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Waste Management says it isn't responsible for property damage
CHARLESTON — Waste Management of Charleston says it is not responsible for damage done to Vino's Bar and Grill when it was attempting to empty a dumpster last summer.
Civil service commission says Ohio Co. deputies should get public hearing over pay issues
WHEELING – The Ohio County Sheriff’s Deputy Civil Service Commission has denied the county’s motion to dismiss the deputies’ demand for a public hearing.
Morrisey asks federal judge to deny injunction to halt state abortion law
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has asked a federal court to deny a preliminary injunction sought by parties challenging the state’s abortion law.
Thomas Hoxie To Be Sworn In On Friday
Former Barbour County Prosecutor Thomas Hoxie was sworn in as a judge in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Barbour and Taylor Counties) at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 24, in the Barbour County Courthouse. Governor Jim Justice appointed him on February 1 to the seat vacated by Judge Alan D. Moats, who retired December 31.
Insurance agent says he's owed $625,000 in commissions
HUNTINGTON – An insurance agent says he has not been paid his full commissions by his company and says he is owed more than $600,000
House bill regarding homeowner rights shelved
CHARLESTON – A House bill that critics say would take away some major consumer protection rights for homeowners is dead.
Woman blames trucking companies, DOH for her, grandson's injuries in U.S. 60 wreck
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County woman is suing two trucking companies and the West Virginia Division of Highways for injuries sustained in an accident when an overloaded logging truck hit her and her grandson on U.S. 60.
Judge grants temporary restraining order in well pad trespassing case
WHEELING – A circuit judge has granted a temporary restraining order against an energy company and its contractors that a family says continuously trespass on their property adjacent to an oil and gas well pad.
Attorney General Morrisey Seeks Dismissal of Abortion Pill Manufacturer Lawsuit
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit lodged by GenBioPro, a company that makes a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Bill would take away rights for homeowners, critics say
CHARLESTON – Critics of a bill introduced in the House of Delegates would take away some major consumer protection rights for homeowners.
Attorney General Morrisey Files Motion to Intervene in Challenge to State’s Abortion Law
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s abortion law.
ADT injury, termination lawsuit sent back to state court
CHARLESTON — A lawsuit initially filed in Kanawha Circuit Court and removed to federal court was partially remanded back to state court.
Two lawsuits filed against driver, vehicle owner for car accident
BECKLEY — Two lawsuits were filed against the Greenbrier County Committee on Aging alleging that they caused a car accident.
Morrisey, other AGs ask court to review SEC rule requiring more disclosures on proxy votes
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey this week joined his colleagues in Louisiana, Texas and Utah in urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to review a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that requires investment managers to make more disclosures about their proxy votes.
Applications for Thirteenth Family Court Circuit vacancy now being accepted
The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission is currently receiving applications to fill the family court vacancy on the 13th Family Court Circuit serving Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming Counties.
Man says he slipped on snow, ice at Yeager Airport
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man says he was injured when he slipped on snow and ice at Yeager Airport.
Woman says Starbucks co-worker assaulted her while she was pregnant
CHARLESTON – A woman says she was assaulted by a fellow Starbucks employee while working and pregnant before her constructive termination.
Appeals court grants stay in state transgender athlete ban
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has granted a request to stay a lower court decision in a case challenging West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes.
Morrisey seeks dismissal of abortion pill lawsuit
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office wants a lawsuit filed by a company that makes a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone to be dismissed.
Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Multistate Lawsuit Against EPA to Protect States Sovereignty Over Land and Water
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 (WOTUS) and declare it unlawful.