August 19th, 2020
Southern Environmental, Inc. vs. Bell
Case Number:
18-1124
A Pennsylvania man is critically injured in West Virginia. The employer unilaterally files a compensation claim in Pennsylvania. Has the employee "elected" to proceed exclusively under Pennsylvania law?
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August 18th, 2020
McKenzie vs. Servier
Case Number:
No. 19-0010
Is a punch in the face worth nothing? The Supreme Court reviews a $0 verdict in a battery case.
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August 14th, 2020
Roof Service of Bridgeport, Inc. vs. Trent
Case Number:
19-0200
The Supreme Court examines scope-of-employment in a case where a workman returned to the jobsite, after hours, with his employer's permission.
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August 10th, 2020
Horizon Ventures of West Virginia vs. American Bituminous Power Partners, Inc.
Case Number:
19-0171
A 30 year old contract. Two sophisticated companies. Was the court right in finding the contract unconscionable?
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August 10th, 2020
State ex rel. Credit Control, Inc. vs. Wilson
Case Number:
20-0045
Can a trial court order a second Rule 30(b) deposition? Can it order the witness to appear in West Virginia?
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August 7th, 2020
State ex rel. National Union Fire Insurance Company vs. Hummel
Case Number:
19-0978
This is a bad faith insurance case raising interesting choice-of-law issues. Where a claim is made for extracontractual damages, is an insured bound by the choice-of-law language contained in the policy?
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August 5th, 2020
State ex rel. Monster Tree Service vs. Cramer
Case Number:
20-0043
Issues of long arm jurisdiction and minimum contacts in a case involving training given by an out-of-state company to its franchisee working in West Virginia.
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July 31st, 2020
State ex rex. Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company vs. Kaufman
Case Number:
19-0955
This is a bad faith case raising issues involving (1) an adverse inference instruction and (2) a summary judgment on the issue of whether the insured substantially prevailed.
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July 29th, 2020
Vinson vs. Butcher
Case Number:
No. 19-0132
Respondent, Rosa Lee Butcher, alleges that officers from Petitioner, City of Clarksburg Police Department (CCPD), used excessive force during the booking process.
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