West Virginia Supreme Court
Recent News About West Virginia Supreme Court
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Jenkins: $1.4 million federal grant for state's drug courts will help expand services
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department has granted a $1.4 million federal grant to West Virginia to aid the state’s drug court system. -
Two Cunningham Energy appeals dismissed
CHARLESTON – Two appeals filed by Cunningham Energy in two separate employment matters have been dismissed. -
Supreme Court says claim for disability benefits rightfully closed
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that the Summers County Board of Education rightfully closed a claim for temporary total disability benefits for a kitchen worker who injured her back in 2015. -
Justice files dissenting opinion in right-to-work case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Robin Jean Davis has issued a dissenting opinion in the state’s right-to-work case filed by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. -
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from Nicholas County judge
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Nicholas Circuit Court Judge Stephen O. Callaghan. On Sept. 25, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court justices considered hearing arguments. They denied the petition on Oct. 2. -
Supreme Court hears appeal in Nicholas County school consolidation case
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments on the appeal of the case involving a request to consolidate schools in Nicholas County. -
Supreme Court suspends law license of Virginia attorney
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has suspended the law license of a Virginia attorney who also practices in West Virginia. -
Gazette-Mail asks judge to vacate arbitration ruling
CHARLESTON – The Charleston Gazette-Mail has asked a federal judge to vacate a $3.8 million arbitration ruling made against the newspaper earlier this month. -
Man sues Kanawha County, others for wrongful conviction for 1990 Zain case
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Kanawha County, as well as county officials and agencies, after he claims he was wrongfully convicted. -
State Supreme Court says Huntington man has to pay fines
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued a memorandum decision agreeing that a Huntington man must $685 in fines. -
Supreme Court says man did not timely file grievance
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued a memorandum decision finding that Kanawha Circuit Court did not err in finding that a man did not timely file a grievance with the Pocahontas County Board of Education. -
Workman files concurring opinion in right-to-work case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Margaret Workman filed a concurring opinion in the right-to-work case filed by the attorney general. -
Montana man alleges property was fraudulently transferred
PINEVILLE – A Montana man has filed a suit over the sale of a property in Wyoming County. -
State Supreme Court vacates pro-union injunction in right to work case
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has dissolved a preliminary injunction that favored labor unions regarding West Virginia’s right to work legislation, clearing the way for it to become law. -
Justices say lower court didn’t err in dismissing State Farm lawsuit
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued a ruling saying that Berkeley Circuit Court rightfully dismissed a lawsuit for failure to state a claim. -
New Eastern Panhandle circuit judge to be sworn in Monday
BERKELEY SPRINGS – Morgan County Prosecutor Debra McLaughlin will be sworn in as a circuit judge at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, at the Morgan County Courthouse in Berkeley Springs. -
A trip of a lifetime
WHEELING – Earlier this month, my wife and I accompanied a group of homeschool students to Independence Hall in Wheeling where the Supreme Court was hearing oral arguments in two cases. The large convention hall on the third floor had been outfitted with a dais where the five justices could sit. In stark contrast with the 19th century decor, the room was filled with cameras, microphones and other telltale signs of 21st century technology. Over 200 students were in attendance. -
Justices side with Steptoe & Johnson in lawsuit filed by former legal secretary
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has filed a memorandum decision, siding with Steptoe & Johnson in a lawsuit filed by a former legal secretary who claimed she was never given a fair shot. -
Supreme Court says West Rentals was rightfully awarded summary judgment
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals said that West Rentals was rightfully awarded summary judgment in a lawsuit by a former renter. -
State school board conditionally approves Nicholas consolidation
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Board of Education has conditionally approved the consolidation plan for Nicholas County.