News from February 2025
McCuskey joins coalition urging U.S. Senate to pass HALT Fentanyl Act
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey’s office has joined a coalition of 25 states asking the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Attorney General McCuskey joins coalition urging US Senate to pass HALT Fentanyl Act
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a coalition of 25 states led by Iowa and Virginia in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will close the copycat fentanyl loophole and save American lives.
Trump learning the ropes as newest Supreme Court justice
CHARLESTON – After 24 years in the state Legislature, Charles Trump is no stranger to the state Capitol. But this year after 10 years as chairman of the state Senate Judiciary Committee, Trump has a new office and a new job.
Allison Williams Accepted into Leadership West Virginia Class of 2025
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC’s Allison Williams was recently accepted into Leadership West Virginia’s Class of 2025, which includes 56 leaders from across the state representing a diverse range of industries and backgrounds.
Mountaineer Gas sues water company over second rupture that caused gas outage
CHARLESTON – Second verse, same as the first.
A few legal reforms likely part of 2025 session agenda
CHARLESTON – As the 2025 West Virginia legislative session kicks off, a few legal reform items likely will be addressed.
Couple blames Blennerhassett Hotel, owner for wedding night theft
PARKERSBURG – A recently married couple says their nuptials were ruined when most of their wedding gifts as well as irreplaceable family items were stolen.
Woman accuses security company of sexual harassment, gender discrimination
LOGAN – A woman says she was a victim of sexual harassment and gender discrimination by a southern West Virginia security company.
McCuskey's office says lawsuit to change federal disability law likely will be dismissed soon
CHARLESTON – West Virginia is part of a 17-state lawsuit meant to block a plan the states say unlawfully attempts to change federal disability law to list gender dysphoria as a disability.
Stuart nominated to serve as general counsel for U.S. DHHS
CHARLESTON – Mike Stuart soon could be moving from the state Capitol to the nation’s capital.
South Charleston files notice to appeal beekeeping ruling
SOUTH CHARLESTON — After Kanawha County Circuit Court's recent overturning of South Charleston’s ban on beekeeping, siding with plaintiff M. Alex Urban and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) in a decision that underscores state authority over agricultural regulation, the city is now appealing the ruling.
Attorney General McCuskey leads multistate lawsuit against New York’s Climate Superfund Act
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging New York State’s Climate Superfund Act, a recently signed state law attacking America’s energy suppliers.
McCuskey joins other GOP AGs investigating Fauci’s COVID-19 response
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has joined a coalition of state attorneys general in an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Mark Imbrogno Named to Leadership WV Class for 2025
Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that Member Mark Imbrogno has been named to the 2025 Leadership West Virginia Class.
Widow sues Logan County mine operator following husband's death
CHARLESTON – A Kentucky woman has sued a Logan County mine operator after her husband died in an underground accident in September when rocks from the mine roof fell onto him.
Attorney General McCuskey to make announcement involving lawsuit to save American energy industry
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey brief the media and the public about a multistate lawsuit he is leading to protect the nation’s energy industry.
Steptoe & Johnson Names New Office Managing Member for Bridgeport Office
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has named Roger S. Christenson II as the Managing Member of the firm’s Bridgeport office.
Dunbar settles police brutality case for $100,000
CHARLESTON – The City of Dunbar has settled a second police brutality lawsuit, but two more similar cases remain against city officers still are pending.
McCuskey leads coalition against New York’s Climate Superfund Act
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is leading a group of 22 Republican AGs in challenging a recently signed New York law that seeks to collect $75 billion from fossil fuel companies for past greenhouse gas emissions.
Former juvenile residents say they were sexually abused by River Park Hospital staff
HUNTINGTON – A dozen former juvenile residents of River Park Hospital say they were sexually abused there by guards, counselors and others while they say the facility “turned a blind eye to this culture of abuse.”