WV Supreme Court Delays Ruling on $400 Million DuPont Class Action Appeal
According to this article by Ken Ward, Jr. in Thursday’s Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette, a decision in DuPont’s appeal of a $400 million verdict in a medical monitoring class action is one of two...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court Sets Argument in Massey Rehearing, But Caperton Corporations...
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has scheduled arguments in Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. for September 8 at 2 p.m. But according to the corporate appellees, there isn’t any need for...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court Orders Massey Bond of $55 Million, But Denies Motion to...
In advance of tomorrow’s argument in Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has granted the Caperton corporations’ motion require Massey to post an appeal...
View ArticleRecap of WV Supreme Court Argument in Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Company
I intended to write earlier about Tuesday’s argument before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., which I watched on the Court’s webcast, but better late...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court Unveils Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure
Yesterday I attended a presentation by Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Clerk Rory Perry, II on the court’s revised Rules of Appellate Procedure, which were released for public comment. The...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court: Speak Up During Oral Argument If You Disagree with Opposing...
In March, the Supreme Court of Appeals issued its decision in Perrine v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., 2010 WL 1170661 (W. Va., March 26, 2010), which, among other things, reduced the punitive...
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WV Supreme Court Justice Recuses from Medical Malpractice Appeal
Last week, I wrote about Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Menis Ketchum’s refusal to recuse himself from MacDonald v. City Hospital, Inc., an appeal regarding the constitutionality of damages caps in a...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court Approves Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Chief Justice Robin Davis announced yesterday that the Court has issued its final version of the Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure Here is a press release...
View ArticleRevised Rules of Appellate Procedure in Effect at WV Supreme Court
Yesterday was the first day for arguments before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia under the Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure that went into effect on December 1, 2010. The revised...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court Provides Additional Information Online, Will Address Scope...
In my post from a couple of weeks ago about the implementation of the Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure at the Supreme Court of Appeals, I neglected to mention a couple of other changes. First,...
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