West Virginia Supreme Court
Recent News About West Virginia Supreme Court
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Adult business wants to operate despite cease and desist order
MARTINSBURG – An adult entertainment business and its owner have filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the Planning Commission of Berkeley County and its director, alleging it should be allowed to continue to operate its business after it was issued a cease and desist order. -
No pension for former Lincoln assessor, justices rule
Davis CHARLESTON – Former Lincoln County Assessor Jerry Weaver forfeited his pension by conspiring to buy votes, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided Oct. 10. -
THEIR VIEW: Mass Litigation Panel to implement pilot project for electronic filing
CHARLESTON -- When former Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis appointed two new circuit court judges to the Mass Litigation Panel and named a new chairman in July 2007, the Supreme Court also charged the panel with drafting mass litigation rules. -
Supreme Court annuls Wheeling attorney's license
CHARLESTON – Citing the "profoundly disturbing" nature of a Wheeling attorney caught on tape conversing with a convicted felon about acquiring a handgun, and collecting debts, the state Supreme Court has opted to annul, rather than suspend, his law license. -
Benjamin talks justice at Legal Aid luncheon
CHARLESTON - "Has the law forgotten you and me?" -
Legal malpractice case should stay in federal court, man says
HUNTINGTON – John David Mooney, who lost his freedom in federal district court and regained it in federal appellate court, believes his malpractice suit against lawyer Michael Frazier of Huntington should stay in federal court. -
Child, family services and Title IV-E foster care assistance reviews
Davis CHARLESTON -– The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Children and Families had been collaborating for nearly two years in preparation for the second West Virginia Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) this week. -
Maynard expected to appoint temp justice in coming days
Albright West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Spike Maynard is expected to appoint a replacement for Justice Joseph Albright in the next few days. -
Albright announces leave from Supreme Court
Albright CHARLESTON - Justice Joseph Albright announced today he would no longer perform his duties at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for the current term because of health reasons. -
Juror bias could result in new wrongful death trial
CHARLESTON -- A doctor and hospital sued for wrongful death and negligence in the death of a woman could face another trial because of alleged juror bias. -
Ohio County Bar honors Miller
Miller WHEELING -- The Ohio County Bar Association has adopted a resolution to honor a former state Supreme Court chief justice who recently died. -
Huntington wants residency ordinance reinstated
CHARLESTON -- A Huntington ordinance that requires all civil service employees to live in Huntington city limits was declared void, but the city of Huntington would like to see it reinstated. -
Recht order on Philip Morris suits leaves it 'wide open'
Recht WHEELING – Circuit Judge Arthur Recht froze a mass of personal injury suits against Philip Morris last winter, and as summer ends he invites either side to thaw it out. -
Justices to hear Huntington residency case
CHARLESTON – Huntington Mayor David Felinton will defend his right to fire city employees who don't live in the city when the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Sept. 3. -
MPLA a 'monster,' Starcher writes
Starcher CHARLESTON – Though the state Supreme Court was correct in remanding a malpractice case from Mason County back to the circuit court, one of the justices said the piece of reform legislation that gave rise the suit has become a Frankenstein "monster." -
Wheeling attorney faces suspension for using felon to collect debts
CHARLESTON – The state Bar is seeking the suspension of an Ohio County attorney's license for allegedly asking a known felon to obtain a "throw away" gun, and use it in conjunction with collecting debts from former clients. -
Former Mingo deputy drops commissioners from case
CHARLESTON – Five weeks after Mingo County Commission members pleaded in federal court that former sheriff's sergeant Roy Glenn Messer shouldn't have sued them over losing his job, Messer agreed. -
State legal community mourns Justice Miller
Miller CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Miller was the epitome of what a judge should be, many members of the legal community said. -
Case that split judge, jury also splits Supreme Court
Benjamin CHARLESTON – In a case that drove Raleigh County jurors and Circuit Judge Robert Burnside in opposite decisions, three Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sided with the jury and two sided with the judge.