U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Judge dismisses Live Nation lawsuit for plaintiff’s failure to participate
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit after a motion to dismiss was filed for failure to participate in discovery and failure to prosecute. -
Insurer asks court to declare it isn’t responsible for West Tenampa employees’ actions
HUNTINGTON – Erie Insurance Property & Casualty Company is asking a federal court judge to declare that it is not responsible for the actions of two of West Tenampa’s employees who allegedly sexually harassed a female co-worker. -
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Mineral County
BLUEFIELD – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Mineral County for alleged malicious prosecution. -
Man accuses Blackhawk Mining of wrongful termination
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Blackhawk Mining after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated and he was replaced with a significantly younger employee. -
Man sues Live Well Financial for illegal debt collection practices
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Live Well Financial Inc. after he claims it illegally attempted to collect a debt. -
Woman says Globe Life & Accident Insurance didn't pay accidental death benefits
BLUEFIELD – A woman is suing Globe Life & Accident Insurance Company after she claims it failed to pay out an accidental death policy. -
Positive Group sues Waterfront Place Hotel, Compass Bank for unjust enrichment
CLARKSBURG – Positive Group LLC is suing Waterfront Place Hotel and Compass Bank after it claims they were unjustly enriched at its expense. -
Broadband service provider seeks to install wires on Moundsville property
CLARKSBURG – A broadband service provider claims it cannot expand services in Marshall County until a Moundsville property owner grants it permission to install cables. -
Notice of auction letter sent to owners of Hilton Garden Inn
CHARLESTON – A notice of auction letter has been sent to the Mountain Blue Hotel Group, the owners of Hilton Garden Inn in Morgantown. -
Judge grants General Motors’ motion to dismiss in lawsuit alleging product liability
MARTINSBURG – A federal judge has granted a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit filed against General Motors for injuries sustained in an accident where a woman alleged her vehicle had a faulty steering mechanism. -
Judge denies motion to dismiss in WARN Act violations suit
BECKLEY – A judge has denied a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit alleging the defendants violated the WARN Act during a mass layoff. -
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit alleging workplace injuries
MARTINSBURG – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged workplace injuries and stricken it from the court’s docket. -
Man sues SWN Production Company for breach of contract
WHEELING – A man is suing SWN Production Company after he claims it breached its contract with him. -
Man sues Chase Bank for breach of contract
WHEELING – A man is suing JPMorgan Chase Bank after he claims it breached its contract with him by failing to apply loan payments and failing to give him a modification on his loan. -
Woman says insurer failed to pay claim after 2012 derecho
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing American National Property & Casualty Company after she claims it failed to pay a home insurance claim after the 2012 derecho. -
Arbitrator: Authority to cease publication of Daily Mail 'did not exist'
CHARLESTON – A federal arbitrator’s nearly $4 million ruling sheds more light on how Charleston became a one-newspaper town. In his filing, Arbitrator Edward D. McDevitt of Charleston provides some details about what happened internally at Charleston Newspapers when executives were deciding to shut down the Charleston Daily Mail and merge it with the Charleston Gazette. In closing his 16-page order, McDevitt writes that a newspaper expert used by Charleston Newspapers determined that the authority to cease publication of the Charleston Daily Mail “did not exist.” -
Arbitrator says Gazette owes nearly $4 million to Daily Mail publishers
CHARLESTON – An arbitrator has ruled Charleston Newspapers’ publishing company owes the publisher of the defunct Charleston Daily Mail nearly $4 million. The petition confirming the arbitration award was issued Sept. 6 in federal court. -
Couple sues LoanDepot.com for foreclosure
ELKINS – A couple is suing LoanDepot.com after they claim it wrongfully began foreclosure proceedings on their home. -
Man sues Tug Hill Operating for failing to pay royalties
WHEELING – A man is suing Tug Hill Operating after he claims it failed to create a profit and pay royalties to him. -
Franklin Oil Co. sues Southern States for breach of contract
ELKINS – Franklin Oil Co. is suing Southern States Cooperative Incorporated after it claims it breached its contract by failing to pay $900,000 pursuant to an agreement.