Ruby v. Insurance Com'n of West Virginia

Helen Ruby appeals the decision of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County finding that the termination of her employment with the Insurance Commission of West Virginia was caused by a reduction-in-force and not in retaliation for her testimony against the Insurance Commission in another unrelated matter. On appeal, Ms. Ruby argues that the record, by preponderating evidence, shows that her employment termination was retaliatory. Ms. Ruby specifically relies on a conversation between her and Thomas Trent, a lawyer for the Insurance Commission in the other unrelated matter, which was overheard by…