Bethann Cornett Spears sued Dema Ann Spears over the ownership of property and the right to survivorship.

The Circuit Court ruled that there was a joint tenancy with right of survivorship between Respondent and Paul Randall ('Randy') Spears survived because affirmative conduct is... More...    $0 (11-14-2024 - WV)

Martinsburg, West Virginia international kidnapping charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Elizabeth Jo Shirley, who was charged with unlawfully retaining documents containing national defense information and international parental kidnapping.

Shirley, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of willful retention of national defense information and one count of international parent... More...    $0 (01-26-2021 - WV)

Beckley, West Virginia drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Isaiah Lamont Shaw, 21, of Beckley, was charged with distributing more than 5 grams of methamphetamine. Shaw was charged as a result of a joint investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit.

“Shaw was peddling meth that was be... More...    $0 (01-14-2021 - WV)

Huntington, WV - The United States of America charged Marquis Allen Pritchett with conspiracy to distribute large quantities of meth.

An Ohio man pled guilty for his role in a conspiracy that involved large quantities of methamphetamine which were transported from Akron and sold in West Virginia. Marquis Allen Pritchett, 22, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of me... More...    $0 (12-04-2019 - WV)

Beckley, WV - Melinda K. Gabe sued Dolgencorp, LLC, d/b/a Dollar General on a personal injury negligence theory (premises liability).

This case was filed in the Circuit Court for Pocahontas County, West Virginia and was removed to federal court by the Defendant's attorneys.

09/14/2018 32 MOTION by Melinda K. Gabe for Attorneys' Fee and Applicable Costs With Calculation (Attachm... More...    $0 (10-24-2018 - WV)

Plaintiffs-Appellants sued UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc., and Honeywell International, Inc., under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227. Although Plaintiffs did not allege that UTC and Honeywell directly violated the TCPA, they claimed that both companies were vicariously liable for illegal calls made by telemarketers promoting UTC and Honeywell prod... More...    $0 (03-24-2018 - wV)

The petitioners, former shareholders of Kay Company (“Kay Co.”) and Kay Co, LLC (“Kay LLC”),1 appeal from two orders2 entered by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County through which summary judgment was granted to the respondent McGuireWoods, LLP (“McGuireWoods” or “MW”) in connection with claims the petitioners filed against McGuireWoods, their former legal counsel.3 As grounds for their appeal, the... More...    $0 (11-09-2017 - WV)

This appeal concerns an oil and gas lease (the “Lease”) between Defendants-Appellants Equitrans, L.P., and EQT Production Co. (collectively, “EQT”),1 as lessees, and PlaintiffAppellee K & D Holdings, L.L.C. (“K & D”), as lessor. The district court concluded that the Lease was divisible into two separate segments--one for production and exploration, and one for gas storage and protection of gas st... More...    $0 (01-03-2016 - WV)

The petitioner and plaintiff below, Teri Sneberger, appeals a final order of the
Circuit Court of Randolph County entered on June 2, 2014, denying her motion for a new
trial in her civil action against the respondents and defendants below, Jerry Morrison, d/b/a
Jerry Morrison Construction, and James Phillips, arising out of the construction of her log
home. Following a three-day tr... More...    $0 (06-11-2015 - WV)

Plaintiff Lois Alt, a West Virginia farmer, sued the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPAâ€�) in the Northern District of West Virginia, seeking declaratory relief in connection with EPA administrative enforcement proceedings against her. In the latter stages of Alt’s litigation, appellant Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Incorporated (“CBFâ€�), moved to intervene as a defendant... More...    $0 (07-14-2014 - WV)

Appellants, Roger and Judy Hoschar (collectively “Appellantsâ€�), filed this civil action in the Circuit Court of Mason County, West Virginia, against Appellee, Appalachian Power Company (“APCOâ€�), and Defendant, Industrial Contractors, Inc. (“ICIâ€�), seeking damages for an infectious lung disease called histoplasmosis that Roger Hoschar (“Mr. Hoscharâ€�) allegedly contracted while worki... More...    $0 (01-07-2014 - WV)

In the three cases now before the Court, we are asked to examine two areas of the law which – surprisingly – we have never directly and comprehensively addressed. The first area of the law we consider involves Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“the FAAâ€�).1 We are asked to consider its preemptive effect on West Virginia’s nursing home laws. These cases involve arbitration clauses ... More...    $0 (06-29-2011 - WV)

The instant action is before this Court upon the appeal of Edgar L. Bonner and Hazel Bonner [“Appellantsâ€�] from a December 16, 2009, order of the Circuit Court of Tyler County, West Virginia, which found that the property which is the subject of this appeal [“the propertyâ€�] is not susceptible to partition and which accordingly ordered a sale of the property at public auction. The Bonners a... More...    $0 (05-02-2011 - WV)

The State of West Virginia, by its Attorney General, commenced this action in state court against CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and five other pharmacies (collectively, the "Pharmacies"), alleging that the Pharmacies sold generic drugs to West Virginia consumers without passing along to the consumers the cost savings of generic drugs over brand name equivalents, in violation of West Virginia Code § 30-5-12... More...    $0 (05-20-2011 - WV)

