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Lowe's suing developer of W.Va. shopping center for faulty work
5/1/2012 8:15 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Harrison Bureau

CLARKSBURG - Home improvement chain Lowe's is suing a Missouri company in a West Virginia federal court for its faulty site development work at the retailer's Clarksburg location.

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Fraud case will continue against asbestos firm
5/10/2012 12:44 PM By John O'Brien -From LegalNewsline.com
WHEELING (Legal Newsline) - The third amended complaint in CSX Transportation's long-running racketeering case against a Pittsburgh asbestos firm has survived a motion to dismiss.

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Case over transfer of assets sent back to W.Va. federal court
5/3/2012 8:00 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal appeals court has remanded a case over fraudulently transferred assets to a West Virginia district court.
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Hotel Morgan alleges new hotel stole its name
5/2/2012 7:20 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Monongalia Bureau
CLARKSBURG - A downtown Morgantown hotel is suing another local establishment in federal court, arguing that the upstart hotel has stolen its name and is hurting its reputation.
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Bank wants suit over lending practices transferred
4/30/2012 8:00 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - One of West Virginia's largest banks has asked that a lawsuit brought against it for predatory lending be moved to a federal court.
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U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin poses with the 40 high school juniors who were given Ambassador for Justice Awards on April 23. (Courtesy photo)

Goodwin honors 40 students with ambassador award
4/26/2012 8:38 AM By Chris Dickerson -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON -- On April 23, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin honored 40 high school juniors with the U.S. Attorney's Ambassador for Justice Award during a ceremony at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Federal Courthouse.

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Target wants personal injury suit moved to federal court
4/25/2012 3:35 PM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Ohio Bureau
WHEELING - Popular retailer Target Corp. has asked that a personal injury lawsuit filed against it in Ohio Circuit Court be moved to federal court.
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CSX given discovery orders in racketeering case against firm
4/19/2012 8:29 AM By John O'Brien -From LegalNewsline.com
WHEELING (Legal Newsline) - CSX Transportation will need to supply the asbestos firm it is suing with files from 10,000 cases that don't involve the firm.

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Fed courts rule against NLRB proposal; vote on 'ambush' bill next
4/18/2012 8:15 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A federal judge last week struck down a National Labor Relations Board proposal requiring all employers, including those in the private sector, to post a notice of employee rights.
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U.S. Senate confirms Thacker to federal appeals court
4/16/2012 5:30 PM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
WASHINGTON - West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker has been confirmed to a federal appeals court.
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Trooper also defendant in '96 shooting death of Calhoun woman
4/13/2012 7:35 AM By Lawrence Smith -Harrison Bureau
CLARKSBURG - Records show prior to the one filed against him recently, a State Trooper was also named as a co-defendant in another civil rights suit involving a Calhoun County woman 16 years ago.

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