Ohio Power and American Electric Power v. Pullman Power

This ease is before the Court upon the appeal of Ohio Power Co. (“Ohio Power”) and America Electric Power Service Corp. (“American Electric” and sometimes also referred to as “AEP”) from the circuit court’s order dismissing the Petitioners’ cross-claims against the Respondents, Pullman Power LLC (“Pullman Power”), Structural Group, Inc., 1 and Ershigs, Inc. (“Ershigs”). The circuit court ordered that the cross-claims be dismissed as a sanction for violating the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure and its scheduling order. The Petitioners argue that the circuit court erred in dismissing…