Monthly Archives: February 2006

Public hearings on Sago Mine tragedy set for May 2

CHARLESTON — Gov. Joe Manchin has announced that the public hearings on January’s Sago Mine Tragedy will be held Tuesday, May 2 on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. The hearings, which tentatively were scheduled for March … Read More »

News, State Government

Man sues contractor for faulty repairs to home

WHEELING – A man is suing a roofing and painting company after it improperly repaired the roof of his home. Harry L. Buch filed the suit this month in Ohio County. In the suit, filed by John Preston Bailey, Buch … Read More »

News, Ohio County

Kanawha woman blames Putnam General for slip, fall

WINFIELD – A Kanawha County woman has sued Putnam General Hospital claiming she slipped and fell on an ice removal substance in its parking lot.
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News, Personal Injury, Putnam County

Our lawsuit = Our money

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Taxpayer-funded arrogance sometimes knows no boundaries. So it’s about time that West Virginia checks-and-balances started erecting some around our state’s runaway Attorney General’s office. Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Questions arise over McGraw’s methods of handling settlement funds

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Darrell McGraw

CHARLESTON – A state senator says he thinks debate over how Attorney General Darrell McGraw doles out money from his office will end up at the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the state Chamber of Commerce says McGraw’s actions has cost the state up to $40 million. Read More »

News, State Government

Reel justice: W.Va. legal community talks movies

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Kent Carper

CHARLESTON – With the Academy Awards being handed out next week, it’s a perfect time to ask some local attorneys about their all-time favorite films focusing on their profession. Read More »

News

This just in: Kanawha County

Jan. 26 Anna Campbell vs. West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways and Ben Savilla, in his official and individual capacity PA-Kristina Thomas Whiteaker; J-Walker * Campbell says she has been a victim of sexual discrimination after being denied … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

This just in: Ohio County

Feb. 3 Worldwide Asset Management LLC vs. Lynn C. Clemont PA-James B. Atkins; J-Wilson * Clemont owes Worldwide Asset Management $15,548.22 plus $4,267.11 in interest on an unpaid account totaling a sum of $19,815.33. Worldwide Asset Management seeks compensation for … Read More »

News, Ohio County

This just in: Monongalia County

Feb. 15 Shirley Callis v. K-Mart Holdings Corporation J-Not yet assigned; PA-Thorn H. Thorn * Callis claims K-Mart failed to provide safe customer parking after she was robbed at gunpoint on Feb. 15, 2004. She is seeking $250,000 as punitive … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

This just in: Berkeley County

Feb. 13 Nationwide Insurance Co. vs. Marcia M. Riemenschneider and Kathleen Hayes PA – Paul Burns; J – Christopher Wilkes * Nationwide Insurance, as a subrogee of Ernest Durrette, claims Riemenschneider was driving a vehicle owned by Hayes when she … Read More »

News

This just in: Cabell County

Feb. 15 Kim Wolfe, Sheriff of Cabell County v. M.F.V.V., Inc., d/b/a Fifth Avenue Vision Center PA-David R. Tyson; J-John L. Cummings 06-C-103 * Wolfe is suing Fifth Avenue Vision Center for failure to pay property taxes. With the exception … Read More »

Cabell County, News

Supreme Court rejects Judge Matish’s simple math

CHARLESTON – Harrison County Circuit Judge James Matish found a simple way to calculate attorney’s fees in a civil rights case, but his simplicity did not satisfy the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The Court ruled Feb. 21 that … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Survey says West Virginia juries reflect state’s population

CHARLESTON – A survey of West Virginian jurors shows that the people who routinely render crucial courtroom decisions, as a whole closely reflect the state’s demographics. The Administrative Office of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals announced the findings … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Charleston woman sues Ford Credit over debt collection

CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman is suing Ford Motor Credit Company over what she perceived to be illegal debt collection on the company’s behalf. In a lawsuit filed in Kanawha Circuit Court on Jan. 27, Bernice Asbury lays out the … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Employees sue CSX for work-related Injuries

WHEELING – A group of employees of CSX Transportation, Inc., are suing CSX for multiple safety violations and for its negligence in operating a safe workplace after they received multiple serious work-related injuries and subsequent health disorders. The suit was … Read More »

News, Ohio County