Monthly Archives: October 2006

Law firm sues phone book publisher

CHARLESTON – A week after it was the other way around, a law firm is the plaintiff in an advertising lawsuit. Sammons, Olivero and Paraschos in Huntington claims Verizon Information Services did not fulfill a request to include the firm’s … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Attorney General settles two cases

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Attorney General Darrell McGraw

CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Darrell McGraw reached two settlements this month, one with a door-to-door seller of Craftmatic beds and another with a Minnesota debt purchaser.
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News, State Government, State Government

Woman says Christmas tree lit her up

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says she was electrocuted by a Christmas tree and is suing the store at which she purchased it. Mary Pritt filed the lawsuit Oct. 17 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Sears/KMart Incident Center because, … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Death should have been prevented, suit says

CHARLESTON – The administrator of the estate of a man who died after his appendix burst says his death was avoidable and is suing the doctors who treated him. Edna Mae Reynolds filed the suit Oct. 15 in Kanawha Circuit … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Satellite dish worker blown off roof, suit says

CHARLESTON – A Jackson County man says the electric shock caused by a faulty ground wire blew him off a customer’s roof as he worked on a satellite dish. Robert Starcher is suing his employer Skylink and the owners of … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Hospital sued over infant’s death

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Charleston Area Medical Center’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says Charleston Area Medical Center is to blame for the death of her daughter, who passed away soon after being born.
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Kanawha County, News

Court Street dangerous, suit says

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Charleston Town Center’s Court Street entrance

CHARLESTON – An Elkview woman says she broke both her legs as a result of the unsafe curb outside the Charleston Town Center Mall on Court St.
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Kanawha County, News

Blankenship’s impact on election unclear, expert says

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Blankenship

CHARLESTON – A top state political scientist says he has no idea what impact Don Blankenship’s efforts will have on the House of Delegates races in next week’s General Election.
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News

Kanawha school board goes to Supreme Court for more state aid

CHARLESTON – Kanawha County Board of Education members want the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to award them a bigger share of state school aid. They complain that their entire tax levy counts against them in the state aid … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Trial lawyer group attacks Roberts for filing suit

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Roberts

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has lashed out at state Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts after he filed a personal injury lawsuit related to an injury his daughter received.
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Kanawha County, News

Nationwide Insurance plaintiffs resist transfer to Roane County

CHARLESTON – Nationwide Mutual Insurance policyholders who sued the insurer in Jefferson and Marshall counties don’t want anyone settling their claims in Roane County. Five plaintiffs have asked the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to vacate an order of … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Broken sidewalk led to broken dentures, suit says

MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County woman says her fall on a broken sidewalk caused a nose bleed and broke her glasses and dentures. Joanne Hutchens is suing the City of Martinsburg and CSX Transportation over the alleged incident. She filed … Read More »

Berkeley County, News

Court to decide if jury cheated dead man’s sons

CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether prejudice in an Ohio County jury cheated a dead man’s sons out of a fair verdict. In February, jurors found Valley Radiology physician Mark Kenamond liable … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Wood County judgeship still open, disputes continue

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Walt Auvil

CHARLESTON – Carte Goodwin, legal counsel for Gov. Joe Manchin, says the circuit judge opening in Wood County should be filled soon.
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News, State Government

Parent sues over alleged accident at public pool

WAYNE – A Kenova woman says her son was injured at a public pool and is suing the City of Wayne over his injuries. Tammy Brown filed the lawsuit Oct. 10 in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleging that on Oct. 7, … Read More »

News, Wayne County