News from 2023
Jackson Kelly announces Three Jackson Kelly Attorneys Selected to Positions for the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV) named Member Candice Harlow to the Board of Governors. Firm Member Susan Snowden will serve as the Immediate Past President and Member Justin Harrison will serve on the board for a second a term.
Putnam County passes ordinance regarding drag performances
WINFIELD — ACLU West Virginia says the Putnam County Commission has passed an ordinance that closely resembles Florida's drag ban.
Morrisey sues gravestone seller for alleged deceiving of customers
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a lawsuit against Naylor Monument Company in Kanawha Circuit Court claiming the business took money from consumers and did not give them what they had paid for.
Black man accuses company, boss of racial discrimination
CHARLESTON – A Black man says he was a victim of racial discrimination at work.
Estate says man was overserved at casino before fatal car wreck
CHARLESTON – The estate of a Jackson County man says he was served too much at a casino before he ended up in a fatal accident on the way home.
U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of West Virginia announces U.S. Attorney Ihlenfeld named chair of Washington-Baltimore HIDTA
United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld has been named as chairperson of the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (W/B HIDTA) Executive Board and will lead efforts in the region to combat the trafficking of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other illicit substances.
Scientist seeks injunction to stop scientific journal from publishing notice of concern
HUNTINGTON — A scientist is suing the Public Library of Science seeking an injunction to stop it from publishing a notice of concern regarding a four-year-old research article.
Morrisey announces next steps in opioid settlement distribution
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the next steps in distributing opioid settlements throughout the state for those municipalities that signed on with the West Virginia First Memorandum of Understanding.
Woman says she was injured while shopping at Gabe's
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman blames a retailer for her slip-and-fall injury.
Negligent medical care left woman in wheelchair, lawsuit claims
CHARLESTON – A Wyoming County woman says insufficient medical care left her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
Pushkin: Justice shouldn't run for Senate if he can't pay retiree benefits
CHARLESTON — The chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party criticized Gov. Jim Justice for his family's failure to pay healthcare premiums for retirees.
Carper allegedly offered county employee who was officer's girlfriend a job
CHARLESTON — New reports have come to light that Kanawha County Commission President Ken Carper allegedly emailed a county employee several hours after he was reported to have exposed himself at a Charleston park in May.
Estate blames CAMC, WVU, others for man's death
CHARLESTON – The estate of a St. Albans man blames a trio of medical providers for his death.
Woman says she slipped on grape in floor at South Hills Kroger
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman says she was injured says she was injured after she stepped on a grape, slipped and fell at the Kroger in South Hills.
Justice to file financial disclosures by August
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and his U.S. Senate campaign have until Aug. 24 to file the required financial disclosures.
Intermediate court says alternative school not responsible for student's improper dismount from bunk bed
CHARLESTON — The state Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a man who was injured at the West Virginia Mountaineer Challenge Academy was at fault for his injuries — not the school.
South Charleston woman continues challenging city ordinance denying her request to raise chickens
CHARLESTON — A South Charleston woman filed a petition after the city denied her request to raise chickens.
Woman sues nursing home for family member's injuries
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing Harrell Memorial Nursing Home Inc. for injuries sustained by her family member while she was a resident.
Man says doctor's mistakes left him with permanent injuries
CHARLESTON – A Dunbar man says a doctor’s negligence left him with permanent injuries.
Man says he got food poisoning at Golden Corral buffet
CHARLESTON – A Logan man has sued Golden Corral after he says he suffered a severe case of food poisoning from eating at the Cross Lanes location.