Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 2015

69 opinions

LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. April D. CONNER, Respondent 2015-02-05
Jennifer MOORE, Claimant Below, Petitioner v. K-MART CORPORATION, Employer Below, Respondent 2015-02-05
LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. Michael HOLDEN, Respondent Below, Respondent 2015-02-05
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Ronald S. ROSSI, A Member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2015-02-05
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitioners v. The Honorable Warren R. McGRAW, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County, West Virginia; and Wyoming County, West Virginia, Respondents 2015-02-05
CITYNET, LLC, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Ray TONEY, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2015-02-06
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Kerry A. NESSEL, Respondent 2015-02-06
David RAGONESE, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. RACING CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA, d/b/a Mardi Gras Casino and Resort, a West Virginia Corporation, Defendant Below, Respondent 2015-02-12
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Dr. Todd TALLMAN, M.D., Petitioner v. The Honorable Susan B. TUCKER, Judge of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County; Patricia M. Powell, as Executrix of the Estate of Robert L. Powell; and Patricia M. Powell, Individually, Respondents 2015-02-12
Daniel Allen WEATHERHOLT and Anita Denice Weatherholt, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Jeffrey Neal WEATHERHOLT, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2015-02-26
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. the WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION; David Cottrell, President; Mike Arbogast, Vice President; Gary Ray, Executive Director; Rick Jones, Member; Dan Erenrich, Member; Eddie Campbell, Member; Gregory Prudich, Member; Craig Lee Loy, Member; Greg Webb, Member; Robert Dunlevey, Member; Ronald Spencer, Member, Petitioners v. The Honorable David W. HUMMEL, Judge of the Circuit Court of Marshall County; Pamela F., Individually, and as Parent and Legal. Guardian of D.W., a Minor, Respondents 2015-02-26
Patricia S. REED, Commissioner, West Virginia Division Of Motor Vehicles Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. Jeffrey HILL, Respondent Below, Respondent 2015-02-27
In re C.M. and C.M. 2015-03-02
Jannell WILLIAMS, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth Williams, and Cheryl Rutledge, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Quentin Rutledge, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC., a Nebraska Corporation, Defendant Below, Respondent 2015-03-02
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. SAFEGUARD PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Petitioner v. The Honorable Miki THOMPSON, Judge of the Circuit Court of Mingo County, and Robin L. Hinkle, Respondents 2015-03-11
LEXON INSURANCE CO., Defendant Below, Petitioner v. COUNTY COUNCIL OF BERKELEY COUNTY, West Virginia, And Berkeley County Planning Commission, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2015-03-11
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Jason W. HOLSTEIN, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-03-13
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Jim RUBENSTEIN, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Petitioner v. The Honorable Louis H. BLOOM, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County; and Tracie Dennis, Respondents 2015-03-17
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. FORD MOTOR COMPANY; Jack Garrett Ford, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation; and Does 1-50 Inclusive, Petitioners v. The Honorable David W. NIBERT, Judge of the Circuit Court of Roane County; and Christie Siegel, individually and as Successor-In-Interest to the Estate of Jordan Siegel and Ashley Siegel, deceased; Marc Siegel, individually and as Successor-In-Interest to the Estate of Jordan Siegel and Ashley Siegel, deceased; Dawn Siegel, an individual; Erica Fox, an individual; Christopher Fox, an individual; Brooklyn Siegel, by and through her Guardian Marc Siegel; and Madison Owens, by and through her Guardian, Dawn Siegel, Respondents 2015-04-09
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Scott R. SMITH, Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, West Virginia, Petitioner v. Honorable David J. SIMS, Judge of the First Judicial Circuit, and J.Y., Respondents 2015-04-09
David BALLARD, Warden, Mount Olive Correctional Complex; and Jim Rubenstein, Commissioner, West Virginia Division of Corrections, Respondents Below, Petitioners v. Richard Lee HUNT, Jr., Petitioner Below, Respondent 2015-04-09
