News on West Virginia Record

The IRS has issued guidance (IRS Notice 2020-65) implementing the Executive Order issued in early August by the President that directs that employees be allowed to delay their payment of certain payroll tax obligations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (the “Executive Order”).

CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney has filed a petition to prohibit Gov Jim Justice, the state Board of Education and the state Department of Health and Human Resources from enforcing portions of the West Virginia School Re-entry Metrics and Protocols program.

CHARLESTON – A National Review opinion piece is critical of West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for his office’s using public nuisance laws against pharmacies in opioid litigation. Morrisey’s office, however, says the writer’s criticism misses the point of their claims against the drug stores.

CHARLESTON – A Handley woman says she was injured during a trip to Kroger.

The virus is real. The crisis is real. West Virginia can’t afford an empty suit, even if it is size 74, or an empty governor’s mansion, at a time like this. We need a full-time governor who is willing to work with all the people and for all the people. And West Virginia will get a chance to vote for one on November 3rd.

This nonsense needs to stop. Since when does a district court have the authority to issue a nationwide injunction?

CHARLESTON – An insurance company questions why a former state Supreme Court justice still is overseeing a case as a senior status judge when a new circuit judge was elected four years ago.

MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A memo from Miami-Dade County shows that the nation’s prominent plaintiffs firms are competing with and aligning to each other in the hopes of grabbing the most important clients – local governments.

PHILIPPI – A Belington couple says the Chevrolet Silverado they purchased is a lemon.