Monthly Archives: February 2006

Company sues another after accident

WHEELING – A company is suing another company after the defendant’s truck driver struck the plaintiff’s parked truck. Werner Enterprises filed the suit this month in Ohio County. In the suit, Werner Enterprises claims that one of its employees was … Read More »

News, Ohio County

State Supreme Court visits WVU on March 1

MORGANTOWN – The state’s High Court is making its annual visit to West Virginia University in March to hear a trio of cases addressing wills and estates and the accountability of the state Department of Health and Human Resources. West … Read More »

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Man sues contracting company for faulty home construction

WHEELING – A man is suing Ohio Valley Builders for serious defects in the home which they constructed for him. Jonathan P. Lewis filed the suit this month in Ohio County. In the suit, Lewis claims that the home which … Read More »

News, Ohio County

Cabell man sues after fall in restaurant restroom

HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County man is suing O’Charley’s Restaurant after he slipped and fell on urine in the men’s bathroom. Robert Brumfield, in a case filed Feb. 13, alleges the employees and management of O’Charley’s are responsible for his … Read More »

Cabell County, News

Cabell woman sues after slip on water from commode

HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman is suing the Huntington Housing Authority after she slipped and fell on water that had overflowed out of a commode. In a suit filed Feb. 8, Wilma J. Akers claims the HHA negligently breached … Read More »

Cabell County, News

Doorman blames bar owner and patron for shooting

MARTINSBURG — A Berkeley County bouncer is suing the man who shot him in a bar as well as the bar’s owner, following an April 2005 incident at Champs Night Club in Martinsburg. In a lawsuit filed Feb. 14 in … Read More »

Berkeley County, News

Morgantown woman blames Kmart after she was robbed in parking lot

MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County woman claims she was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of a department store. On Feb. 15, 2004, Shirley Callis of Morgantown was standing in the parking lot of the Westover Kmart near the … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

Morgantown man blames rental company for fall from balcony

MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County man claims he fell when a friend’s balcony collapsed because the rental company failed to maintain the property. On Feb. 28, 2004, Aaron Brehove of Morgantown was visiting friends when he stepped onto their balcony … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

Let’s keep an eye on the governor’s next court nomination

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Steve Cohen

The public should watch closely the process in the state capital for replacing retiring Judge George W. Hill on the 4th Circuit Court bench in Wood and Wirt counties.
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Arguments, Their View

State Supreme Court announced Images of Freedom photo contest

CHARLESTON — Founded in 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Law Day Celebrates the American heritage of liberty, justice, and equality under the law. When President Eisenhower established Law Day, Americans were made more aware of our Constitution’s promise of … Read More »

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Woman demands justice in son’s ATV death

CHARLESTON – A Logan woman is suing the three previous owners of the land her son wrecked an all-terrain vehicle on in April 2005, causing his death. Tammy Conley’s 13-year-old son John Cody Conley was riding his four-wheeler in Logan … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Charleston man suing over on-the-job accident at Fayette County mine

CHARLESTON – A Charleston man involved in a May 2005 mining accident in Raleigh County is suing five companies after falling nearly 300 feet in a tractor. Jeffrey Allen Young claims that his accident at the Bridge Fork Surface Mine … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Woman claiming wrongful death in passing of nephew

CHARLESTON – A Hurricane woman is demanding retribution for what she believes is the wrongful death of her nephew, caused by a doctor at the Cross Lanes Internal Medicine Group. Nancy A. Austin, the executrix of the estate of William … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Injured flag man throws flag on Judy’s Trucking

CHARLESTON – A Charleston flag man who claims he was struck by a rolling dump truck is seeking justice against the owner and operator of the truck, as well as West Virginia Paving, Inc., after a June 2004 incident left … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Popcorn vendors suing Holiday Inn over fall

CHARLESTON – An Ohio couple is suing Holiday Inns, Inc., following a 2005 incident in which they claim the Holiday Inn on Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston failed to keep its sidewalk safe.
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Kanawha County, News