Orders
This page collects all recent Panel Orders and all Administrative Orders. Panel Orders are those entered by a circuit judge sitting as a member of the Mass Litigation Panel. Administrative Orders are those entered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals. For each order, a description of the subject matter is provided as a reference, along with the type of order, the name of the judge or chief justice who signed the order, and the date it was signed. This list is provided as a reference guide only and is not intended to be a substitute for the content of the orders themselves. Orders are listed in reverse chronological order.
Recent Panel Orders
For the convenience of the bench, the bar, circuit clerks and the general public, recent orders entered by the Panel will be made available below, in reverse chronological order according to the date the order was entered in the circuit clerk's office.
- Order Assigning Judges - University Commons Morgantown, Monongalia Co. Case No. 09-C-85, entered May 16, 2013.
- Order Assigning Judge - Mountain State University Litigation, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 12-C-9000, entered May 15, 2013.
- Notice and Order Regarding Mediation Dates - Mountain State University Litigation, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 12-C-9000, entered March 15, 2013.
- Notice of Settlement Hearing and Order - Float-Sink Litigation, Raleigh County Civil Action No. 11-C-5000000, entered March 11, 2013.
- Order Approving Proposed Plaintiff Fact Sheets with Amendments - Mountain State University Litigation, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 12-C-9000, entered March 1, 2013.
- Order Regarding Preiser Scientific's Motion to Suspend the Second Case Management Order and Trial Plan - Float-Sink Litigation, Raleigh County Civil Action No. 11-C-5000000, entered February 27, 2013.
- Second Case Management Order and Trial Plan - Float-Sink Litigation, Raleigh County Civil Action No. 11-C-5000000, entered February 19, 2013.
- Order Regarding Declaratory Judgment Action - Mountain State University Litigation, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 12-C-9000, entered February 15, 2013.
- Order Regarding E-Filing and Service Deadlines for Responses to Motions and Replies to Responses - Mountain State University Litigation, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 12-C-9000, entered February 12, 2013.
- Order Memorializing the Court's Rulings During the February 1, 2013 Status Conference - Mountain State University Litigation, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 12-C-9000, entered February 8, 2013.
Administrative Orders
For the convenience of the bench, the bar, circuit clerks and the general public, Administrative Orders entered by the Chief Justice related to the activities of the Mass Litigation Panel will be made available below, in reverse chronological order according to the date the order was entered.
- Motion to Refer to the Mass Litigation Panel the Proceeding Styled University Commons Riverside, etc. v. University Commons Morgantown, Monongalia Co. Case No. 09-C-85, entered May 3, 2013.
- Appointment of the Honorable David W. Hummel, Jr. to the Mass Litigation Panel, entered March 12, 2013.
- Administrative Order Transferring Kimberly H. O'Toole, PH.D. v. Mountain State University, etc. to the Regular Docket of Circuit Court of Kanawha County - Mountain State University Litigation, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 12-C-9000, entered February 11, 2013.
- Court's Motion to Refer Civil Actions Regarding Mountain State University, Inc. to the Mass Litigation Panel - entered December 6, 2012.
- Administrative Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for Referral to the Mass Litigation Panel, Kimber Lee Daniels v. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., et al., Mingo County Civil Action No. 11-C-244 - entered June 14, 2012.
- Administrative Order Re: Appointments to the Mass Litigation Panel - entered June 5, 2012.
- Administrative Order Re: Motion to Refer to the Mass Litigation Panel - Marshall County Cases - entered March 15, 2012.
- Administrative Order Re: Recall of The Honorable Arthur M. Recht - to active service to continue presiding in the Tobacco Litigation, etc., entered January 12, 2012.
- Administrative Order Re: Tobacco Litigation Individual Personal Injury Cases - Pool of jurors to be selected from Brooke, Ohio and Marshall Counties, Ohio County Civil Action No. 00-C-5000, entered October 5, 2011.
- Administrative Order Re: Appointments to the Mass Litigation Panel - entered June 29, 2011.
- Administrative Order Denying Motion to Refer Anderson, 09-C-220 and Moore 10-C-145 to the Mass Litigation Panel, entered March 16, 2011.
- Administrative Order Amending Order of Nov. 23, 2010 to authorize the Mass Litigation Panel to transfer and join with the existing Mass Litigation any similar or related actions subsequently filed in any circuit court, Kanawha County Civil Action No. 10-C-1109, entered January 19, 2011.
- Administrative Order Granting Motion to Refer Proceeding Styled Jeffrey Blount v. Arkema, Inc., et al. Kanawha County Civil Action No. 10-C-1109, Along with other cases identified herein, entered November 23, 2010.
- Amended Administrative Order Granting Motion to Refer Proceeding Styled Shirley Lynn Stanley, et al. v. Rawl Sales & Processing, et al.Mingo County Civil Action No. 08-C-69, Along with other cases identified herein, entered April 28, 2010.
- Administrative Order Re: Approval of Amendment to West Virginia Trial Court Rule 26.08 - Relating to the presiding judges authority to supervise jury selection process, entered April 15, 2010.
- Administrative Order Granting Motion to Refer Proceeding Styled Shirley Lynn Stanley, et al. v. Rawl Sales & Processing, et al., Mingo County Civil Action No. 08-C-69, Along with other cases identified herein, entered March 31, 2010.
- Administrative Order Re: Provisional Approval and Request for Public Comment Proposed Amendment to West Virginia Trial Court Rules (Entered March 11, 2010)
- Administrative Order Denying Motion to Refer Proceedings Styled Melissa Lester v. Alpha Natural Resources Services, et al., Mingo County Civil Action No. 09-C-311, entered March 4, 2010.
- Administrative Order Re: Duties Under Chapter 52 Article 1 of the West Virginia Code in the Matter of in Re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases), Ohio County Civil Action No. 00-C-5000, entered January 22, 210.
- Administrative Order Denying Motion to Refer to the Mass Litigation Panel The Proceedings Styled Richard D. Abbott, et al. v. Earth Support Services D/B/A Micon, Inc., et al., ( Wyoming County Civil Action No. 08-C-138), entered December 4, 2009.
- Administrative Order Re: Appointments to the Mass Litigation Panel (Entered June 30, 2009). Following an amendment to Trial Court Rule 26.02 that expanded the number of Panel judges from six to seven, re-appointing Judges Stephens and Hoke, and appointing Judge Evans to the Panel.
- Administrative Order Granting Motion to Refer Three Asbestos FELA Cases to the Panel, and ordering that all pending and subsequently filed Asbestos FELA cases are transferred to the Circuit Court of Kanawha County (Entered April 29, 2009)
- Administrative Order Granting Motion to Refer Certain Digitek® Cases To the Mass Litigation Panel (Entered September 18, 2008)
- Reassigning Flood Damage Litigation Previously Referred to the Mass Litigation Panel (Entered September 17, 2008)
Other Orders
As time permits, orders related to certain types of matters pending before the panel will be scanned and posted for the convenience of the judiciary, the bar, circuit clerks, and other interested parties. Orders in the following case groups are available:
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