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WVAJ president says group's legislative goal is to protect right to trial by jury
CHARLESTON – As the legislative session rolls on, the president of a group for state trial attorneys says their goal remains simple.
Nitro couple blames city drainage systems for destruction of property
CHARLESTON – A Nitro couple blames the city's drainage systems for the destruction of their property.
Woman sues apartment building manager after falling on drain cover
CHARLESTON – A Belle woman blames the company that manages her apartment building for her injuries.
New Eastern Panhandle Family Court Judge to Be Sworn In
Meredith Haines will be sworn in as a family court judge in the Twenty-Third Family Court Circuit (Hampshire, Mineral, and Morgan Counties) in a ceremony at noon on Friday, January 19.
Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Petition Asking Appeals Court to Declare New EPA Rule Under Clean Air Act Unlawful
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a coalition of 25 states in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule unlawful.
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.
Stuart officially enters state Attorney General race
CHARLESTON – Former U.S. Attorney and state Senator Mike Stuart filed paperwork January 23 to run for West Virginia Attorney General at the state Capitol.
Jackson County woman files medical negligence lawsuit
PARKERSBURG – A Jackson County woman is accusing a Wood County medical facility and two physicians of negligence.
Most incumbents seek re-election to Circuit Court seats
CHARLESTON – Many incumbent circuit court judges from across West Virginia have filed paperwork to retain their seats.
Toriseva seeks Democratic nomination for state Attorney General
CHARLESTON – A Democrat has jumped into the West Virginia Attorney General race. Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva announced her candidacy January 23.
McCuskey files paperwork to enter Attorney General race
CLARKSBURG – J.B. McCuskey has filed paperwork to run for West Virginia Attorney General.
Company blames adjacent daycare for sewer issues
CHARLESTON – A company that owes real estate in Belle blames a child care facility for sewer issues.
Man says storage company destroyed his business records
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man says a company destroyed business records he had stored with them.
Scarr says ICA had great start in first full year
CHARLESTON — Chief Judge Thomas Scarr says the first full year of the Intermediate Court of Appeals was a great start for the court.
Estate files wrongful death suit against Teays Valley VFD
WINFIELD – The executor of a woman's estate blames the Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department for her death.
Flagger says Frontier coworkers ridiculed him
CHARLESTON – A Mingo County man says coworkers made fun of him while working as a flagger for Frontier Communications.
REPORT: Inflation returns as top business problem on Main Street
CHARLESTON — West Virginia is not immune to soaring inflation, as the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index lays out in its latest report.
Shane Harvey and Jay Ingle added as new E.C. members
Jackson Kelly PLLC announces that it has elected Members, Shane Harvey and Jay Ingle, to its Executive Committee for three-year terms.
Stuart, other former U.S. Attorneys back Trump in Supreme Court amicus brief
WASHINGTON – Mike Stuart has joined other former U.S. Attorneys in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court asking it to overturn the Colorado ruling to keep former President Donald Trump off of that state's primary election ballot.
Morrisey raises issues with Biden over push for electric vehicles
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has written a letter to President Joe Biden raising concerns about “pushing a massive and hasty shift to EVs (electric vehicles), through tax credits for upper-class buyers, billions in new spending, and oppressive new agency rules.”