful police searches
MARTINSBURG – A college student is suing Martinsburg and five of its police officers, saying she was subjected to two unlawful searches during a routine traffic stop. -
Barbour man says wall wasn't built properly
CLARKSBURG -- A Barbour County man has filed suit against Collier Foundation Systems doing business as Superior Walls, one of its employees and a lumber store, alleging the company did not correctly build an outside wall of his home. -
DuPont, Lucite agree to $2M fine
CHARLESTON – Pending public comment and approval of a federal judge, a DuPont and Lucite International have agreed to pay $2 million in fines related to violations of the state and federal pollution laws at a sulfuric acid regeneration plant in Belle. -
Hershey says landscaper needs to stop using Reese's name, logo
MARTINSBURG – Hershey has filed suit against a Ranson landscaping company, alleging it attempted to capitalize on the name of Hershey's candy products by using a similar name and logo. -
ConAgra wants peanut butter case in federal court
CLARKSBURG – A peanut butter manufacturer that is defending itself in multiple lawsuits across the country after a salmonella outbreak has asked the federal court for West Virginia's northern district to keep a complaint within its jurisdiction. -
Couple sues law firm, others over collection calls
MARTINSBURG -- A Berkeley County couple is suing a Pennsylvania law firm, two of its employees and a Florida company over alleged illegal phone calls the law firm made to the couple's house in an attempt to collect a debt from them. -
Cabell woman blames VA for husband's death
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington woman has filed a federal complaint against the United States, claiming her husband died of cardiac arrest and renal failure due to the negligence of doctors at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. -
Clay couple sues AEP over man's shocking ginseng search
HUNTINGTON – A Clay County couple filed a federal suit against a major electrical company over a severe electrical shock the man says he received from an electric line while he was searching for ginseng. -
Of 900 asbestos plaintiffs, two are from W.Va.
Daley CHARLESTON – Of all the plaintiffs in 900 asbestos cases filed in Kanawha Circuit Court on a single day by one attorney, only two are West Virginia residents. -
Speedway has injury case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON – Speedway has moved to federal court a lawsuit in which a woman is seeking $500,000 for serious injuries she says she sustained after she fell at a Chapmanville convenience store. -
Ohio firm says it's wrongly on hook for Nitro theater problems
CHARLESTON – An Ohio corporation says it wrongly had to pay more than $150,000 in damages to Nitro's Great Escapes Theaters because of differential settling. -
Federal judge upholds Huntington High suspension
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has denied a father's attempt to block the 10-day of his son, a Huntington High School student, for displaying a forbidden slogan on his hands. -
Raleigh couple sues over collection calls
BECKLEY -- A Raleigh County couple is suing two major debt collection agencies, saying they received at least 89 phone calls throughout a three-month span in which the companies tried to collect credit. -
Greenbrier couple says movers destroyed furniture
CHARLESTON -- A Greenbrier County couple is suing a moving company, claiming their furniture was destroyed during their move from Florida. -
Wal-Mart, Ohio firm want blacktop case dismissed
HUNTINGTON – Wal-Mart and an Ohio company are asking the federal court to dismiss a suit a Wayne County corporation filed alleging it is owed more than $500,000 for work it performed at the Hurricane Wal-Mart. -
Herd basketball player files federal suit over accident
Spann HUNTINGTON – A Marshall University athlete has filed a federal suit against a trucking company and one of its drivers, alleging an accident has caused his basketball career to suffer. -
Columbia Gas wants elevator suit dismissed
CHARLESTON – Columbia Gas has asked the federal court to dismiss a case a Kanawha County man filed against it in which the man alleges he was injured after an elevator in the Columbia Gas building fell a few stories. -
Fired man not entitled to vacation time, company says
HUNTINGTON – Interstate Brands Corporation denies it should be required to pay a fired Huntington man three weeks of vacation time. -
Lowe's wants injury case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County man has filed suit against Lowes, alleging he was injured after he was struck by a falling 40-pound bucket of chlorinating granules.