News from January 2022
State Revenue Secretary says he wasn't told of known water issues in home before purchase
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s Revenue Secretary and his wife have filed a lawsuit alleging the sellers of their home did not disclose known water issues before they purchased it.
William Powell Named a National Law Review “Go-To Thought Leader”
William Powell Named a National Law Review “Go-To Thought Leader”.
Toriseva files to run for House of Delegates in Ohio County
WHEELING – Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva has filed to run for a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Nursing home denies injury allegations, seek to dismiss complaint
MOUNDSVILLE — The defendants in a lawsuit are seeking to have the complaint dismissed and deny all claims involved.
Inmate's estate blames improper psychiatric care for his suicide
CHARLESTON – The estate of a former Mount Olive inmate says improper supervision and care led to his suicide in prison.
Morrisey chides Biden over border issues during two-day Texas briefing
WESLACO, Texas — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is visiting the country’s Southwest border in Texas where he and attorneys general from 12 other states were hosted by the governor of Texas for a briefing regarding issues at the border.
CAMC faces potential class action over patient data breach
CHARLESTON – A potential class-action lawsuit has been filed against Charleston Area Medical Center related to a data breach by one of its employees.
Morrisey leads charge in pushing U.S. Supreme Court to rule in gun case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich are leading a group of 25 states in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the rights of gun owners in West Virginia and beyond.
Woman says she injured her knee in slip-and-fall at Target
CHARLESTON – A Cabin Creek woman says she was injured when she slipped and fell at Target.
State Supreme Court grants prohibition writ in case involving identity theft from WVU Hospitals
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a writ of prohibition in a case involving a class action against West Virginia University Hospitals-East Inc.
Couple says company fraudulent sold them a home with major defects
CHARLESTON – A Charleston couple is accusing a Poca-based company of fraudulent sale of residential real estate.
Former Union Carbide tank cleaner blames job for pancreatic cancer
CHARLESTON – A man who worked as a tank cleaner for 14 years blames his time in that job for his pancreatic cancer.
Kanawha judge appointed to Business Court Division
CHARLESTON — Kanawha Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers has been appointed to the state's Business Court Division to replace Wayne Circuit Judge James H. Young Jr.
Nursing home denies allegations in negligence complaint
PRINCETON — Princeton Health Care Center denies the allegations against it in a lawsuit filed by the family of a former resident.
Estate says man suffered in final days because of lack of proper prison medical care
CHARLESTON – The mother of a southern West Virginia man blames a lack of proper medical care while he was in jail for his death.
Jackson Kelly Member Robby J. Aliff Appointed To Advisory Council By WV Supreme Court of Appeals
Jackson Kelly Member Robby J. Aliff Appointed To Advisory Council By WV Supreme Court of Appeals.
PFAS makers fight lawsuits as government still requires its use
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Companies that made firefighting foam that can release trace amounts of the “forever chemical” PFAS are hoping a federal judge will dismiss thousands of lawsuits against them based on the government contractor defense, or as one defense lawyer puts it, “the government made me do it.”
Marc Monteleone Elected Managing Partner of Bowles Rice
Marc Monteleone Elected Managing Partner of Bowles Rice.
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Loughry's appeal
WASHINGTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry’s attempt to have the U.S. Supreme Court review his case has been denied.
Woman says Mingo County attorney failed to file her slip-and-fall case
WILLIAMSON – A Mingo County woman says an attorney failed to file a lawsuit for her before the statute of limitations expired.