News from February 2023
Dunbar man accuses former employer, supervisor of racial, age discrimination
CHARLESTON – A Dunbar man accuses a South Charleston business and a supervisor of racial and age discrimination.
West Virginia Nuclear Legislation Roundup
We are officially halfway (30-days) through the West Virginia 2023 Legislative Session.
DD Oil sues WVDEP for violations of due process
CLARKSBURG — DD Oil Company is suing the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection alleging it violated its due process rights.
Former inmate sues DOC for excessive force
CHARLESTON — A formerly incarcerated man is suing the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and a correctional officer for excessive force used against him.
Morrisey leads multistate effort to protect oil, natural gas jobs
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a multistate coalition, this time in a supplemental letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding an oil and natural gas rule proposed by the agency that he calls a job killer.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $3,418,522.70 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
United States Attorney Will Thompson announced that the Southern District of West Virginia collected $3,418,522.70 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022.
Morrisey, other AGs want Biden to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined his counterparts in 21 states in calling for the Biden administration to declare Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Man sues former employer for failing to properly pay wages
CHARLESTON — A man is suing the West Virginia Heating & Plumbing Co. alleging it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to properly pay him.
Man sues Turley's Paint & Body for work injuries
CHARLESTON — A man is suing Turley's Paint & Body claiming he was injured while on the property performing work.
New prosecutor added to U.S. Attorney’s Office in Martinsburg
A new prosecutor has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office to assist with the increasing criminal caseload in the Eastern Panhandle.
The Chemours Company denies claims in public policy violations lawsuit
CHARLESTON — The Chemours Company denies it is responsible for violations of public policy alleged in a complaint by a former employee.
ACLU says two state agencies trying to hide set of legislative rules
CHARLESTON – The ACLU of West Virginia says state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Department of Homeland Security officials are trying to hide a set of legislative rules from the public.
Morrisey leads lawsuit against Garland, ATF on pistol brace rule
HUNTINGTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of more than 20 state AGs and other parties in a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and ATF Director Steven Dettelbach that seeks to enjoin a recently issued final rule governing “Stabilizing Braces,” commonly known as pistol braces.
AFP-WV adds Gallagher to government affairs, communications team
CHARLESTON – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia has hired Crescent Gallagher as its Deputy State Director.
Fighting for fairness in female sports
In June, I told a crowd gathered at the State Capitol that a lawsuit brought against a state law defining “sex” in school sports would not succeed.
Man sues two DNR officers who accused him of poaching two trophy deer, seized the antlers
BLUEFIELD – A Mercer County man says two West Virginia Department of Natural Resources falsely accused him of poaching two trophy deer and wrongfully seized the antlers.
Join Title IX litigators and Bailey Glasser partners Lori Bullock and Josh Hammack
Join Title IX litigators and Bailey Glasser partners Lori Bullock and Josh Hammack as they discuss their landmark Title IX settlement with MSU on the “Trustees and Presidents- Opportunities and Challenges In Intercollegiate Athletics Podcast” with Dr. Karen Weaver.
Teacher says she sexually harassed by former principal
CHARLESTON – A Harrison County teacher says she was retaliated against after being a victim of sexual harassment from her former principal.
Kanawha County Commission sues truck driver, employer for chemical spill
CHARLESTON — The Kanawha County Commission is suing a tractor-trailer driver alleging he and his employer are responsible for a chemical spill that caused issues in the county.
Heirs say cemetery company is trespassing on funeral home properties
CHARLESTON – A cemetery company is at the heart of another lawsuit, this time being named in a property dispute.