In many ways, 1974 was a watershed year for the West Virginia Supreme Court. In November of that year, voters ratified the Judicial Reorganization Amendment--a sweeping, top-to-bottom revision of West Virginia’s judicial system that took effect on January 1, 1976...

The Court released six memorandum decisions this week, all in the area of Workmen's Compensation.

The Court is on its summer recess but may take action from time-to-time. We'll update as news becomes available.

Justice Alito has authored the Court's opinion , affirming the decision below, meaning that Hobby Lobby does not have to provide insurance covering the forms of birth control to which it objects or pay fines under the ACA. Whether this...

One of only two undecided cases left on the United States Supreme Court docket this year is Burwell v. Hobby Lobby , No. 13-354. The case has been anticipated since the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") became law in 2010 and...

Today the Court issued about fifty memorandum decisions in cases from this past term. The overwhelming majority were decisions in individual workers compensation matters. One felony case criminal case was also released along with a few other miscellaneous matters.

The Supreme Court issued several opinions this term dealing with insurance law issues. Two of the cases previewed by our blog addressed coverage issues. The first of these was State ex rel. North River Insurance Company v. Chafin , a...