U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Lawsuit involving Mobile Training & Education dismissed
WAYNE - A 2008 lawsuit involving Mobile Training & Education Inc. and a man who claimed the company lured him away from Verizon with false promises has been settled and dismissed. -
West Virginia Department of Public Safety dismissed from federal lawsuit alleging excessive force, assault
HUNTINGTON - The West Virginia Department of Public Safety/State Police has been dismissed from a lawsuit alleging excessive force and assault. -
Former WVU recruit sues NCAA
SAN FRANCISCO – Three former college athletes are the latest to file a class action lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, claiming it and 11 athletic conferences have created a monopsony over college athletes. -
Mesh sling trial ends with $18.5M plaintiff verdict
CHARLESTON – The plaintiffs in a Boston Scientific mesh sling trial in Charleston have been awarded $18.5 million for damages done to them by pelvic meshes. -
AG's office files amicus brief in Maryland gun case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is part of a bipartisan group of 21 state AGs that has filed an amicus brief in a Maryland gun case. -
4th Circuit: Delousing of W.Va. prisoners not unconstitutional
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal appeals court has ruled visual strip searching and delousing of arrestees does not violate the Fourth Amendment. -
Judge orders DEP to appear at hearing over environmental board suit
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County Court judge has ordered the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to appear and explain why a writ of mandamus should not be ordered against it in a lawsuit filed by a Raleigh County laboratory last week. -
Couple blames Merck for man's injuries from anti-itch spray
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County couple is suing Merck & Co. after a man claims he was injured by the use of an anti-itch spray and the defendants have denied all allegations against them. -
Raleigh Co. lab sues, says DEP 'openly defying' order
CHARLESTON – In a lawsuit filed Monday, a Raleigh County laboratory alleges that the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is “openly defying” an order by the state Environmental Quality Board allowing the lab to remain open. -
Raleigh Co. lab can stay open; hearing set for December
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County laboratory can continue to operate, despite allegations of employees falsifying coal industry water quality samples, the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board ruled Wednesday. -
UPDATE: Morrisey, Tomblin say state will respect U.S. Supreme Court decision on gay marriage
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says his office will respect the decision of the United States Supreme Court regarding a lawsuit challenging the state's marriage laws. -
Contractor says former Mingo judge, others conspired against him
CHARLESTON – A Mingo County contractor is accusing a former Mingo County circuit judge and others of conspiracy and violating his civil rights. -
Appeal of EPA chicken farm ruling dead
RICHMOND, Va. – An appeal of a federal court’s ruling in a case over water pollution fines at a West Virginia chicken farm is dead. -
EPA dismisses appeal of W.Va. chicken farm ruling
WASHINGTON – The federal Environmental Protection Agency has dismissed its appeal of a ruling in a lawsuit filed against it over water pollution fines at a West Virginia chicken farm. -
The more we blame others, the more irresponsible we become
Scott Stevens liked to play the slots at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort so much that he embezzled $7 million from the company he worked for to do so. -
President Urkel, take responsibility for your actions!
“Did I do that?” -
Sam's Club wants discrimination case in federal court
CLARKSBURG – Sam's Club wants a case in which a former employer alleges she was unlawfully fired heard in federal court. -
Drug company accuses Mylan of patent infringement
WHEELING – A drug manufacturer alleges a rival company infringed on its patent copyright. -
Morrisey wants judgment on ACA suit
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit West Virginia filed against the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. -
Federal judge OKs $3M Freedom spill settlement
CHARLESTON – A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a nearly $3 million class-action settlement between Freedom Industries and thousands of victims of January’s chemical spill that left more than 300,000 residents in nine counties without water for days.