Blake, involving the adoption of an infant born with cocaine in her system in West Virginia. It describes the dispute arising between the child's guardian ad litem (GAL) and the child welfare agency due to the agency's placing of the child in the foster home of a same-sex couple. The...
West Virginia's history has been profoundly affected by its mountainous terrain, numerous and vast river valleys, and rich natural resources. These were all factors driving its economy and the lifestyles of its residents, who tended to live in many small, relatively isolated communities in the mou...
Please Note: West Virginia Section 31-2-17 imposes restrictions on Railroad Scrap Metal that are separate from the rest of the Scrap Metal statutes; it is included at the end of the summary. Materials Covered and Other Definitions "Scrap Metal" means any nonferrous metal of any kind, a cata...
The article discusses a court case wherein a West Virginia federal court ruled that the consumer protection laws of West Virginia are not preempted by the National Bank Act. In Smith versus BAC Home Loans Servicing, the plaintiff Marion Smith claimed that BAC foreclosed her home even though ...