U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Frito-Lay gender discrimination suit moved to federal court
HUNTINGTON –- A Kentucky woman's lawsuit against Frito-Lay in which she alleges she was terminated because of gender discrimination has been moved to federal court. -
Netflix, Wal-Mart targets of federal class action case
CHARLESTON –- West Virginia has joined a series of class action lawsuits filed across the country against Netflix and Wal-Mart that allege the two companies conspired to raise prices and to eliminate competition in the DVD sales and online rental market. -
Raleigh woman says wrongly fired her from MSHA job
BECKLEY -- A Raleigh County woman alleges she was terminated from her job as a maid at the Mine Safety and Health Administration after attempting to bring awareness to illegal practices. -
Sears seeks to have slip-and-fall case dismissed
BLUEFIELD –- Sears claims the federal court should dismiss a suit against it in which a woman is seeking more than $1 million after she claims she slipped and fell in a Kmart store. -
Dominion to pay about 25,000 under oil, gas well settlement
CHARLESTON – Dominion Transmission will send checks to about 25,000 owners and lessors of oil and gas wells under settlement of a class action suit in U.S. District Court. -
Hunt, Karr named in legal malpractice suit
Hunt CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman is alleging two Charleston attorneys were negligent in the way they handled a personal injury claim she filed against the federal government. -
B&B owner says her license, permit were wrongly revoked
WHEELING –- The owner of a Weirton bed and breakfast says her business license and zoning permit were unfairly revoked after city officials discovered a Web site in which she solicited business to homosexuals and those who led "alternative lifestyles." -
Man sues Lowe's, claiming he was wrongly fired
CLARKSBURG -- A man who claims he was fired for taking too many days off work due to health problems is seeking to recover his employment at Lowe's. -
Consol claims Bluestone Coal hasn't paid rent in months
BLUEFIELD -- Consolidation Coal Company has filed a federal suit against Bluestone Coal Company, alleging Bluestone has not paid its rent since October. -
Company wants Steel of W.Va. suit moved to federal court
HUNTINGTON -– AMI G.E. has removed to federal court a suit Steel of West Virginia filed against it in which Steel of West Virginia claims it lost more than $500,000 in profits and in costs for repairs after a transformer at its plant failed. -
Prisoner seeks $300 million for daughter's death
ELKINS -– A Mount Olive prisoner who alleges his daughter was murdered is seeking $300 million in a suit he filed against the man who he believes is responsible for her death, the man's stepfather and the man's friend who witnessed the death. -
Wal-Mart wants woman's slip-and-fall suit dismissed
CHARLESTON – Wal-Mart has requested the court dismiss a lawsuit against it in which a Kanawha County woman alleges she fell on clear liquid in the store. -
Companies say woman's harassment claims are bogus
CHARLESTON -- Two companies have requested that a former employee's lawsuit in which she alleges sexual harassment be dismissed, claiming the woman did not even work at the companies at the time of the alleged incident. -
Bar wants Morgantown attorney held in contempt
CHARLESTON -- The state Bar is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the license of a Morgantown attorney for failing to comply with the terms of Court's recent order disciplining her. -
THEIR VIEW: Rose headed for judgeship thanks to Byrd connection
MORGANTOWN -- A federal judgeship is a plum job. -
THEIR VIEW: Goodwin gives Kanawha schools a lesson on Constitution
MORGANTOWN -- Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison that the Bill of Rights was, "like all other human blessings, alloyed with some inconveniences." -
Troopers deny making mistake in arrest
MARTINSBURG -- Three West Virginia State Police officers deny they were wrong in arresting a Berkeley County man who they mistakenly believed was a fugitive. -
Marion man says coal company to blame for job injury
CLARKSBURG -- A Marion County man who received an electrical shock while working for Eastern Associated Coal and his wife are seeking unspecified damages against the company for allegedly providing an unsafe place for him to work. -
Staffing privilege dispute results in suit against hospital, fellow physicians
Westmoreland HUNTINGTON – A Mason County family physician is alleging that officials at Pleasant Valley Hospital conspired to harm his ability to practice medicine by revoking his staffing privileges without justification. -
Ohio widow's suit blames two doctors for man's death
Cabell Huntington Hospital HUNTINGTON -- An Ironton, Ohio, woman has filed a federal suit on behalf of her deceased husband against Cabell Huntington Hospital, the Marshall University Board of Governors and two doctors, alleging her husband died after doctors failed to properly diagnose his disease.