Monthly Archives: January 2007

This Just In: Kanawha County

Jan. 16 Maribeth J. Hickman-Coleman v. the City of Charleston, West Virginia, and Jon W. Petry PA – Charles M. Johnstone, II; J – King * Hickman-Coleman filed a suit against the City of Charleston and a Charleston police officer, … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

This just in: Ohio County

Jan. 10 Clifford Dwane Bennett vs. Clarence William Taggart Jr. J- Wilson; PA- Jeffrey W. McCamic * Bennett and Taggart owned real estate as tenants in common. A partition of the land cannot be made, and Bennett wants to accept … Read More »

News, Ohio County

This just in: Monongalia County

Jan. 17 Nationwide Insurance Companies v. Candy Raye Harvey J-N/A; PA-Michael R. Cline * Nationwide claims Harvey negligently operated an automobile, causing a collision with its insured. The sum of $26,444.32 in property damages and bodily injuries were sustained and … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

This just in: Jefferson County

Jan. 12 Gak Inc. and Connie McKenzie’s Inc. dba Boss’ v. Allegheny Energy Service Corporation PA-Mark Jenkinson; J-Thomas Steptoe Jr. * Gak Inc. owned Boss’ restaurant, which was destroyed in a fire on Jan. 14, 2005. Gak is claiming Allegheny … Read More »

Jefferson County, News

This just in: Berkeley County

Jan. 3 Sharon E. Crook-Hanna vs. Joseph M. “Mike” Thompson, Mary J. Thompson, Robert Kerns, Kerns Hauling & Excavating LLC, Rick Mann and Marta E. Mann PA – Michael Scales; J – David Sanders * The plaintiff claims the defendants … Read More »

Berkeley County, News

Shelton honored to be Kanawha’s chief magistrate

CHARLESTON – Kanawha County has a new chief magistrate. Joe Shelton was appointed as chief magistrate Jan. 12, replacing Kim Aaron. Charles King, who is now the chief circuit court judge for Kanawha, appointed Shelton earlier this month. “I think … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Courage needed to fix our broken legal system

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Cohen

CHARLESTON — Just think: based upon comments by Delegate Carrie Webster (D-Kanawha), the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, she could potentially earn herself a nomination for the John F. Kennedy Foundation’s “Profiles In Courage” Award.
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Arguments, Their View

Group lists McGraw among nation’s worst AGs

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McGraw

CHARLESTON — State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has been singled out in a Competitive Enterprise Institute report ranking the nation’s worst AGs.
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News, State Government

Whittaker, City National exchange lawsuits

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Whittaker

CHARLESTON – Powerball winner Jack Whittaker and City National Bank have exchanged lawsuits in the past week. Read More »

Kanawha County, News

AG’s office helps consumers with credit reports

CHARLESTON — Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office has been driving a Credit Car around the state helping consumers obtain free copies of their credit reports.
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News, State Government

Kaufman gets ‘Wild’ at Glenwood Elementary

CHARLESTON — More judges are going back to school.
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Kanawha County, News

Woman sues seniors group after fall on bus

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against Kanawha Valley Senior Services after she fell on steps of a van used to transport senior citizens. Mae L. Hardman filed the suit Jan. 17, seeking compensation for her … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Woman sues Charleston police officer, city over accident

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman filed a suit against a Charleston police officer and the city after the officer ran a stop sign and hit her vehicle. Maribeth Hickman-Coleman filed the suit Jan. 16 in Kanawha Circuit Court against … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Recht throws out chunk of flood lawsuits

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Recht

BECKLEY – One sixth of the lawsuits from the flood of 2001 washed down the drain Jan. 18, when Ohio Circuit Judge Arthur Recht dismissed every claim from the Coal River watershed.
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News

Woman sues Big Lots for slip and fall

MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County woman is suing a national retail store after she injured herself slipping on the floor. Aline E. Valentin-Dunsmuir was a customer at Big Lots in Berkeley County in June 2005. While there she slipped and … Read More »

Berkeley County, News