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Jackie Lee Spencer (left) and John Carr III | Courtesy photo CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has refused a request for a writ of mandamus by the Diocese in the case in which two 78-year-old men who say they were switched at birth by staff at a Catholic hospital. The court issued its order June 14 after the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston had petitioned the court. The vote was 3-2. Chief Justice Evan Jenkins and Justice Tim Armstead voted in the minority, saying they would issue a rule to show cause. Following the Supreme Court order, Monongalia Circuit Judge Phillip Gaujot issued a scheduling order July 20 that lists deadlines for attorneys, including a pretrial conference scheduled for April 12, 2022. ....
For The Inter-Mountain Photo Courtesy of W.Va. Legislative Photography State Sen. Robert Karnes, R-Randolph, wears a mesh mask during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting last month. CHARLESTON State Sen. Robert Karnes, R-Randolph, resigned abruptly from all Senate committees Tuesday. The resignation was first announced at the end of Tuesday’s state Senate floor session by Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley. Karnes was also absent from Tuesday’s floor session. According to the letter submitted by Karnes to Blair, he resigned from all his committees due to a business project that will take up most of his time. “I recently took on a large project in my company and it will require a considerable amount of time over the next several weeks to get the project properly launched,” Karnes said. “As a result, my ability to fully participate in committee meetings and deliberations will be significantly impacted.” ....
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Jackie Lee Spencer (left) and John Carr III | Courtesy photo MORGANTOWN – A circuit judge has denied the Catholic Church’s motion to dismiss a case in which two 78-year-old men who say they were switched at birth by staff at a Catholic hospital. John William Carr III and Jackie Lee Spencer originally filed their lawsuit June 5 against the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in Monongalia Circuit Court. Joining them as plaintiffs are wives Bonnie Lynn Carr and Phyllis Ann Spencer as well as adopted son Zackery Stealth Carr. On March 1, Monongalia Circuit Judge Phillip Gaujot issued his order denying the Motion to Dismiss filed last July. The Diocese alleged, among other things, the statute of limitations had expired in the case. ....
Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 Coal Mines in Monongah, West Virginia. November 13, 1909 – 259 miners are killed in a fire at the Cherry Mine in Cherry, Illinois. October 22, 1913 – An explosion kills 263 at the Stag Canon No. 2 coal mine in Dawson, New Mexico. June 8, 1917 – 163 miners are killed in a fire at the Granite Mountain Shaft Mine in Butte, Montana. January 10, 1940 – 91 miners are killed by an explosion at Pond Creek No. 1 in Bartley, West Virginia. ....