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Woman says pharmacist filled her prescription with 20 times the requested oxycodone

By Chris Dickerson | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 @ 12:24pm

CHARLESTON – A Cabell County woman says a Walgreens pharmacist provided her with the wrong dose of oxycodone, causing her to suffer an overdose and cardiac arrest.

Woman says jail employees forced her to have sex with another inmate

By Chris Dickerson | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 @ 11:16am

CHARLESTON – A Monongalia County woman accuses employees of the North Central Regional Jail of violating her constitutional rights by forcing her to have sex with another inmate.

Attorney General Morrisey Fraud Unit Saves Over $30M To Protect Social Security

By Press release submission | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 @ 7:00am

Attorney General Morrisey Fraud Unit Saves Over $30M To Protect Social Security/

Chief Justice Hutchison Gives Update on Intermediate Court of Appeals Planning During Budget Presentations

By Press release submission | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 @ 1:00am

Chief Justice Hutchison Gives Update on Intermediate Court of Appeals Planning During Budget Presentations.

Supreme Court dismisses contract case involving Contura Energy

By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Jan 24, 2022 @ 3:18pm

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has dismissed a case, finding that two companies properly notified the cancelation of contracts with Cross Fire Inc.

Jackson Kelly Happy to Participate in National Mentoring Month

By Press release submission | Monday, Jan 24, 2022 @ 7:00am

Jackson Kelly Happy to Participate in National Mentoring Month.

Wayne County man says child was injured playing tag on school playground

By Chris Dickerson | Friday, Jan 21, 2022 @ 1:28pm

WAYNE – A Wayne County man says his child was injured on a school playground.

Woman says botched hand surgery caused pain, forced early retirement

By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 @ 4:48pm

CHARLESTON – A Massachusetts woman says an orthopedic surgeon botched a procedure on her hand, permanently injuring her and forcing her into early retirement.

Morrisey: Disability fraud unit has saved more than $30 million

By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 @ 3:51pm

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office's disability fraud partnership generated nearly $6 million in savings during the most recent year, which represents a rebound after COVID-19 shutdowns affected investigations.

Woman says Monongalia 911 supervisors created 'a culture of sexual harassment and hostility'

By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 @ 12:52pm

MORGANTOWN – Another lawsuit has been filed related to the Monongalia County 911 center, this one alleging “a culture of sexual harassment and hostility toward females” by supervisors.

Manchin and Sinema refuse to budge on filibuster rules, block voting rights bill

By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 @ 6:37am

WASHINGTON – Joe Manchin didn’t budge. West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senator, along with Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema, refused to allow the Senate to filibuster rules on key voting right legislation Wednesday night.

Contractor pleads guilty to two felony charges after investigation

By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 @ 7:11pm

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has announced that a Putnam County contractor has pleaded guilty to two felony charges stemming from an investigation.

Man blames funeral home for poor care of mother's body; funeral home blames another one

By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 @ 7:01pm

PRINCETON – A Princeton man says a local funeral home failed to properly preserve his mother’s body before a planned burial. The funeral home, in turn, blames another funeral home and has filed a third-party suit against it.

Couple says house had major construction issues, sues contractor

By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 @ 2:12pm

CHARLESTON – A St. Albans couple says a contractor failed to properly build a house for them.

Supreme Court rules case dismissed due to expiration of statute of limitations

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 @ 1:37pm

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the statute of limitations had expired and a complaint was time-barred.

Three prenatal opioid exposure lawsuits against McKinsey moved to California federal court

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 @ 1:33pm

CHARLESTON — Three lawsuits against McKinsey & Company by minors who suffered prenatal exposure to opioids have been transferred to California federal court as part of multidistrict litigation.

Kelly goes against fellow Arizona senator to support filibuster changes

By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 @ 11:14am

WASHINGTON – After essentially being forced to play his hand, U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) says he supports abolishing the filibuster to require a simple majority to try to pass voting rights legislation.