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Woman accuses Elkins health provider of racial, age discrimination
A Virginia woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Davis Medical Center of racial and age discrimination.
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Abortion pill company asks 4th Circuit to reverse W.Va. ‘extremist’ ban
RICHMOND, Virginia – The nation’s only generic maker of mifepristone has filed a federal appellate brief claiming West Virginia’s near-total abortion ban is preempted by federal law and should be struck down.
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Plaintiffs maintain federal judge was right to certify class in EQT royalties case
RICHMOND, Virginia – The plaintiffs in an oil and gas royalties case say a federal judge did nothing wrong in certifying a class action in the matter.
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Couple blames man's cancer on water contaminated with C8
CHARLETSON – A Mason County couple says the husband's cancer was caused by water contaminated with C8.
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Federal judge orders default judgment in Dunbar police brutality case
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has entered a default judgment in a Dunbar police brutality lawsuit after none of the defendants filed an answer to the complaint.
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Proposed amendment would add U.S. citizenship to state voting requirements
CHARLESTON – A Senate resolution would create an amendment to the state Constitution providing that only West Virginia citizens who are United States citizens are qualified to vote in elections.
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Woman files medical malpractice suit against Plateau Medical Center
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County woman has filed a medical malpractice suit against an Oak Hill provider.
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ACLU-WV seeks restraining order as Wheeling works to bulldoze homeless camps
WHEELING – The ACLU has filed an emergency court request against the City of Wheeling to keep it from razing tent camps for the homeless.
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Federal judge orders Justice helicopter to be readied for sale
ROANOKE, Virginia – A federal judge has grounded a helicopter owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s companies to sell it to satisfy a debt.
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Man's estate blames Jan-Care for his death
BECKLEY – The estate of a Nicholas County man blames Jan-Care Ambulance for his death.
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Estate sues WVU Board of Governors for medical negligence
CHARLESTON – A man's estate has sued the West Virginia University Board of Governors for alleged medical negligence.
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Former employee accuses CSX of disability discrimination
A West Virginia man has filed a federal lawsuit accusing CSX Transportation of disability discrimination.
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Man sues company after he was injured in forklift accident
A couple blames Builders FirstSource after the husband was injured in a forklift accident.
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In federal appeal, EQT says judge improperly certified royalties class
RICHMOND, Virginia – EQT says a federal judge improperly certified a class in an oil and gas royalties case. The company filed its first brief January 8 in the appeal before the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Couple accuses financial company of abusive loan servicing practices
WHEELING – A couple accuses two mortgage-related companies of abusive loan servicing practices.
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Wet Virginia among 11 GOP states to challenge new EPA rule expanding water-quality regulations
West Virginia is among 11 Republican states to challenge a federal rule that plaintiffs in the lawsuit say makes sweeping, unlawful changes to how states make water-quality certifications for projects under the Clean Water Act.
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Dunbar officers named in another police brutality lawsuit
CHARLESTON – A Charleston man has filed a police brutality lawsuit accusing two Dunbar officers of using excessive force on him outside of police headquarters.
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Math professor accuses WVU of discrimination
CLARKSBURG – A tenured math professor has accused West Virginia University of discrimination.
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Church asks court to force W.Va. Secretary of State to incorporate it
MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County church wants a federal judge to force West Virginia’s Secretary of State to allow it to incorporate.
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Federal judge extends temporary restraining order in NCAA transfer case
CLARKSBURG — A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order to allow student-athletes affected by the NCAA transfer rule to play through the winter and spring sports seasons.