Sean McGinley – DiTrapano Barrett DiPiero McGinley & Simmons, PLLC

A Class Action Complaint was filed against Mountain State University, Inc. in Charleston, West Virginia on July 11, 2012. Mountain State University is a private, for profit university head-quartered in Beckley, West Virginia,…more

On June 27, 2012 an Amended Class Action Complaint was filed by two coal miners who worked for and were laid off by Alpha Natural Resources affiliated companies. The Amended Class Action Complaint alleges Alpha Natural…more

Massey Energy Company and Alpha Natural Resources entered into a merger agreement. Massey shareholders sued Massey and its Board in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, seeking to enjoin the sale and alleging…more

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued an Order denying Massey shareholders' request for a Preliminary Injunction to challenge the merger of Massey and Alpha Natural Resources. The parties had also sought to seal the…more

National Public Radio (NPR) and the Charleston Gazette filed this Opposition to a Motion to Seal the Record in a case brought by shareholders of Massey Energy Company seeking to block the sale of Massey to Alpha Natural…more

The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit addressed an appeal (under CAFA) of a remand order by the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. In affirming remand, the Fourth Circuit denied…more

In November of 2010, the Charleston Gazette newspaper filed suit in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia against Col. Timothy Pack, the Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police. The lawsuit followed the…more

On March 15, 2011, the Circuit Court of Boone County, West Virginia entered an Order denying Defendant Rite Aid of West Virginia, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss the State's Amended Complaint. The State's Amended Complaint alleges…more