Woman must stop complaining about noise of Norfolk Southern rail yard
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has entered a settlement that says a Charleston woman will stop calling Norfolk Southern Railway Company to complain about the noise of its rail yard. U.S. District Judge...
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CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin has ordered a dispute between the co-founder of CCV Software and the founder of Journey Education Marketing be sent arbitration. Catherine Chandler was...
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Judge Goodwin rejects settlement in alleged rape case, sets trial date
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Teachers and administrators at a now-closed Fayette County high school may have to answer how they allegedly enabled one of their students to be raped. U.S. District Judge Joseph...
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Fourth Circuit overrules Goodwin, affirms $2.7M arbitration award
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal appeals court has upheld a more than $2.7 million arbitration award against Detherage Coal Sales. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on March 21 to reverse a...
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Unreachable plaintiff has lawsuit against Consol tossed
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Consol Energy and subsidiary Amvest West Virginia Coal have won a lawsuit brought by a man who now can’t be contacted. On May 3, U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, of the...
View ArticleJudge: Arbitration case presents ‘exceptional circumstances’ for abstention
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ruled he does not have jurisdiction over home warranty company’s attempt to force an unsatisfied customer into arbitration. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin on June...
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Judge Goodwin: Penn Line too late to remove case
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Two years after it was originally filed there, a wrongful death lawsuit against Penn Line Corporation is being sent back to Kanawha County Circuit Court for a second time. On June...
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Jurors reach $2M verdict in MDL’s first vaginal mesh trial
The Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston CHARLESTON – A jury in Charleston federal court on Aug. 15 awarded a Georgia woman and her husband $1.75 million in punitive damages after the first...
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Goodwin rules for Johnson & Johnson in mesh MDL trial
CHARLESTON — A federal judge granted judgment to Johnson & Johnson in the first multridistrict litigation case over alleged transvaginal mesh injuries. Goodwin District Judge Joseph Goodwin on...
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Mesh litigation on the rise, Hellhole report says
CHARLESTON – Aside from asbestos claims, mesh litigation has become the largest mass tort and is centered in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, according to the latest...
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