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RICHMOND, Virginia – In a rare move, a federal judge has certified an oil and gas royalties case as a class action without conducting a hearing about it.

CHARLESTON – Tax plans might be taking up most of the talk so far in the 2023 legislative session, but there are some legal reform issues that likely will draw focus from lawmakers.

HARRISVILLE – A Ritchie County jury has awarded the county’s Economic Development Authority nearly $1 million in damages in a trespassing case.

In 1866 Gideon Tucker, a lawyer and newspaper editor in New York, famously wrote, “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in s

CHARLESTON – National and statewide tort reform groups are praising West Virginia lawmakers for work on the COVID-19 immunity legislation that could be on the governor’s desk soon. “It is as critical as ever for West Virginia to pass a legislative solution to support health care providers, small businesses, and their employees who have been on the frontlines, responding to the pandemic, as they’re targeted with lawsuits” American Tort Reform Association President Tiger Joyce said. Joy...

The Minnesota Senate has voted on a resolution to end Governor Tim Walz emergency powers which have been in effect since March. | Pixabay CHARLESTON – A West Virginia group committed to protected the 7th Amendment right to jury trial says the state Senate’s COVID-19 immunity bill is too broad and could take away citizens’ rights. The West Virginia Consumer Protection Alliance also said Senate Bill 277 would “legalize COVID overreach and take away West Virginians...