July 21, 2022
A former coal mine site landowner's appearance on a docket sheet is "nominal" and doesn't mean lawyers suing a state agency have a conflict of interest, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Wednesday.
June 13, 2022
West Virginia's environmental regulator is seeking to disqualify attorneys for a redevelopment company that is accusing the agency of botching reclamation efforts at a former coal mine site, alleging the attorneys' simultaneous representation of the site owner means they are effectively suing their own client.
March 16, 2021
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection wants out of a suit claiming it mismanaged reclamation efforts at former coal mine sites in the state now owned by developers, saying the companies haven't exhausted alternate methods for relief.