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Mother accuses Cabell school staffers of belittling, ignoring, depriving nonverbal son
HUNTINGTON – The mother of a 6-year-old nonverbal child has sued the Cabell County Board of Education claiming her son was belittled, ignored and deprived of food and water by school employees and injured on their watch.
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Coal company owned by Justice found to be in contempt
ROANOKE, Virginia – A federal judge has said a coal company owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family is in contempt of court because it hasn’t paid more than $500,000.
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More lawsuits filed related to Justice family businesses
ROANOKE, Virginia – An Indiana-based bank has sued a coal company owned by Gov. Jim Justice for more than $4.5 million on unpaid loans. And in yet another federal lawsuit, a trustee for one of Justice’s creditors sued the Justice companies' longtime banker that also is trying to collect more than $300 million from companies owned by the governor’s family.
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Providers, experts, scholars file briefs supporting appeal of W.Va. abortion ban
RICHMOND, Virginia – Several healthcare experts have filed briefs supporting a drug manufacturer’s federal appeal challenging West Virginia’s near-total ban on abortion.
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Mother says Cabell school staffers held screaming 4-year-old in bathroom
HUNTINGTON – A mother says her child was punished by Cabell County Board of Education employees who held the 4-year-old in a bathroom while the child struck the door and screamed to be released.The mother, identified only as S.C., filed her complaint February 5 in federal court against the Cabell County BOE, Pamela Bailey, Janessa Freeman and Cynthia Neil.
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Sodexo worker says she was a victim of racial discrimination while working at WVU
CLARKSBURG – A Sodexo worker says she was a victim of racial discrimination while working at West Virginia University.
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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.