REBUILD AMERICA, INC. and REO America, Inc., Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Mark E. DAVIS and Tammy L. Davis, Plaintiffs Below; Mike Rutherford, Sheriff of Kanawha County and Vera McCormick, Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, Defendants Below; and Huntington National Bank, N.A., Intervenor Below, Respondents 2015-04-09
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. KEITH D., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-04-09
David BALLARD, Warden, ex rel. MOUNT OLIVE CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Patrick J. MECKLING, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2015-04-09
Carol Elaine WARREN, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Todd E. GARLAND, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2015-04-10
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Kenneth SEEN, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-04-10
Gary W. RICH and Law Office of Gary W. Rich, L.C., Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. Joseph SIMONI, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith, Lane & Taylor, P.C., Third-Party Defendant/Counter-Claimant Below, Respondent v. Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Third-Party Defendant/Counter-Claimant Below, Respondent v. Baron and Budd, P.C., Third-Party Defendant/Counter-Claimant Below, Respondent 2015-04-10
William FROHNAPFEL and Mary Lou Frohnapfel, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. ARCELORMITTAL USA LLC and ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC, Defendants Below, Respondents 2015-04-10
SHEENA H. for RUSSELL H., deceased, on behalf of the minor child, L.H., Petitioner v. AMFIRE, LLC., Respondent 2015-04-10
In re K.H. 2015-04-10
STATE of West Virginia, ex rel. J.C., a minor, by and through his Mother and Next Friend, MICHELLE C., et al. Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. The Honorable James P. MAZZONE, lead presiding judge, Zoloft Litigation, Mass Litigation Panel, and Pfizer, Inc., Roerig, Division of Pfizer, Inc., and Greenstone, LLC, Formerly Known as Greenstone, Ltd., Defendants Below, Respondents 2015-04-10
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. WEST VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC RETIREMENT BOARD, as Administrator of the West Virginia Employees Retirement System, Petitioner v. The Honorable David W. NIBERT, Judge of the Circuit Court of Mason County; and Michael Whalen, Respondents 2015-04-13
James R. FLEET, Jamila J. Fleet, and James Lampley, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. WEBBER SPRINGS OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2015-04-23
Patricia S. REED, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Jason L. THOMPSON, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2015-04-24
SCHUMACHER HOMES OF CIRCLE-VILLE, INC., a foreign corporation, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. John SPENCER and Carolyn Spencer, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2015-04-24
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS and Paul A. Mattox, Jr., Secretary/Commissioner of Highways, Petitioners Below, Petitioners v. Margaret Z. NEWTON, Respondent Below, Respondent 2015-05-13
Patricia S. REED, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. James PETTIT, Respondent Below, Respondent 2015-05-13
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. ENERGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA and John D. Sollon, Petitioners v. The Honorable John Lewis MARKS, Judge of the Circuit Court of Harrison County; Erin E. Gilmore; Erika L. Gilmore; and Ron R. Gilmore, Respondents 2015-05-13
David J. RIFFLE, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. Shirley I. RIFFLE (now Miller), Respondent Below, Respondent 2015-05-13
In re L.M. and L.S. 2015-05-13
Larry MYERS, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. OUTDOOR EXPRESS, INC., and Workforce West Virginia, Respondents Below, Respondents 2015-05-13
TUG VALLEY PHARMACY, LLC; B & K Pharmacies, Inc. d/b/a Family Pharmacy; Strosnider Drug Store, Inc. d/b/a Sav-Rite Pharmacy; and Dr. Diane Shafer Defendants Below, Petitioners v. ALL PLAINTIFFS BELOW IN MINGO COUNTY Civil Action Nos. 10-C-251, 11-C-332, 12-C-38, 10-C-252, 10-C-319, 12-C-39, 12-C-35, and 11-C-370, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2015-05-13
In re K.P., I.C., G.C., and I.C. 2015-05-15
Gary E. HAMMONS, Petitioner v. WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF the INSURANCE COMMISSIONER and A & R Transport, Inc., Respondents; and Clara L. Stinnett, Petitioner v. West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner and West Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondents 2015-05-20
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. Ralph A. LORENZETTI, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney of Jefferson County, Petitioner v. The Honorable David H. SANDERS, Judge of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, and Elizabeth A. Shanton, Respondents 2015-05-20
BPI, INC., Petitioner v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent 2015-05-20
