Berkeley County Judicial Center
Business Court Division
Suite 2100
380 W. South Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
304-267-3730 - Lorri Stotler, Administrative Assistant
304-264-1992 - Carol A. Miller, Business Court Executive Director
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The Business Court Division is governed by the rules set forth in Trial Court Rule 29.
The official orders and pleadings in the Business Court Division cases are on file in the clerk's office of the county of jurisdiction. The posted documents are digital copies provided for the convenience of users of this page.
Recent Orders of Significance
- Final Judgment Order - BB Land LLC and JB Exploration I LLC, vs.) Blackrock Enterprises LLC and Michael L. Benedum, 18-C-2
- Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment - Axiall Corporation and Westlake Chemical Corporation, vs.) National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., et al., 19-C-59.
- Final Judgment Order From Bench Trial- Markwest Liberty Midstream & Resources, L.L.C., vs.) J.F. Allen Company; Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infastructure, Inc,; Redstone International, Inc.; Civil & Envrionmental Consultants, Inc.; and Coastal Drillings East, LLC, 16-C-82
- Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint - Capital Wealth Advisors, Inc., vs.) Thomas Benyon, Benjamin Steiner, Martin Metodiev, and Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC, 20-C-209
- Order Granting Defendant WVEDA's Motion to Dismiss - Jefferson County Foundation, Inc., vs.) West Virginia Economic Development Authority, 20-C-332
- Order Denying Superheat's Motion for Summary Judgment - Covestro, LLC, Plaintiff vs.) Axiall Corporation, Alltranstek, LLC, and Rescar Companies, Dependants, 18-C-202
- Order Denying Covestros Motion for Summary Judgment - Covestro, LLC, Plaintiff vs.) Axiall Corporation, Alltranstek LLC, and Rescar Companies, Defendants, 18-C-202
- Order Granting AMBIT's Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment - American Bituminous Power Partners, LP, Plaintiff vs.) Horizon Ventures of West Virginia, Inc., Defendant, 18-C-130-MRN
- Order Denying Third-Party Def’s Motion to Dismiss MedTest’s First Amended Third-Party Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction - Highmark West Virginia, Inc., Plaintiff vs.) MedTest Laboratories, LLC, Defendant, 18-C-271-WDE
- Order Granting in Part, Motion for Summary Judgement of Defendant, Horizon Ventures of WV, Inc. - American Bituminous Power Partners, LP, Plaintiff vs.) Horizon Ventures of West Virginia, Inc., Defendant, 18-C-130-MRN
Division judges
The Honorable Michael D. Lorensen (Chairman), Judge of the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit (Term expires December 31, 2026)
The Honorable Christopher C. Wilkes, Senior Status Judge (Term expires December 31, 2024)
The Honorable Paul T. Farrell, Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Term expires December 31, 2023)
The Honorable H. Charles Carl, III, Judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit (Term expires December 31, 2022)
The Honorable Jennifer P. Dent, Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Term expires December 31, 2025)
The Honorable Shawn D. Nines, Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Term expires December 31, 2027)
The Honorable Maryclaire Akers, Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Term expires December 31, 2028)
