Opinion ID: 2506087
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: On appeal to this Court, the plaintiff contests two rulings made by the circuit court. Generally, when reviewing a circuit court's decision, we apply a three-part standard of review: In reviewing challenges to the findings and conclusions of the circuit court, we apply a two-prong deferential standard of review. We review the final order and the ultimate disposition under an abuse of discretion standard, and we review the circuit court's underlying factual findings under a clearly erroneous standard. Questions of law are subject to a de novo review. Syllabus Point 2, Walker v. West Virginia Ethics Comm'n, 201 W.Va. 108, 492 S.E.2d 167 (1997). As the various errors raised by the plaintiff concern different principles of law, multiple standards of review apply to our consideration of those issues. Therefore the specific standards of review will be applied below in our discussion of the plaintiff's arguments.