News from 2020
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA: U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart Issues Statement Regarding Fallen Hero Cassie Johnson
United States Attorney Mike Stuart issued the following statement regarding Charleston Police Officer Cassie Johnson, a fallen hero who was shot and killed in the line of duty.
State Supreme Court refuses to issue writ in case filed against Diocese over alleged sexual abuse by a priest
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has refused to issue a writ of prohibition to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in a case filed against it by a man who says he was sexually abused by a former Northern Panhandle priest when he was a child.
STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Adds Six Associate Attorneys
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce that six attorneys have joined the firm as associates. Three practice in the firm’s Labor Department and the others practice in the Litigation Department.
WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Morrisey Issues Statement on Passing of Charleston Police Officer
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement regarding the death of Charleston Police Officer Cassie Johnson.
BAILEY GLASSER LLP: Justice Prevails for A Fourth Time: Bailey Glasser Secures Another Win for Governor’s Pandemic Response
Representing West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, Bailey Glasser defeated another motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to erase aspects of the State’s response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Ex-husband accuses former Trump adviser of intercepting his texts, sharing with her attorney
WHEELING – A former adviser to President Donald Trump is being accused of illegally intercepting text messages from her ex-husband and sharing them with her attorney.
Woman says Charleston gynecologist botched hysterectomy, caused more medical issues
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County woman blames a Charleston gynecologist for severing her ureter during a hysterectomy and the medical issues that followed.
Man says used car from Charleston Mitsubishi stopped working shortly after purchase
CHARLESTON – A Charleston man says a used car quit working less than two months after he purchased it.
Lingering COVID concerns forces Faber to push back federal opioid trial indefinitely
CHARLESTON – A federal judge again has pushed back the start of a key opioid trial, this time indefinitely, because of concerns about spreading the Coronavirus.
South Carolina man says spoiler issue has rendered $89,000 BMW worthless
CHARLESTON – A South Carolina man says a BMW he purchased in West Virginia is a lemon.
State Supreme Court affirms ruling in $16.9 million injury verdict against Walmart
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has affirmed a Wood Circuit Court judge’s ruling finding Walmart partly responsible for a woman’s injuries in a $16.9 million jury verdict.
Interstate construction worker says 'careless' trucker caused concrete roller to injure him
CHARLESTON – A road construction worker says a “careless” truck driver caused a concrete roller to hit him and severely damage his lower legs.
Federal judge orders conservation group case against WVDEP to go on
HUNTINGTON — A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging that the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) isn't properly maintaining the Special Reclamation Fund is allowed to continue.
Widow blames doctors, hospital after husband died following hernia surgery
CHARLESTON – A Boone County widow blames Thomas Memorial Hospital and two doctors for her husband’s death following hernia surgery.
Man says he was fired by West Virginia-American Water after being diagnosed with cancer
CHARLESTON – A former West Virginia-American Water Company employee says he was a victim of discrimination and wrongful termination after being diagnosed with cancer.
Woman, father say Range Rover they purchased has engine problems
CHARLESTON – A Putnam County woman and her father say a Range Rover they purchased is a lemon.
Two female Capitol High students say they were sexually, physically abused at Carver Career Center
CHARLESTON – Two female Capitol High School students have sued the Kanawha County Board of Education claiming they were sexually and physically abused by male students, former students and guest instructors in a firefighting program.
Judge orders Kanawha County board to replace SCHS principal with more experienced applicant
CHARLESTON — Kanawha Circuit Judge Louis "Duke" Bloom ordered the county to replace a high school principal with another candidate who has more experience.
West Virginia's second Republican revolution
CHARLESTON – The second Republican revolution in West Virginia occurred November 3, 2020, as the longtime minority party swept away the last vestiges of Democratic dominance in the state, solidified the expanding political empire of the late Gov. Arch Moore and crushed the remnants of the Democratic Party in the Legislature.
Hutchison asks how, when case regarding governor's residency will end
CHARLESTON – “How does this end?” That’s the question state Supreme Court Justice John Hutchison raises in his dissenting opinion of the majority’s November 20 decision to allow the case regarding the residency requirements for the governor to continue in Kanawha Circuit Court.