West Virginia Supreme Court
Recent News About West Virginia Supreme Court
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W.Va. SC rules against Greenbrier employee over workers' comp claim
Chief Justice Menis Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week ruled against a Greenbrier Hotel employee who claimed she injured her shoulder while on the job. -
Biz Court draws rave reviews
Thompson CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court's creation of a new Business Court Division is drawing positive reviews across the board. -
Chafin proposes rule requiring disclosure of emails, written messages
Chafin CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals candidate Tish Chafin says the state's justices and judges should disclose any messages they receive from, or send to, individuals with cases before them. -
THEIR VIEW: Expert witness discovery should be abolished
CHARLESTON -- Jury trials in civil cases are becoming remnants of the past. For instance, only 1.8 percent of the civil cases filed in federal court result in a jury trial. I don't have any statistics, but I would wager that fewer than 1 percent of the civil cases filed in West Virginia are tried before a jury. -
W.Va. SC denies request by Wendy's employee for benefits
Chief Justice Menis Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a ruling last week, sided with popular fast food chain Wendy's in denying a former employee's request for workers' compensation benefits. -
W.Va. SC: Man does not qualify for continued disability benefits
Chief Justice Menis Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a ruling last week, affirmed orders denying a man's requests for reopening for payment of temporary total disability benefits and consultation with WVU's Spine Center. -
W.Va. high court: Former steel worker's claim compensable
Chief Justice Menis Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week upheld an order by the state's workers' compensation board finding a former steel workers' claim for bladder cancer compensable. -
W.Va. SC: Former coal company employee not entitled to additional award
Chief Justice Menis Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled last week that a former Consolidation Coal Company employee is not entitled to an additional permanent partial disability award. -
Judge in campaign finance case: Judicial elections 'notably different'
Wilkes CHARLESTON - Judicial elections are "notably different" than elections for legislative or executive offices, Judge Christopher C. Wilkes wrote in a concurring opinion filed last week. -
Former Berkeley attorney surrenders license following arson conviction
Shreve CHARLESTON – Five months following her conviction for attempting to torch her former place of employment, an eastern panhandle attorney has surrendered her law license. -
THEIR VIEW: Loughry ruling means more 'dialing for dollars'
WASHINGTON, D.C. -— The recent ruling in Loughry v. Tennant is deeply disappointing and means judges will continue dialing for dollars from major campaign spenders. -
Court denies former Randolph teacher's writ to dismiss sexual abuse indictment
Faulkner CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute attempt by a former Randolph County school teacher to have charges she sexually abused one of her students dismissed. -
Legal groups weigh in on W.Va. SC campaign finance ruling
Skaggs CHARLESTON - Though some legal experts argue that the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals' decision deeming the matching funds provisions of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program unconstitutional is "disappointing," there are those who contend the ruling also is slightly encouraging. -
Supreme Court denies Loughry's request
Loughry CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday deemed the matching funds provisions of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program unconstitutional. -
Court keeps Watkins on bench pending outcome of ethics probes
Watkins CHARLESTON – A Putnam family law judge will remain on the bench while he contests two sets of ethics charges. -
Supreme Court prepares to visit Marshall
Ketchum HUNTINGOTN – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will return to Marshall University's Huntington campus to conduct a session that includes four cases. -
SEC, Loughry: Motion for injunction should be denied
Loughry CHARLESTON - Both the State Election Commission and state Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry argue that Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's recent request for a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit over West Virginia's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program should not be granted. -
Second set of ethics charges filed against Watkins
Watkins CHARLESTON – A Putnam family law judge's unruly behavior -- which has been uploaded multiple times to the Internet, and, in one instance, made international headlines -- again will have to account for his actions before an ethics panel. -
W.Va. SC grants McGraw's motion to intervene
McGraw CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has granted Attorney General Darrell McGraw's motion to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program. -
Loughry: Motion to expedite 'inaccurate,' result of 'dawdling'
Loughry CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry argues in a federal court filing that Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's recent motion to expedite is "replete with inaccurate and unsupported" facts and the result of his own "dawdling."