WASHINGTON – Regulatory reform has been a widely discussed solution in Washington to cut bureaucratic red tape and boost our economy. After years of hard work and negotiations, the passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act marks the first time in more than a quarter of a century that Congress has sent reform of a major environmental law to the president's desk.
CHARLESTON–A diverse selection of stakeholders has praised the U.S. Senate’s passage of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), which updates regulations on the use of toxic substances that are now governed under a hodgepodge of federal and state laws.
LOGAN — A couple's lawsuit against a real estate agency alleges the firm misrepresented the quality of a house they purchased, which they claim is infested with bats and a poor sewage system.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey soon will be meeting with various law firms to discuss upgrades within his office and advance best practices by benchmarking the types of policies law firms adhere to.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing her doctor and the emergency center claiming her health quickly deteriorated after receiving poor medical care.
BECKLEY – A married couple is suing a real estate agent franchise company over claims of misrepresentation and fraud in relation to a house inspection.
NEW CUMBERLAND – A man who helped put West Virginia’s gaming industry on the map has filed a lawsuit claiming two prominent banks allowed a woman to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ted Arneault, his brother Patrick Arneault, ORCA Outdoors LLC and Century Energy Management Co. Inc. filed a complaint against Melissa Brnilovich, Barclays Bank PLC dba Barclayscard, PNC Bank, National Association as well as unknown individuals, banking institutions, credit card companies, businesses, corp
CHARLESTON – A former Kanawha County resident is seeking damages and reimbursement for an alleged facial operation gone awry. Oliver Bryce Gipson, former resident of Kanawha County and currently living in California, filed suit in Kanawha Circuit Court against New Century Emergency Physicians of West Virginia Inc., which provides health care staffing for the Charleston Area Medical Center's General Division.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 44 other state Attorneys General are calling on five major telephone companies to offer technology to block scam phone calls. In a joint letter to the chief executives of AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and CenturyLink, the Attorneys General said a new Federal Communications Commission rule clarification allows telecommunication service providers to offer customers the ability to block scam calls, and verifies that federal law doe
By SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO WASHINGTON – Kelly Surveying, a small business with offices throughout West Virginia, has been providing engineering, surveying and inspection services throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania for 20 years. With several offices and employees, Kelly Surveying depends on the internet to communicate and share documents with staff for new construction projects and to provide immediate response in the event of a mine disaster. Like many West Virginia businesses, Kell
WASHINGTON – Kelly Surveying, a small business with offices throughout West Virginia, has been providing engineering, surveying and inspection services throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania for 20 years.
CHARLESTON – Two Republican West Virginia state senators are suggesting adding a toll to a stretch of interstate in the state’s eastern Panhandle to shore up lacking federal highway funds.
KEYSER – The attorney named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging he allowed her to lose her house has filed a motion to dismiss and an answer and affirmative defense.
