State v. Pinkerman — West Virginia affirms obstructing-officer conviction
Case State of West Virginia v. Michael Lane Pinkerman Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Justice Flanigan
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State v. Jarrett — West Virginia reverses release revocation based on probation officer’s added restrictions
Case State of West Virginia v. Jeremy Jarrett Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Justice Flanigan Date
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In re K.J., K.W., and M.W. — West Virginia high court reverses neglect adjudication and custody-rights termination
Case In Re K.J., K.W., and M.W. Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Justice Kirkpatrick Date Decided
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Prairie Island Indian Community — West Virginia must transfer ICWA case to tribal court
Case State of West Virginia ex rel. Prairie Island Indian Community v. The Honorable Kelly Gilmore Codispoti, Judge of the
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Katti D. v. Anthony H. — West Virginia court upholds denial of mother’s relocation request and custody reallocation
Case Katti D. v. Anthony H. Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Judge White Date Decided October
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State v. Cain — Justice concurs in part and dissents in part, arguing both firearm convictions should be reversed for insufficient admissible evidence
Case State of West Virginia v. Randy C. Cain Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Charles S.
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State v. Cain — Court reverses wanton-endangerment conviction on hearsay grounds but affirms firearm-use conviction; Justice Trump dissents from affirmance
Case State of West Virginia v. Randy C. Cain Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge TRUMP (elected
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Homesite Insurance Co. of Florida v. Zurich American Insurance Co. — Court affirms coverage for contractor’s negligent hiring claims under both auto and excess policies
Case Homesite Insurance Company of Florida v. Zurich American Insurance Company and J.F. Allen Company, Inc.; and Zurich American Insurance
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Homesite & Zurich v. J.F. Allen — Court affirms coverage for negligent-hiring claim arising from fatal truck accident
Case Homesite Insurance Company of Florida v. Zurich American Insurance Company and J.F. Allen Company, Inc.; and Zurich American Insurance
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Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Association — ICA of West Virginia holds HOA declaration unenforceable where property-description exhibit is missing from the record; dissent urges remand
Case Harvey Bellomy and Nancy Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Association, Inc. Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of West
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Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Ass’n — Court reverses HOA’s declaratory judgment, holds DCR unenforceable against property owners who took title without covenant language in their deeds
Case Harvey Bellomy and Nancy Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Association, Inc. Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of West
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Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Ass’n — Court of Appeals invalidates HOA declaration for missing property-description exhibit, over dissent urging remand
Case Harvey Bellomy and Nancy Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Association, Inc. Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of West
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Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Association — West Virginia appellate court reverses, holds HOA declaration unenforceable against lot buyers for lack of legally sufficient property description
Case Harvey Bellomy and Nancy Bellomy v. Falcon Ridge Unit Owners’ Association, Inc. Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of West
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Dye v. Farmers & Mechanics Mutual — Supreme Court affirms denial of homeowner’s insurance coverage for timber trespass under business exclusion
Case Andrea Dale Dye v. Farmers & Mechanics Mutual Insurance Company of West Virginia Court Supreme Court of Appeals of
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State v. Cain — West Virginia high court affirms firearm-use conviction but reverses wanton endangerment, finding key hearsay evidence inadmissible
Case State of West Virginia v. Randy C. Cain Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Titus (Patrick
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Clean & Clear Advantage v. W. Va. OHFLAC — ICA affirms dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies
Case Clean & Clear Advantage, LLC v. West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification Court
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In re M.G., S.G., and O.G. — West Virginia Supreme Court affirms termination of mother’s custodial and guardianship rights, orders correction of unsupported adjudicatory findings, and holds that W. Va. Code § 49-4-604(c)(6) permits partial termination of rights
Case In re M.G., S.G., and O.G. Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Titus (Patrick Morrisey, 2025)
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City of Weirton v. SWN Production Co. — West Virginia Supreme Court holds municipal zoning is not preempted by state oil and gas permitting authority
Case City of Weirton and City of Weirton Board of Zoning Appeals v. SWN Production Company, LLC; and SWN Production
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State v. Brendan W. — West Virginia high court reverses first-degree sexual abuse conviction because the jury was instructed on a charge never presented to the grand jury
Case State of West Virginia v. Brendan W. Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Titus (Patrick Morrisey,
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State v. Hendershot — West Virginia Supreme Court affirms second-degree murder conviction, upholding admission of prior domestic violence acts and expert testimony
Case State of West Virginia v. Rida Shahid Hendershot Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge Wooton (elected
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Beckley Water Co. v. PSC of West Virginia — Court affirms PSC ruling that disputed development site lies in “gray and overlapping” water service territory, giving future customers a choice of provider
Case Beckley Water Company v. Public Service Commission of West Virginia and City of Mount Hope Court Supreme Court of
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In re B.J. — West Virginia affirms termination of father’s parental rights based on unchanged circumstances following prior involuntary termination for another child
Case In re B.J., Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, No. 25-227 Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West
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In re F.B. — West Virginia Supreme Court vacates abuse-and-neglect adjudicatory order for failure to make required findings of fact
Case In re F.B. Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Judge BUNN (Jim Justice, 2022) Date Decided May
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Hopkins v. Sutphin — West Virginia Supreme Court affirms reinstatement of civil conspiracy claim against one defendant, vacates ICA’s reinstatement of claims against two others for lack of appellate jurisdiction
Case Ronald J. Hopkins, II, Rachel L. Abrams Hopkins, Sarah A. Abrams, and Langhorne Abrams v. Mary C. Sutphin Court