West Virginia Supreme Court
Recent News About West Virginia Supreme Court
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After 12 years without license, attorney is annulled
CHARLESTON – For 12 years, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals let Thomas McCorkle pretend he held a license to practice law. But the Court's tolerance backfired and, at last, they cracked down. -
Fight over Belle restaurant continues
CHARLESTON – Eric Gardner and William Gardner started a feud in JD's Pilot House the day they bought it, and the feud continues in Kanawha Circuit Court. -
Maynard says colleagues set double standard
Justice Spike Maynard CHARLESTON – Justice Spike Maynard suspects his colleagues on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals set a double standard when they denied a $5 million tax refund to Elk Run Coal Company. -
Lawyer annulled after losing Colorado license
CHARLESTON – When the Colorado State Bar kicked out Daniel Post, he should have reported it to West Virginia where he still held a license to practice law. -
Venue decision opens door for plaintiffs
CHARLESTON – Bart Morris of Virginia suffered an injury on his job in Virginia operating a forklift that an Ohio company made, but the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has decided that he can sue for damages in West Virginia. -
Massey says Boone court reporter misled them
CHARLESTON – A.T. Massey Coal Company has filed a federal lawsuit against the Boone County Circuit Court reporter after it claims she misled the company about her ability to produce a transcript of a 2002 trial. -
Albright, Starcher say suspended Upshur magistrate should be paid
Justice Joseph Albright CHARLESTON – Two state Supreme Court justices say an Upshur County magistrate accused of inappropriate sexual conduct should have been suspended, but they think he should have continued to have been paid. -
Columbia shorted property owners on royalties, Court rules
CHARLESTON – Property owners who leased oil and gas rights to Columbia Natural Resources received less in royalties than they deserved, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled. -
Prosecutor's religious overtones cause justices to order new trial for child molester
CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a convicted child molester after ruling the prosecutor in the case made too many religious references in the first trial. -
Court says job, not employer, to blame for man's breakdown
CHARLESTON – Reggie Lee Philyaw's job wrecked his mental health but his employer didn't wreck his mental health, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has decided. -
U.S. Supreme Court sends case back to state high court
CHARLESTON – The United States Supreme Court on Monday ordered the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to reconsider a 2005 decision that upheld a Morgan County man's conviction on sexual assault charges. -
Supreme Court annuls lawyer's license
CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has annulled the license of a Morgantown attorney and ordered he pay back more than $2 million he received from the estates of two clients. -
Four ex-state employees sue over lost benefits
Jim Lees CHARLESTON – No injured workers have sued over benefits they lost in West Virginia's shift from public to private workers compensation, but four former state employees have sued over health benefits they claim they lost in the transition. -
Supreme Court upholds Upshur magistrate's suspension
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has upheld the suspension without pay of an Upshur County magistrate accused of inappropriate sexual conduct. -
Lawyers admitted to practice
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following people into the practice of law in the state of West Virginia on June 7: -
Supreme Court backs help for 'pro se' plaintiffs
CHARLESTON – Douglas Cottrill could have overturned a $9,504.25 child support order with no help from an attorney, if he had known about the statute of limitations. -
Tax commissioner wrong to deny Moose, Court rules
CHARLESTON - West Virginia's tax commissioner abused the Martinsburg Moose Lodge by denying it a license to raise money for charity with raffles, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled. -
U.S. Supreme Court lets W.Va. coal severance taxes ruling stand
CHARLESTON – The United States Supreme Court on Monday refused an appeal from coal and steel companies challenging the constitutionality of West Virginia's coal severance taxes. -
Frivolous claims against government may follow Glendenning decision, justices warn
CHARLESTON – National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh must compensate four former Webster County school boys who suffered sexual assault and abuse from teacher Donald Ray Glendenning Jr., the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled. -
Supreme Court calendar: Week of June 5-9
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