News from July 2024
Appeals court vacates design defect ruling in pelvic mesh case
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has vacated a lower court judgment in a pelvic mesh product liability trial.
Attorney General Morrisey Takes Fight Over State Medicaid’s Choice Not to Pay for Sex-Reassignment Surgeries to SCOTUS
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has taken the fight over the state’s decision not to cover sex-reassignment surgeries under its Medicaid plan all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Attorney tells federal judge his error 'embarrassing,' but says it was 'unintentional'
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney says an “embarrassing” error that drew the ire of a federal judge was “unknowing and unintentional.”
Kace Legg Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Charleston Office
Kace Legg recently joined Steptoe & Johnson PLLC’s Litigation Department as Of Counsel in the firm’s Charleston office.
Meteorologist says cartilage implant caused more problems for his big toe
CHARLESTON – A local meteorologist has sued the manufacturers of a cartilage implant he says led to more issues with his big toe, saying the companies should have issued a recall because of multiple previous failures.
Attorney General Morrisey Again Urges VP Harris to Invoke 25th Amendment
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Monday renewed his call for Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke her powers under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and declare that President Joe Biden is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
Judge to rule on Paden City High's future by Thursday
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Wetzel County judge says he’ll make a decision before August 1 on whether Paden City High School will remain open for the upcoming school year.
Judge denies Berkeley school board motion to dismiss nurse pay case
MARTINBURG – A Berkeley County judge has denied the county school board’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging school nurses are not being properly compensated for their work.
Morrisey wants U.S. Supreme Court to rule on state refusal to pay for sex reassignment surgeries
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision regarding the state’s decision not to cover sex-reassignment surgeries under its Medicaid plan.
TOPDOG Legal Marketing Named Finalist of 2024 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics in Greater Arizona
(Phoenix, AZ – July 24, 2024) TOPDOG Legal Marketing, LLC, a company founded in West Virginia (WV) as TwoDogBlog, has been named by the Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) as a finalist for the 2024 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics, sponsored by Desert Financial Credit Union.
Voters asked for West Virginia’s 'tax cut obsession'
Policymakers in deeply red West Virginia have heard this mandate from voters loud and clear, as evidenced by their continued prioritization to lower tax rates and make government spending live within its means.
First of many expected lawsuits filed alleging EtO exposure
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman has sued a host of chemical companies for exposure to a cancer-causing oxide.
Two presuit notices filed regarding state Capitol mural featuring Babydog
CHARLESTON – The state has received two notices of potential lawsuits related to a mural project at the state Capitol that includes a painting featuring Gov. Jim Justice’s dog.
WVU Law professor, expert on international criminal law offers expertise at the International Legal Ethics Conference
West Virginia University College of Law Associate Professor Cody Corliss, an expert on international criminal law, recently offered his expertise at the Tenth International Legal Ethics Conference (ILEC), held July 17-19, 2024 at the University of Amsterdam’s Law School, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Manchin says Energy Permitting Reform Act will advance American energy
WASHINGTON – After years of negotiations, Joe Manchin and another U.S. Senator have introduced a permitting reform bill that could speed approvals of energy and infrastructure projects.
Poca woman says gutter guards didn't work, damaged her home
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman says a defective gutter protection system didn’t work as advertised and actually caused damage to her home.
Morrisey, other AGs ask U.S. Supreme Court for emergency stay of new EPA rule on power plants
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and other state AGs have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay on the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants.
Steptoe & Johnson’s Bill Wilmoth Receives 2024 Award of Merit from the West Virginia Bar Association
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce that William D. (Bill) Wilmoth has received the 2024 Award of Merit from the West Virginia Bar Association.
W.Va. Democratic Convention delegates vote to support Harris for president
CHARLESTON – West Virginia delegates to the Democratic National Convention have voted to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
CLE webinar How to Build A Future-Ready Law Firm: Succession Planning Essentials on August 15, 2024
Thinking about the future of your legal practice raises big questions.