This matter is before the Court upon a September 29, 2009, order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Huntington Division, which certified the four following questions:

1. “Does a tax preparer who receives compensation, either directly from the borrower or in the form of payments from the lending bank, for helping a b... More...    $0 (11-23-2010 - WV)

This appeal arises from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Tucker County, West Virginia, in a case between the appellant, Leeorr Rosier (hereinafter referred to as Mrs. Rosier), and her son, the appellee, Robert Lee Rosier. Mrs. Rosier brought the action against her son as the widow of Stearl Rosier and as the Executrix of his estate. At issue is the ownership of bank accounts, farm machinery, ... More...    $0 (11-23-2010 - WV)

Michael Sloas, a sheetmetal worker employed by CSX Transportation, Inc. ("CSXT"), injured his back while attempting to remove a damaged Snyder valve from a locomotive’s fuel tank. Subsequently, Sloas applied for and received a disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act ("RRA"). See 45 U.S.C. § 231 et seq. Sloas also sued CSXT for negligence under the Federal Employers Liability Act ("... More...    $0 (07-26-2010 - WV)

Lespia King, a former deputy in the sheriff’s office for the
City of Roanoke, Virginia, sued Sheriff George McMillan in
his official capacity under Title VII for sexual harassment and
in his individual capacity under Virginia law for battery.
While King’s suit was pending, Octavia Johnson replaced
McMillan as sheriff, and the district court substituted Johnson
as the de... More...    $0 (02-03-2010 - WV)

This appeal centers on communications between the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and a telecommunications company, in which the company allegedly lobbied DOJ to take its side in litigation with a client of law firm Hunton and Williams, LLC ("Hunton"). The district court upheld DOJ’s decision to deny Hunton’s request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2006), ("FOIA") for... More...    $0 (01-04-2010 - wv)

This class action securities fraud lawsuit arises out of improper accounting by Royal Ahold, N.V., a Dutch corporation, and U.S. Foodservice, Inc. ("USF"), a Maryland-based Ahold subsidiary. The misconduct of Ahold and USF is not disputed in this appeal; at issue is the liability of Ahold’s accountants, Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte U.S.") and Deloitte & Touche Accountants ("Deloitte Netherla... More...    $0 (01-05-2009 - WV)

Petitioners, River Riders, Inc. and Matthew Knott, seek a writ of prohibition to vacate three pre-trial orders of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County that (1) excluded from the forthcoming trial the Release and Assumption of Risk Agreements that had been signed by fourteen plaintiffs prior to embarking on a whitewater rafting expedition provided by the Petitioners; (2) ruled that the rafting in... More...    $0 (12-10-2008 - WV)

The instant action is before this Court upon the appeal of Charles and Kathryn Beahm, Randy and Kathy Johnson, and the Jefferson City Council on Aging [hereinafter “Appellantsâ€�] from a January 4, 2007, order granting defendants', 7-Eleven, Inc. and Melissa Spinks [hereinafter “Appelleesâ€�], Motion for Summary Judgment. On appeal, the Appellants allege that errors were committed by the circu... More...    $0 (09-26-2008 - WV)

The Appellants, plaintiffs in the action below, who received medical treatment involving the implantation of contaminated sutures as patients at two hospitals named as defendants below, appeal the dismissal of their action against the defendant hospitals for failure to provide pre-suit notices and certificates of merit as required by the Medical Professional Liability Act. See W. Va. Code § 55-... More...    $0 (10-12-2007 - WV)

This case is before us on certified questions and presents the issue of whether, upon the destruction of the real property included in a life estate, a remainderman is entitled to the proceeds from a fire insurance policy that the life tenant applied for and purchased. Upon our careful consideration of this issue, we determine that under well-established principles of contract law a remainderma... More...    $0 (04-20-2007 - WV)

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Hampshire County entered November 19, 2004. (See footnote 1) In that order, the circuit court affirmed the Hampshire County Commission's refusal to remove the appellee and respondent below, Pamela K. Kimble, as the executrix of the estate of the testator, Ralph W. Haines. The appellant and petitioner below, ... More...    $0 (03-17-2006 - WV)

This appeal presents the question of whether, under West Virginia law, an adjudicated joint tortfeasor is barred from seeking contribution in a separate civil action from a fellow joint tortfeasor, when: (1) the adjudicated joint tortfeasor had originally filed a cross claim for contribution against the alleged joint tortfeasor in the underlying tort action; (2) the adjudicated joint tortf... More...    $0 (10-20-2003 - WV)

Appellants American Reliable Insurance Company, American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, and Campbell Insurance Services, Inc. (collectively "Appellants"), appeal the district court's dismissal of their petition to compel arbitration of claims asserted against them in West Virginia state court by Appellees Robert and Helen Stillwell. See American Reliable Ins. Co. v. Stillwell, 212 F... More...    $0 (07-16-2003 - WV)