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Wyoming County couple says 'foul-smelling' runoff from adjacent mine has damaged their property
PINEVILLE – A Wyoming County couple says a mining facility adjacent to their property has illegally discharged “foul-smelling, noxious, foamy and potentially hazardous” drainage onto their property.
Attorney General Morrisey's Mobile Office Sets August Stops for Metro Valley
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a representative from his office will meet with Metro Valley residents in August to discuss consumer-related issues and answer any potential questions.
Appeals court reverses, remands police excessive force rulings
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision in two consolidated cases filed by the estate of a man killed by an officer and his girlfriend who says she was shot without reason.
Feds jump into lawsuit against Huntington recovery facilities accused of fraud
HUNTINGTON – The federal government officially has intervened in a lawsuit alleging two Huntington drug recovery-related facilities and their owners bilked it for millions of dollars.
Greenbrier on the auction block; Justice blames 'Democrat machine'
LEWISBURG – The Greenbrier, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, will be up for auction later this month on the county courthouse steps, according to a legal advertisement.The legal announcement of the foreclosure was placed in Lewisburg’s West Virginia Daily News.
Paden City High School to remain open, judge rules
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Wetzel County judge has ruled Paden City High School will remain open for the 2024-25 school year.
Appeals court vacates design defect ruling in pelvic mesh case
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has vacated a lower court judgment in a pelvic mesh product liability trial.
Attorney General Morrisey Takes Fight Over State Medicaid’s Choice Not to Pay for Sex-Reassignment Surgeries to SCOTUS
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has taken the fight over the state’s decision not to cover sex-reassignment surgeries under its Medicaid plan all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Attorney tells federal judge his error 'embarrassing,' but says it was 'unintentional'
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney says an “embarrassing” error that drew the ire of a federal judge was “unknowing and unintentional.”
Kace Legg Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Charleston Office
Kace Legg recently joined Steptoe & Johnson PLLC’s Litigation Department as Of Counsel in the firm’s Charleston office.
Meteorologist says cartilage implant caused more problems for his big toe
CHARLESTON – A local meteorologist has sued the manufacturers of a cartilage implant he says led to more issues with his big toe, saying the companies should have issued a recall because of multiple previous failures.
Attorney General Morrisey Again Urges VP Harris to Invoke 25th Amendment
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Monday renewed his call for Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke her powers under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and declare that President Joe Biden is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
Judge to rule on Paden City High's future by Thursday
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Wetzel County judge says he’ll make a decision before August 1 on whether Paden City High School will remain open for the upcoming school year.
Judge denies Berkeley school board motion to dismiss nurse pay case
MARTINBURG – A Berkeley County judge has denied the county school board’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging school nurses are not being properly compensated for their work.
Morrisey wants U.S. Supreme Court to rule on state refusal to pay for sex reassignment surgeries
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision regarding the state’s decision not to cover sex-reassignment surgeries under its Medicaid plan.
TOPDOG Legal Marketing Named Finalist of 2024 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics in Greater Arizona
(Phoenix, AZ – July 24, 2024) TOPDOG Legal Marketing, LLC, a company founded in West Virginia (WV) as TwoDogBlog, has been named by the Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) as a finalist for the 2024 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics, sponsored by Desert Financial Credit Union.
Voters asked for West Virginia’s 'tax cut obsession'
Policymakers in deeply red West Virginia have heard this mandate from voters loud and clear, as evidenced by their continued prioritization to lower tax rates and make government spending live within its means.
First of many expected lawsuits filed alleging EtO exposure
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman has sued a host of chemical companies for exposure to a cancer-causing oxide.
Two presuit notices filed regarding state Capitol mural featuring Babydog
CHARLESTON – The state has received two notices of potential lawsuits related to a mural project at the state Capitol that includes a painting featuring Gov. Jim Justice’s dog.
WVU Law professor, expert on international criminal law offers expertise at the International Legal Ethics Conference
West Virginia University College of Law Associate Professor Cody Corliss, an expert on international criminal law, recently offered his expertise at the Tenth International Legal Ethics Conference (ILEC), held July 17-19, 2024 at the University of Amsterdam’s Law School, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.