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Teen says CPS worker kidnapped and raped her, forced her to use illegal drugs
CHARLESTON – A teenager says a state Child Protective Services worker kidnapped her, raped her and forced her to use illegal drugs. -
WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS: WV Courts to Begin First Step of Gradual, Phased-in Resumption of Operations on May 18; New Protocols to Guide Procedures
West Virginia courts can begin the first steps of a gradual, phased-in return to normal operations beginning May 18, 2020, under a new order and accompanying guidance, the Supreme Court announced Wednesday. -
AG's office, DHHR warn foster parents of potential scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office, in coordination with the state Department of Health and Human Resources, is alerting foster parents throughout the state to a potential scam. -
Mother claims state forced her to put children in inpatient facility for 30 days with no contact
CHARLESTON — A mother is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources claiming the agency threatened to take away her children unless she put her son in an in-patient treatment facility for nearly 30 days where she had no contact with him. -
Nurse sues DHHR over alleged false background report
CHARLESTON — An RN is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Services claiming they gave a false background report that caused her to lose a job offer. -
Woman sues DHHR for breach of contract
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources alleging breach of contract. -
Lawsuit filed by former Berkeley Heights Elementary School teachers' aides against media dismissed
MARTINSBURG – A lawsuit filed against more than a dozen media companies by two teachers' aides involved in the alleged abuse of special needs students in Berkeley County was dismissed. -
Justices terminate rights for parents of six children, rules lower court erred in granting improvement period
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a writ of prohibition in an appeal involving six children who were abused by their parents. -
Woman sues DHHR for being placed with biological father who impregnated her
CHARLESTON — A 21-year-old who became pregnant by her biological father after she was placed in his care when she was 11 has filed a lawsuit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, claiming she should've never been placed in his care. -
Salvation Army wants lawsuit alleging sexual assault dismissed
CHARLESTON — The Salvation Army wants a lawsuit filed against it alleging it failed to properly care for a 10-year-old girl to be dismissed from federal court. -
Delegate ‘shocked’ by law firm selection process in DHHR foster care lawsuit
CHARLESTON – A member of the House of Delegates says he is shocked by the state Department of Health and Human Resources’ decision to choose a Washington, D.C., law firm to handle a federal class action lawsuit regarding the state’s foster care system. -
Lawsuit filed against state government for state of foster care system
HUNTINGTON — Twelve foster children filed a lawsuit against the state in connection with A Better Childhood, alleging the state has failed to properly care for foster children. -
Woman sues DHHR for failing to help with bill
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources after she claims it failed to help her with her gas bill. -
Medicaid fraud unit to transfer to Attorney General's Office this week
CHARLESTON — The state's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is set to be transferred from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to the West Virginia Attorney General's Office on Oct. 1. -
Disability Rights of West Virginia alleges it was not provided with all requested records
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Advocates, doing business as Disability Rights of West Virginia, has filed a suit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources-Bureau for Children and Families seeking declaratory judgment regarding access to records. -
Former Department of Health and Human Resources employee alleges she was denied job because of harassment report
CHARLESTON – A Mingo County woman alleges she was denied a position because she reported a hostile working environment. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF WEST VIRGINIA: United States Attorney Announces $17 Million Healthcare Fraud Settlement
United States Attorney Mike Stuart, along with Special Agent in Charge Maureen R. Dixon, United States Department of Health and Human Services. -
Former Berkeley aides sue media outlets for publishing audio recording
MARTINSBURG — The two teachers aides in Berkeley County accused of verbally abusing students in a special needs classroom filed a lawsuit this week against news organizations that published the audio recording secretly taken in the classroom. -
Stuart announces $17 million settlement with Acadia Healthcare
CHARLESTON — U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Mike Stuart announced a $17 million settlement with Acadia Healthcare on Monday during a press conference. -
Man sues state mental health facility after fellow patient reportedly stabbed him in the eye
HUNTINGTON — A man is suing a mental health hospital, alleging he was attacked by a dangerous patient.