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Cabell County paid more than $38K defending lawsuits from two disgruntled '22 candidates
HUNTINGTON – Cabell County has paid more than $38,000 in legal fees to fight a dismissed federal lawsuit filed by two former county commission candidates regarding a residence statute.
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Environmental groups file lawsuit against EPA
HUNTINGTON — Several environmental agencies have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several officials alleging they have violated the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
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Couple blames Frontier, cable installer for sewer pump issues
WINFIELD – A Putnam County couple says Frontier and one of its contractors are responsible for issues with their sewer pump.
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Class action filed against Walmart, others over ineffective decongestant
CHARLESTON — A lawsuit has been filed against several retailers alleging their cold medicines were essentially placebos and did not contain the proper ingredients to combat the symptoms listed on them.
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Potential candidates' case regarding '22 Cabell commission race dismissed
HUNTINGTON — A federal lawsuit filed by two former Cabell County Commission candidates claiming a residence statute for local politicians is discriminatory has been dismissed.
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Morrisey praises federal judge who ruled Biden highway emissions rule is unlawful
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey praised a federal judge who declared unlawful a Biden administration highway emissions rule the AG says was meant to drive gas-powered cars off the road.
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Woman says T-Mobile didn't pay her the same as male counterparts
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman claims T-Mobile didn't pay her the same as her male counterparts.
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Estate blames state jail system for man's death
BECKLEY — A federal lawsuit seeks to hold PrimeCare and the correctional staff accountable for their alleged negligence and failure to provide adequate medical care to an inmate, resulting in his death while in custody at Southern Regional Jail.
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Outback manager says she was victim of gender discrimination, retaliation
CHARLESTON – A former Outback Steakhouse manager claims she was a victim of gender discrimination and retaliation by the company.
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Man with developmental disabilities accuses Walmart of discrimination, wrongful termination
WHEELING – A Cameron man with developmental disabilities says he was discriminated against and wrongfully terminated by Walmart.
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Jury awards $1.8M medical malpractice verdict to Huntington woman
HUNTINGTON – A federal jury has awarded a Huntington woman with a $1.8 million verdict in a medical malpractice case.
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Class action says Allegheny Wood Products failed to provide WARN Act notice
BECKLEY – A former Allegheny Wood Products employee has filed a potential class action lawsuit against the company after it abruptly shut down last month.
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Federal judge gives Justice company 72 hours to turn over helicopter
ROANOKE, Virginia – A federal judge issued an order giving a company owned by Gov. Jim Justice 72 hours to turn over a helicopter at the heart of multiple pieces of litigation.
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EQT says royalty class certification missing 'fundamental requirements'
RICHMOND, Virginia – EQT says a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court class certification order in an oil and gas royalties case.
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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.