STATE EX REL. AMERICAN ELEC. POWER v. NIBERT

No. 15-0819.

784 S.E.2d 713 (2016)

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.; American Electric Power Service Corporation; Ohio Power Company; and Doug Workman, Petitioners, v. Honorable David W. NIBERT, Judge of the Circuit Court of Mason County; Estate of Bobby Clary by Joy Clary, Administrator; Estate of Larry Laudermilt by Harriet Laudermilt, Administrator; Estate of Fred Parker by Nancy Parker, Administrator; Estate of James Stewart by Shawn Stewart, Administrator; Estate of Joan Wamsley by John Wamsley, Administrator; Estate of Judith Wright by Thomas Wright, Administrator; Robert Allen; Larry Angel; Joseph Ball; Paul Brammer; Robert Bruce; Ronald Campbell; Anthony Cardillo; David Carsey; James Chapman; Rick Clary; Gary Cooper; Charles Ehman; Robert Frazier; David Jones; Richard Lambe; Tonya Lavender; Harriett Laudermilt; Paul McDaniel; Tammy Mullens; Tracy Mullens; John Poff; Don Rees; Elton Ritchie; Wilbur Robinson; Michael Shaw; Roger Short; Iva Sisson; Carlos Stepp; Theron Swisher; Roy Taylor; Paul Thomas; Joan Wamsley; Sharen Wamsley; Steven Watson; Edmond Wright; Thomas Wright; Tiana Angel, by Tina Hudson, Mother and Next Friend; Tina Hudson; Joyce Barcus; Augustene Brammer; Kacey Burris; Cheryl Clary; Janet Rees; Diana Wright; Larry Angel, II; Terri Booth; Shawn Cardillo; Amy Edwards; Jesse Ehman; Melissa Hayes; Alexis Mullens; Elizabeth Pierce; Hanna Ramsburg; Darrin Reese; Christopher Shaw; John Sisson; Robert Sisson, Jr.; Karen Terry; Don Wamsley; Robin Wamsley; Jacob Watson; Jeremiah Watson; Terri Carsey; Suzanne Chapman; Dian McDaniel; Brenda Poff; Cheryl Shaw; Robert Sisson; Vicki Taylor; Karen Thomas; and Sheila Watson, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided February 10, 2016.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Loughry April 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ancil G. Ramey , James W. Turner , Jessica L. Wiley , Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Huntington, WV, for the Petitioners.

Christopher J. Regan , J. Zachary Zatezalo , Laura P. Pollard , Bordas & Bordas, PLLC, Wheeling, WV, L. David Duffield , Chad S. Lovejoy , Duffield, Lovejoy, Stemple & Boggs, PLLC, Huntington, WV, for the Respondents.


The petitioners herein, American Electric Power Co., Inc., et al. (collectively, "AEP"), request this Court to issue a writ of prohibition to prevent the enforcement of an order entered August 5, 2015, by the Circuit Court of Mason County. By that order, the circuit court denied AEP's motion to dismiss based upon forum non conveniens...

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