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Recent News About U.S. Supreme Court
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CSX resolves asbestos fraud lawsuit
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX Transportation on Thursday said its racketeering and fraud lawsuit against two Pittsburgh asbestos attorneys and a now deceased West Virginia radiologist has been concluded. -
Bringing the nation's judicial leaders to West Virginia
CHARLESTON – My fellow West Virginia Supreme Court Justices and I had the distinct pleasure of hosting Chief Justices and State Court Administrators from 47 states, several territories, and Washington, D.C., at The Greenbrier in July for a gathering focusing on elder law, a topic that has been a special interest of mine for many years. -
Morrisey joins other AGs in push to help child porn victims
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently partnered with 43 other state and territorial attorneys general in a letter urging members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Judiciary Committees to vote on a bill that would improve restitution for victims of child pornography. -
Morrisey, other officials say EPA definition of water makes no sense
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, 10 other state attorneys general and six governors are challenging how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency plan to change the definition of “Waters of the United States.” -
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. -
Morrisey, other AGs file brief in Arizona First Amendment case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia's Patrick Morrisey and attorneys general from nine other states have weighed in on an Arizona First Amendment case before the United States Supreme Court. -
State SupCo drew line on enforcing arbitration agreements in U-Haul case, attorneys say
CHARLESTON – While the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals recently has found three types of arbitration agreements enforceable, the court may have actually found more room to determine that arbitration agreements never existed at all. -
Arbitration issue coming into focus for W.Va. employers, attorney says
CHARLESTON – A series of recent West Virginia Supreme Court decisions confirms that if employers carefully draft arbitration agreements that comply with the court’s case law, they will likely be enforced, according to one local attorney. -
Sometimes being progressive means turning around
“We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.” – C.S. Lewis -
W.Va. no longer an anti-arbitration state, attorney/blogger says
CHARLESTON – In the past year, the West Virginia Supreme Court has issued three decisions that signify a potential shift in the state’s stance toward arbitration agreements. -
U.S. SC decision in False Claims Act case will influence whistleblower suit against Purdue Pharma
BECKLEY - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to address two False Claims Act issues that will affect FCA lawsuits in the future. -
Morrisey leads push to stop EPA power plant regulations
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said his office is leading a bipartisan group of nine states in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to declare illegal the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to force states to impose onerous regulations on existing coal-fired power plants, requiring a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emission -
U.S. SC ruling sides with most EPA greenhouse controls
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Supreme Court ruling will stop the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring permits for greenhouse gas emissions from new or modified industrial facilities. -
Morrisey leads amicus brief on states' ability to protect citizens
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says West Virginia and a bipartisan group of 22 other states have filed an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a case that will determine how states choose to protect citizens’ health and safety. -
Developer claims EPA is overreaching on Clean Water Act
CHARLESTON -- A developer is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming its regulators are improperly applying the Clean Water Act to land he wants to develop. -
Va. court awards Harman Mining $4M in Massey case
GRUNDY, Va. -- A Virginia jury awarded a $4 million verdict to a former coal company last week in a case that has been a focus of legal attention in West Virginia for more than 15 years. -
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Clean Air Act rule
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to uphold the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency in a Clean Air Act ruling regarding the regulation of smog from coal plants that drifts across state lines. -
Supreme Court makes right call on campaign contributions
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U.S. SC won't hear Spruce Mine case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court won't hear a case focusing on a West Virginia mine permit and the Environmental Protection Agency.
