This case will address the issue of when a defendant’s cross-claim for implied indemnity survives a good faith settlement by the party against whom such a cross-claim is directed. Depending upon how certain factual questions are resolved, it may also analyze the nature of, and timing requirements for, a cross-claim plaintiff’s burden to show that it was “fault free” before it may proceed in implied indemnity.

What will the Justices think of the $90,000,000 nursing home abuse verdict in Kanawha County? Challenges to the size of the verdict, the punitive damages and the verdict form have been made by the defendant below, ManorCare.

Do W.Va. Code §§ 46A-1-101, et seq. and 46A-6B-1, et seq. require an automobile insurer and/or the automotive repair shop it selects to repair a damaged vehicle to notify and obtain consent from the vehicle’s owner to repair the vehicle using recycled automotive parts?