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Another mom says daughter was sexually harassed by Horace Mann Middle School student
CHARLESTON – The mother of a former Horace Mann Middle School student says her daughter was sexually harassed by a fellow student.
W.Va. woman accuses law firms of unwanted calls about Camp Lejeune litigation
WHEELING – A Wheeling woman has filed a potential federal class action lawsuit alleging law firms are soliciting potential plaintiffs for a lawsuit against the federal government over contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
Supreme Court Admits Attorneys
The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday,
W.Va. leads coalition suing EPA over new WOTUS rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a coalition of more than 20 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking a federal court to vacate the newly published final rule redefining Waters of the United States and declare it unlawful.
Mitch McConnell's love letter to Jim Justice
A poll by McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund says Justice is beating everybody in the world for West Virginia’s Senate seat. That include Alex Mooney, Patrick Morrisey and even incumbent Joe Manchin.
Parents of Huntington High student say he was mistreated, neglected
HUNTINGTON – The parents of a non-verbal Huntington High School student say the child was verbally and physically mistreated and neglected by staff and even taken from the school by an unknown man.
Snowshoe named in two lawsuits about bed bugs, ski lift injury
ELKINS – Snowshoe Mountain has been named in two federal lawsuits, one alleging bed bugs at the resort and another regarding an accident involving a ski lift.
Professor accuses WVU of discrimination based on national origin, religion
CLARKSBURG – An Italian-born West Virginia University professor says he was subjected to discrimination based on his heritage and religion.
Attorney General Morrisey Joins in Call for Biden to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined his counterparts in 21 states in calling for the Biden administration to declare Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO).
W.Va., Ky. AGs pen letter to DoD, NASA about 'woke' federal contracting climate rules
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron are co-leading a multistate effort over concerns with a proposed regulation that would require “certain Federal contractors disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk and set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.”
Mother blames doctors at two hospitals for causing son's death
CHARLESTON – The mother of a 3-year-old says her son died as a result of negligence by doctors at CAMC and Roane General Hospital.
Dunbar man accuses former employer, supervisor of racial, age discrimination
CHARLESTON – A Dunbar man accuses a South Charleston business and a supervisor of racial and age discrimination.
West Virginia Nuclear Legislation Roundup
We are officially halfway (30-days) through the West Virginia 2023 Legislative Session.
DD Oil sues WVDEP for violations of due process
CLARKSBURG — DD Oil Company is suing the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection alleging it violated its due process rights.
Former inmate sues DOC for excessive force
CHARLESTON — A formerly incarcerated man is suing the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and a correctional officer for excessive force used against him.
Morrisey leads multistate effort to protect oil, natural gas jobs
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a multistate coalition, this time in a supplemental letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding an oil and natural gas rule proposed by the agency that he calls a job killer.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $3,418,522.70 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
United States Attorney Will Thompson announced that the Southern District of West Virginia collected $3,418,522.70 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022.
Morrisey, other AGs want Biden to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined his counterparts in 21 states in calling for the Biden administration to declare Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Man sues former employer for failing to properly pay wages
CHARLESTON — A man is suing the West Virginia Heating & Plumbing Co. alleging it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to properly pay him.
Man sues Turley's Paint & Body for work injuries
CHARLESTON — A man is suing Turley's Paint & Body claiming he was injured while on the property performing work.