Monthly Archives: November 2007

Mrs. McCheese stays the course

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She says it’s not about the money.

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Arguments, Our View

Starcher proposes letting inmates out of jail

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Starcher

CHARLESTON – Justice Larry Starcher of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals would control escalating jail costs by letting inmates out of jail.
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News, State Supreme Court

Justices tell lawmakers to get to work on jail funding plan

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CHARLESTON – In unison, West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals shouted at West Virginia’s Legislature to wake up and get to work on finding a fair way to pay for regional jails.
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News, State Supreme Court

Putnam man says Wal-Mart botched oil changed, damaged truck

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CHARLESTON – A Putnam County man has filed a suit against the nation’s largest retailer after his vehicle was damaged when improper work was performed during an oil change.
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Kanawha County, News

Poca company says it was cut out of profits

WINFIELD – A Poca-based company says it has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after it was taken advantage of by a company whose products it distributes. Kanawha Scales and Systems Inc. filed a lawsuit Nov. 20 in Putnam Circuit … Read More »

News, Putnam County

Voting by phone OK for governing bodies, justices say

CHARLESTON – In a landmark decision on jails, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sidetracked to declare that governing bodies can permit voting by telephone. The Justices held that when Regional Jail Authority board chairman Dan Huck voted by … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Doctors’ failures resulted in metastatic prostate cancer, man says

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a medical malpractice suit against two doctors, claiming their failure to treat him properly resulted in the formation of metastatic prostate cancer. James L. Elkins filed a suit Nov. 14 in Kanawha … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Pittsburgh attorney files six asbestos against 105 companies

CHARLESTON – Pittsburgh attorney David Chervenick filed a class action asbestos lawsuit against 105 companies on behalf of six families. The suits, filed Nov. 13 in Kanawha Circuit Court, are on behalf of Ruben J. and Erma Birkhimer; Joyce Farley, … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

This Just In: Kanawha County

Nov. 14 Gerald George and Kelly George v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., A West Virginia Corporation PA – Richard D. Lindsay; J – Zakaib * Gerald George filed a medical malpractice suit against Charleston Area Medical Center, after he … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

This Just In: Monongalia County

Nov. 15 Nicholas J. Matthews v. McCoy 6 Apartments LLC P/A S. Sean Murphy Judge Russell M. Clawges, Jr. * Nicholas J. Matthews was injured while entering the Mountaineer Court apartment complex. The ramp to the entrance was covered with … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

This Just In: Ohio County

Nov. 5 David L. Delk vs. Michael Morgan and Property & Casualty Insurance Company PA- David Delk; J- Wilson * Morgan struck Delk’s vehicle on Aug. 4, 2007. Hartford’s representative stated they were solely at fault. Repairs totaled $8, 092.01. … Read More »

News, Ohio County

This Just In: Putnam County

Nov. 20 Kanawha Scales & Systems Inc. vs. Avery Weigh-Tronix Inc. PA-James M. Sturgeon Jr and Thomas H. Vanderford IV; J-Spaulding * Kanawha Scales says Weigh-Tronix wrongly stepped in and made Con-Way Transportation Services a national account, costing the company … Read More »

News, Putnam County

This Just In: Berkeley County

Nov. 14 Susquehanna Patriot Commercial Leasing Co. vs. William Miller PA – Christopher Moore; J – Christopher Wilkes * The plaintiff claimed Miller failed to pay monthly installments in accordance with a loan agreement, and a foreign judgment was entered … Read More »

Berkeley County, News

Inmate sues DOT after hurting hand moving steel beams

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CHARLESTON – An inmate at a state correctional facility filed a lawsuit against a state agency after his hand was crushed while moving steel beams for the state.
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Kanawha County, News

Woman sues CAMC, two doctors over husband’s death

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CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a medical malpractice suit on behalf of her late husband, who died at a local hospital.
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Kanawha County, News