Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 2018

57 opinions

Bill J. CROUCH, in his capacity as Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Eric GILLISPIE, Administrator of the Estate of Raynna Rea Boggs, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2018-01-31
ST. MARYS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., and Pallottine Health Services, Inc., Petitioners v. STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., and Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General, Respondents and Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General, Petitioner v. Steel of West Virginia, Inc., Respondent 2018-01-31
ALAN ENTERPRIZES LLC, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner, v. MACS CONVENIENCE STORES LLC, d/b/a Circle K; Joyce Sammon; and Louis Diab, Defendants Below, Respondents. 2018-02-07
Patricia S. REED, Commissioner, West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Joseph D. POMPEO, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2018-02-08
IN RE: J. P., E. P., and S. P. 2018-02-14
IN RE J. G., II 2018-02-15
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Timothy M. SIRK, a Member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2018-02-15
HAMPDEN COAL, LLC, and Oliver Hunt, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Michael R. VARNEY, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2018-02-16
IN RE K.E. & K.E. 2018-02-20
Gloria COWGER, Petitioner v. Dennis COWGER, Respondent 2018-02-28
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Amber Lee RICHARDSON, Petitioner 2018-03-07
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. SOUTHLAND PROPERTIES, LLC, Petitioner v. Honorable David R. JANES, Judge of the Circuit Court of Marion County; Kenneth G. Jones, Jr.; and G. Russell Rollyson, Jr., Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands for Marion County, West Virginia, Respondents 2018-03-09
R.S. MUTTER, Warden, Stevens Correctional Center, Petitioner, v. Bobby ROSS, Respondent. 2018-03-12
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant Below, Petitioner, v. Ricky A. DOLLY, Plaintiff Below, Respondent. 2018-03-12
VERIZON SERVICES CORP., Petitioner Below, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF REVIEW OF WORKFORCE WEST VIRGINIA; Jack Canfield, Chairman, Leslie R. Facemeyer, Member, and Gino Colombo, Member; Russell L. Fry, Executive Director of Workforce West Virginia; and Jason E. Allman, et al., Claimants, Respondents Below, Respondents. 2018-03-13
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. JEDEDIAH C., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2018-03-14
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Benjamin F. WHITE, a member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2018-03-15
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Carter Perry KING, Petitioner 2018-04-05
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Michael Keith ALLMAN, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2018-04-05
Clifford BELCHER and Rachel Belcher, Individually and as Next Friends or Parents of Minor J.A.B., et al., Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. DYNAMIC ENERGY, INC., and Mechel Bluestone, Inc., Defendants Below, Respondents and Dynamic Energy, Inc., and Mechel Bluestone, Inc., Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Clifford Belcher and Rachel Belcher, Individually and as Next Friends or Parents of Minor J.A.B., et al., Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2018-04-05
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Frank Gene THOMPSON, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2018-04-05
BRICKSTREET MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent 2018-04-05
Terri SMITH and Kenneth Smith, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. Robert Todd GEBHARDT, Michael Coyne, and Triple S&D, Inc., Defendants Below, Respondents 2018-04-06
Daniel W. MILLER and The City of Parkersburg, Defendants Below, Petitioners, v. Kevin ALLMAN, Plaintiff Below, Respondent. 2018-04-06
Arthur L. CONKEY, Jr., and Jo Carol Conkey, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. SLEEPY CREEK FOREST OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2018-04-11
MCELROY COAL COMPANY, Petitioner v. Michael SCHOENE and Patricia Schoene, Respondents 2018-04-12
TRI-STATE PETROLEUM CORP., a West Virginia corporation; EJC Legacy, Inc., a West Virginia corporation; Interstate Service Stations Holdings, Inc., a West Virginia corporation; Convenience Realty, LP, a West Virginia limited partnership; Colleen C. McGlinn, an individual; Edward J. Coyne II, an individual; Erin C. Merrick, an individual; and Sheila C. Romanek, an individual, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Kevin P. COYNE, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2018-04-12
Carlos D. SILVETI, Claimant Below, Petitioner v. OHIO VALLEY NURSING HOME, INC., Employer Below, Respondent 2018-04-13
Pat REED, Commissioner of The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Respondent Below, Petitioner, v. Brian A. BOLEY, Petitioner Below, Respondent. 2018-04-26
Julian S. ARCHULETA, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. US LIENS, LLC, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2018-04-26
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Donald P. COOKMAN, Petitioner 2018-04-27
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CO. INC., Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. Dale W. STEAGER, State Tax Commissioner of West Virginia, Respondent Below, Respondent 2018-05-01
Dennis R. RICHARDS, Jr., Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Andrew WALKER, individually and in his capacity as Chief of Police of the Town of Grantsville Police Department; and Town of Grantsville, Defendants Below, Respondents 2018-05-09
IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF K.W., M.W., and A.W. 2018-05-10
Michaelin Brooke HALL, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Lona Sue HALL, Robert Eugene Hall, Loretta Hall (aka Loretta Jenkins), and Samantha Hazelwood, Defendants Below, Respondents 2018-05-11
Kimmy MCNAIR and Larry McNair, Petitioners v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated; and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Incorporated, Respondents 2018-05-11
J.C., a Minor BY AND THROUGH his Mother and Next Friend, MICHELLE C., and I.H., a Minor by and through her Mother and Next Friend, Angela H., Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. PFIZER, INC., Roerig, a Division of Pfizer, Inc., and Greenstone, LLC f/k/a Greenstone, Ltd., Defendants Below, Respondents 2018-05-15
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Cortez L. BAREFIELD, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2018-05-17
L&D INVESTMENTS, INC., a West Virginia Corporation; Richard Snowden Andrews, Jr.; Marion A. Young Trust; and Charles A. Young, David L. Young, and Lavinia Young Davis, Successors of Marion A. Young Trust, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. MIKE ROSS, INC., and Antero Resources Corporation, Defendants Below, Respondents and Robert Hitzelberger, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Mike Ross, Inc., Defendant Below, Respondent and L&D Investments, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation; Richard Snowden Andrews, Jr.; Marion A. Young Trust; Charles A. Young, David L. Young, and Lavinia Young Davis, Successors of Marion A. Young Trust, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2018-05-22
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Amalgamated Bank as Trustee for the Longview Collective Investment Funds, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Derivatively on Behalf of Massey Energy Company, Philip R. Arlia, and Brian Lynch, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners, v. Don L. BLANKENSHIP; Baxter F. Phillips, Jr.; Dan R. Moore; E. Gordon Gee; Richard M. Gabrys; James B. Crawford; Bobby R. Inman; Robert H. Foglesong; Stanley C. Suboleski; J. Christopher Adkins; Jeffrey M. Jarosinski; M. Shane Harvey; and Mark A. Clemens, Defendants Below, Respondents, and Massey Energy Company, a Delaware Corporation, Nominal Defendant Below, Respondent. 2018-05-25
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. H.S. and J.S., Petitioners v. The Honorable J.D. BEANE, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wood County; The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources; and T.B. and A.C., Respondents 2018-05-30
ARCH COAL, INC., Employer Below, Petitioner v. JIMMIE LEMON, Claimant Below, Respondent 2018-05-30
AMFM LLC; Commercial Holdings, LLC ; Integrated Commercial Enterprises, Inc; Manzanita Holdings, LLC; Lifetree, LLC; Wineberry, LLC ; Hillcrest Health Care Center, LLC, d/b/a Hillcrest Health Care Center; Tammy Fortney; and Matthew Poorman, Petitioners v. Kimberly SHANKLIN, ON BEHALF OF the ESTATE OF Lena NELSON, Respondent 2018-05-30
Jill C. BARBER, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. CAMDEN CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP., Defendant Below, Respondent 2018-05-31
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Glen Earnest BLACKA, Petitioner 2018-06-01
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. Scott R. SMITH, Prosecuting Attorney, Petitioner v. The Honorable David J. SIMS, Judge of the Circuit Court of Ohio County; and Dallas Michael Acoff, Respondents 2018-06-04
IN RE I.M.K. 2018-06-04
Louise MORAN, Dependent of William Moran (Deceased), Claimant Below, Petitioner v. ROSCITI CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC, Respondent Below, Respondent 2018-06-04
IN RE: Petition for REINSTATEMENT OF L. Dante DITRAPANO 2018-06-05
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. David S. HART, a Member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2018-06-05
The WEST VIRGINIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BOARD, a public body corporate, and the West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board, a public agency, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. The VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant Below, Respondent 2018-06-05
Edward REED, Petitioner v. EXEL LOGISTICS, INC., Respondent 2018-06-06
Eric BURKE, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. WETZEL COUNTY COMMISSION and Scott Lemley, Individually and as Wetzel County Assessor, Defendants Below, Respondent 2018-06-06
Allen V. MCINARNAY and Arlene S. McInarnay, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Peggy T. HALL, Frank Hall, Russell Testerman, Jr., Isaac River Testerman, and Cecilia Lee Testerman, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2018-06-12
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. C. H. and S. H., Foster Parents of J. L., Jr., Petitioners, v. The Honorable Laura V. FAIRCLOTH, Judge Of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, A. M., J. L., AND M. V., Respondents. 2018-07-06
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. Donald L. BLANKENSHIP and The Constitution Party of West Virginia, Petitioners v. Mac WARNER, in His Official Capacity as West Virginia Secretary of State, Respondent 2018-10-05
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. Margaret L. WORKMAN, Petitioner v. Mitch CARMICHAEL, as President of the Senate; Donna J. Boley, as President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Ryan Ferns, as Senate Majority Leader, Lee Cassis, Clerk of the Senate ; and the West Virginia Senate, Respondents 2018-10-11