The West Virginia Supreme Court has revived a pair of lawsuits seeking damages from timber, mining and land companies for devastating 2001 floods. The court reinstated a 2006 jury verdict that improper logging practices allowed by two timberland owners helped cause severe floods that devastated the Mullens area in July 2001. The reversal frees about 500 residents to seek damages. The court held that a Raleigh County judge was wrong to overrule the jury and grant judgment in favor of the defendants.
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