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Morgantown police officers sue city for not granting FOIA request
MORGANTOWN – In another case of members of the Morgantown Police Department butting heads with city officials, the president of the local FOP says the city has refused to grant his FOIA request.
Opioid judge asks lawyers to break to reconsider arguments
CHARLESTON -- A circuit judge asked attorneys to take a temporary break to reconsider their arguments in the state trial for drug companies accused of irresponsibly flooding West Virginia with pain pills and causing an epidemic.
Judge denies city's motion to stay Huntington firefighter pay case, orders more talks
HUNTINGTON – A circuit judge denied the City of Huntington’s motion to stay a case filed by current and former firefighters regarding holiday pay issues.
Paula Roberts named creative and administrative director at TOPDOG Legal Marketing
TOPDOG Legal Marketing has issued the following press release:TOPDOG Legal Marketing, LLC is happy to announce that Paula Roberts of Nitro has been promoted to the position of Creative and Administrative Director.
Twenty-Six Jackson Kelly Attorneys Named to 2022 West Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars Lists
Twenty-Six Jackson Kelly Attorneys Named to 2022 West Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars Lists.
Trump-backed Mooney easily defeats fellow incumbent McKinley for House seat
CHARLESTON – In a Republican primary that drew national attention, Alex Mooney handily defeated David McKinley in the matchup between two incumbents.
Seventh lawsuit accuses former special needs teacher of abusing students
CHARLESTON – Another lawsuit has been filed against a former Kanawha County special needs teacher over her treatment of students.
Man says real estate agents, companies backed out to to sell to someone else
CHARLESTON — A Charleston man is suing Old Colony Company of Greater Kanawha Valley alleging they sold him a piece of property and then backed out to sell it to someone else.
Man sues former employer for wrongful termination, discrimination
CHARLESTON — A man is suing Horizon Youth Services for wrongfully terminating his employment and discriminating against him.
Matthew W. Hutnick Rejoins Steptoe & Johnson’s Wheeling Office
Matthew W. Hutnick Rejoins Steptoe & Johnson’s Wheeling Office.
Morrisey's office joins federal lawsuit challenging Biden's asylum rule
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new rule letting asylum officers, rather than immigration judges, decide whether to grant asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Defense witness refutes testimony of plaintiff witnesses in W.Va. opioid trial
CHARLESTON – Attorneys defending opioid drug companies accused of causing an epidemic in West Virginia brought in a pain specialist doctor to refute the testimony of witnesses for the state who claimed doctors had become reckless in over-prescribing pain pills.
Biden rollback of permitting reform is making his own energy goals impossible
Now it is time to come together and reform the environmental review and permitting process to support an all-of-the-above approach to American energy — including oil, gas, coal, nuclear, renewables, and critical minerals.
Former employee says Thomas Health System wrongfully terminated her employment
CHARLESTON — A Dunbar woman is suing Thomas Health System arguing she was wrongfully terminated from her employment.
West Virginia Super Lawyers Honors 21 Dinsmore Attorneys; One Named Top 10 in State
West Virginia Super Lawyers Honors 21 Dinsmore Attorneys; One Named Top 10 in State.
Senate President rips Supreme Court for candidate eligibility ruling
CHARLESTON – State Senate President Craig Blair criticized the state Supreme Court for its decision regarding the eligibility of a Senate candidate to be on the May 10 Republican primary ballot.
Supreme Court backs ruling declaring state Senate candidate ineligible
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court swiftly refused the motion for stay from a state Senate candidate who had been ruled ineligible to be on the May 10 primary ballot.
Witness in W.Va. opioid trial says DEA provided little guidance to defendants
CHARLESTON – Defense attorneys in the West Virginia opioid trial sought to portray the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency as providing no guidance on how drug-producing companies could comply with regulations.
Morrisey, other AGs call for disbanding new DHS Disinformation Governance Board
CHARLESTON — A group of 20 attorneys general, including West Virginia’s Patrick Morrisey, is asking Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to disband a new board and “cease all efforts to police Americans’ protected free speech and stop his attack on the First Amendment.”
Hearing set for motion to stay in Huntington firefighter pay case
HUNTINGTON – The City of Huntington has requested a motion to stay a case filed by current and former firefighters regarding holiday pay issues until the state Supreme Court rules on a similar case out of Morgantown.