MODULAR BUILDING CONSULTANTS OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC. and Billy Joe McLaughlin, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. POERIO, INC., Third-Party Defendant Below, Respondent 2015-05-21
HIGHLAND MINING COMPANY, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Defendant Below, Respondent 2015-05-21
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Rick BROCK, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-05-22
Patricia S. REED, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. Dustin HALL, Respondent Below, Respondent 2015-05-22
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. William B. MURRAY, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-05-22
D.B., D.B., Petitioners v. J.R., Respondent 2015-05-22
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Robert Lee LEWIS, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-05-29
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Timothy Paul SHAFER, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-06-03
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner, v. David S. HART, Respondent 2015-06-09
ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, INC. d/b/a Republic Energy, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, Petitioner v. CANOPIUS U.S. INSURANCE, INC. (f/k/a Omega U.S. Insurance, Inc.); RSUI Indemnity Company; National Casualty Company; and Scottsdale Insurance Company, Third-Party Defendants, Respondents 2015-06-09
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. HCR MANORCARE, LLC; HCR Manorcare, Inc.; MC Operations Investments, Inc.; HCRMC Operations, LLC; HCR Manorcare Operations II, LLC; HCR Manorcare Heartland, LLC; Manorcare, Inc; HCR Healthcare, LLC; HCR Manor Care Services, Inc.; Health Care and Retirement Corporation of America, LLC; Heartland Employment Services, LLC; Joseph Donchatz; John Does 1 Through 10; and Unidentified Entities 1 Through 10 (as to Heartland of Charleston), Petitioners v. The Honorable James C. STUCKY, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia; and Tom Hanna, individually, and on behalf of the Estate and wrongful death beneficiaries of Sharon Hanna, Respondents 2015-06-09
CONSTELLIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS RAVENSWOOD, LLC, and Melvin Lager, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Sharon GRIFFITH and Lou Ann Wall, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2015-06-10
STATE of West Virginia, ex rel. Michael W. PARKER, Prosecuting Attorney for Randolph County, West Virginia, Petitioner. v. The Honorable Thomas H. KEADLE, Judge Sitting by Special Assignment for the Circuit Court of Randolph County, West Virginia, and Derek S., Respondents 2015-06-10
Aaron BROWNING, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. David HICKMAN, Defendant Below, Respondent 2015-06-10
Patricia JONES (formerly Akers), Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, a corporation, d/b/a West Virginia Public Consolidated Retirement Board, Defendant Below, Respondent, and Judy Vannoy Akers, Defendant Below, Respondent Judy Vannoy Akers, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Patricia Jones (formerly Akers), Plaintiff Below, Respondent and West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System, a corporation, d/b/a West Virginia Public Consolidated Retirement Board, Defendant Below, Respondent 2015-06-10
Teri SNEBERGER, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Jerry MORRISON, d/b/a Jerry Morrison Construction, and James Phillips, Defendants Below, Respondents 2015-06-11
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Michael BLATT and Kim Blatt, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-06-16
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Darnell Carlton BOUIE, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2015-06-16
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent Below, Respondent v. Orville M. HUTTON, Petitioner Below, Petitioner 2015-06-16
Delilah STEPHENS, M.D., Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Charles RAKES, Personal Representative of the Estate of Gary Rakes, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2015-06-16
Charles J. EVANS and Cynthia B. Evans, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. UNITED BANK, INC., a West Virginia Corporation, Stan McQuade, Individually, Thelma McQuade, and d/b/a McQuade Appraisal Services, Defendants Below, Respondents 2015-06-16
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. John D. PERDUE, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants Below, Respondents 2015-06-16
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, a public corporation, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. WESTERN POCAHONTAS PROPERTIES, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership; WPP, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; and Beacon Resources, Inc., Respondents Below, Respondents 2015-06-17