News from January 2018
Man sues CONSOL Energy for work injuries
CHARLESTON – A man is suing CONSOL Energy for injuries he suffered while working.
Man sues Genesis Healthcare for mother’s death
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Genesis Healthcare after he claims the nursing home was negligent and caused the death of his mother.
Man sues Genesis Healthcare for nursing home negligence
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Genesis Healthcare after he claims they were negligent during his stay at Marmet Center.
Underground gas storage is promising for state, official says
CHARLESTON – The president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association says a proposed underground storage facility for natural gas liquids and intermediates “allows West Virginia and the region to take full advantage of natural gas resources.”
UN investigator meets with WVU professors to discuss poverty issues as part of U.S. tour
MORGANTOWN – A United Nations investigator recently met with West Virginia University law school professors to hear about issues related to poverty and a variety of related topics.
West Virginia Bar launches IOLTA database and new app
CHARLESTON – West Virginia State Bar Executive Director Anita Casey said easy access to information is important.
Judge upholds arbitration ruling against Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON – A federal judge upheld a $3.8 million arbitration ruling against The Charleston Gazette-Mail.
Supreme Court says DMV employee should receive 20 percent disability
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued a decision, ruling that an employee for the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles should receive a 20 percent permanent partial disability award.
Five more lawsuits filed against Bizzack Construction for property damages
LOGAN – Five more lawsuits have been filed against Bizzack Construction for property damages from highway construction.
Four lawsuits removed to federal court involving age discrimination
CHARLESTON – Four lawsuits involving age discrimination at GreenWood Inc. have been removed to federal court.
Woman files petition to settle with Putnam County Board of Education
WINFIELD – A woman has filed a petition to settle with Putnam County Board of Education for injuries to her minor daughter suffered at Scott Teays Elementary School.
Lawsuit filed against former sheriff’s deputy for road rage incident
MORGANTOWN – A lawsuit has been filed against a former Harrison County sheriff’s deputy who was involved in a road rage incident.
AG's office not happy about House bill governing settlement funds
CHARLESTON – A bill that would require settlement monies won by the state Attorney General’s office to be put into the state’s General Revenue Fund is moving through the House of Delegates.
Family awarded settlement in WVU fraternity death case
MORGANTOWN – The family of a West Virginia University fraternity pledge who died in 2014 were awarded an undisclosed settlement.
New book details attorney’s frustrations with MDL: Handling of cases becoming ‘more and more deplorable’
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Nearly 40 percent of civil cases pending in federal courts across the country are consolidated into multidistrict litigation, resulting in “a shift away from the rule of law to a system of arbitrary justice,” says Tampa attorney Brian Donovan in his new book on his experience and frustrations with MDL.
West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program now open to law students, judges
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Lawyers Assistance Program has been officially expanded to include giving assistance to judges, law students and bar applicants, according to the program’s Executive Director Robert E. Albury Jr.
UPDATED: Loughry makes Court budget request; lawmakers barely discuss 'inappropriate' spending
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Chief Justice Allen Loughry made the court’s annual budget presentation to members of the House and Senate Finance committees. Loughry did mention the “inappropriate” expenditures associated with renovations to the five Justices’ offices, but members of the committees didn’t press him much about it.
State Supreme Court upholds dismissal of suit against Preston County schools
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against Preston County Board of Education that was filed by an employee.
Morrisey, other states defend free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a coalition of 22 states urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that infringes upon the free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers.
Morrisey leads coalition pushing to kill Clean Power Plan
The bipartisan coalition filed a public comment letter as part of the EPA's proposed repeal of the plan. It encourages the agency to eliminate the Obama-era rule and return authority to manage energy resources to the states.