MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University has filed a lawsuit against the Big East Conference to be able to move quickly to the Big XII.

CHARLESTON – A former employee is suing Benchmark Performance Group after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated because of a work-related injury.

CHARLESTON – A former employee is suing Dollar General after she claims the company failed to pay her final wages within 72 hours of termination.

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing AutoZone Stores, Inc., and an individual after she claims the individual ran over her ankle while she was at the store.

CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Above Average Landscaping for breach of warranty and failing to complete work in compliance with standards of workmanship.

CHARLESTON – A former employee is suing Rite Aid of West Virginia, Inc. after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated.

CHARLESTON – A Rosedale couple is suing a Charleston surgeon for injuries sustained during surgery.

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County couple are suing The Cold Spot for injuries sustained in its restaurant.

McGraw CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw and U.S. Representative Nick Rahall have issued a warning to West Virginia consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent telemarketing calls from criminals impersonating United States Food and Drug Administration special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of a continued international extortion scam.

MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A group of drug stores is objecting to a federal magistrate judge's recommendation that a class action lawsuit filed against it by a West Virginia firm should be heard in state court.

Bailey CHARLESTON -- Charles R. Bailey has been selected by his peers for inclusion the 18th edition of the Best Lawyers in America.

BRIDGEPORT – Thirty-three Steptoe & Johnson practice areas covering three states and four metropolitan areas have been ranked first-tier in law firm expertise according to U.S. News and World Report.

HUNTINGTON -- U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have ranked Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as a Tier 2 law firm nationally for its corporate law, tax litigation, and mass tort litigation/class actions – defendants, and a Tier 3 in venture capital law.

CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle is the only law firm headquartered in West Virginia ranked as a "Best Law Firm" at the national level for Employment Law – Management.

CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly has been named the first U.S. News – Best Lawyers Law Firm of the Year in Mining Law.

CHARLESTON -- Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso has been recognized by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers in the 2011-2012 "Best Law Firms" list.

CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to welcome seven new associates to the firm: Katherine A. Calogero, Sarah E. Cameron, Jonathan P. Floyd, Kevin T. Gillen, Mark A. Imbrogno, Karina R. Kendrick and Jonathan T. Osborne.

CHARLESTON -- Sprague W. Hazard has joined The Bell Law Firm.

CHARLESTON – A Charleston couple is suing Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for a leukemia diagnosis from exposure to benzene.

CLARKSBURG – A Harrison County woman is suing Energy Services after she claims it is responsible for her husband's wrongful death.