Court: Government agencies can charge ‘reasonable’ fees for finding records
CHARLESTON – Government agencies can now charge citizens an hourly fee for the time it takes them to find public documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act, according to a ruling by the...
View ArticleGazette files FOIA request lawsuit against Morrisey
CHARLESTON – The Charleston Gazette has filed a lawsuit seeking to have West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey turn over documents related to an ongoing case against a drug company. Morrisey...
View ArticleCompany sues Morrisey over FOIA request
CHARLESTON – A Maryland marketing company is accusing West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office of withholding requested public records. Morrisey AEGON Direct Marketing Services Inc.,...
View ArticleFormer nurse seeks attorneys fees, documents
MORGANTOWN – A former nurse who won a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against West Virginia University Board of Governors is now seeking attorneys fees and for the documents she was to receive after...
View ArticleWoman sues City of Hinton, officials for defamation
BECKLEY – A woman is suing the City of Hinton and two city officials after she claims they defamed her character by labeling her a troublemaker. Mayor Joseph Blankenship, City Attorney Richard Gunnoe...
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