Katherine Bowman Twyman v. Sally G. Jackson, Family Court Judge, et al.
Case Number: 33005
Petitioner appeals from the circuit court's order denying her petition for a writ of prohibition seeking to prohibit the effect of orders entered by the family court in a domestic violence proceeding brought against petitioner by her minor son. Petitioner also seeks to reverse the findings made by the circuit...
Defendant appeals the transfer of his case to adult status and his ensuing convictions on two counts of manslaughter and one count each of first degree robbery, burglary, and conspiracy to commit burglary. Defendant seeks a reversal and a remand for a new trial.
Petitioner presents the certified questions from the circuit court as follows: QUESTION NO. 1: What portion, if any, of a lump sum Workers' Compensation permanent total disability award is considered a marital asset? COURT'S RESPONSE: The Court FINDS that any portion of a lump sum Workers' Compensation permanent total disability...
Kevin Ray Middleton appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian and one count of first degree sexual abuse.
WVDHHR appeals circuit court order denying DHHR's Motion to Remove Guardian ad Litem for failure to breach confidentiality of a child client and holding that a Guardian ad Litem owes a duty of confidentiality to children when such confidentiality is not in the children's best interest.
Frederico Hatcher appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction habeas corpus. He was previously convicted of felony murder without a recommendation of mercy.
Tax Commissioner of the State of W. Va. v. MBNA America Bank, N.A.
Case Number: 33049
Appellant, MBNA America Bank (hereinafter “Bank”) is a Delaware financial organization whose principal business is issuing and servicing Visa and MasterCard credit cards. The Bank solicits, issues and services credit cards to people with West Virginia addresses. The taxes at issue are computed by taxing the portion of income attributable...
Larry D. Elmore, Adm. v. Triad Hospitals, Inc., et al.
Case Number: 33006
Plaintiff Larry D. Elmore appeals the circuit court's order dismissing without prejudice defendant John M. Johnson, D.O. from a medical malpractice case. The court found that plaintiff failed to comply with the MPLA's pre-suit notice of claim requirements.
