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Two Logan women claim doctor sexually harassed them

CHARLESTON – Two Logan County women have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a doctor they worked for, claiming he inappropriately touched them and made sexually offensive comments and gestures toward them. Tiffany Compton and Shalee R. Meade filed a … Read More »

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Raleigh man sues CAMC, parking company for damage to vehicle

CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County man has filed a suit against a local hospital and parking system, after his vehicle was hit while in the parking facilities at the hospital. Paul E. Stover filed the suit Dec. 4 in Kanawha … Read More »

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Family files two suits: One for home fire, another for discrimination

CHARLESTON – A Charleston family has filed two separate suits against a local heating and cooling business, after their home caught on fire after a new heating unit was installed. The family claims they were discriminated against because of their … Read More »

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Kentucky couple names 14 companies in asbestos suit

CHARLESTON – A Kentucky couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 14 companies, claiming they are responsible for the illness the woman developed. Phyllis Mae and Harold Dean Branham of Flatwoods, Ky., filed a suit Dec. 5 in Kanawha Circuit … Read More »

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Alum Creek man left wreck scene to get to methodone clinic, suit says

CHARLESTON – A Logan County man has filed a suit against a man who wrecked into his car, then left the scene because he was trying to get to a methadone clinic. Richard T. Helton filed the suit Nov. 30 … Read More »

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DNR employees stole animal heads and skins, suit claims

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CHARLESTON – An Upshur County man has filed a suit against the Division of Natural Resources and some of its employees, claiming they broke into his garage and stole several animal heads and skins.
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Dec. 4 Paul E. Stover v. Charles E. Humphrey, Central Parking System of Kentucky, Inc. and Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. PA – William D. Stover; J – King * Paul Stover filed a suit against CAMC and Central Parking, … Read More »

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Three-judge panel appointed in petition for removal of Nitro officials

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has appointed a three-judge panel to rule on a petition seeking the removal of four city officials in Nitro. On Dec. 12, Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis appointed judges Dan P. O’Hanlon from Huntington, … Read More »

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Plants plans to run for Kanawha prosecutor

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CHARLESTON — Mark Plants, an assistant prosecutor for Kanawha County and former WVU fullback, filed pre-candidacy papers Dec. 18 to seek the Republican nomination for the office of Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney.
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DOH discriminated against man for his age, suit claims

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against the state Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, claiming he was discriminated against because of his age. Tom Bevins filed the suit Dec. 3 in Kanawha Circuit Court against … Read More »

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Logan man’s suit says he was injured at Aracoma weeks before fatal fire

CHARELSTON – A Logan County man has filed a suit against Massey Coal and Aracoma Coal, claiming he was injured in a conveyor belt fire more than three weeks before a fatal fire that killed two other miners in the … Read More »

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Inmate sues after he was injured on work crew

CHARLESTON – An inmate in the Ohio County Correctional Center has filed a suit against a man who injured him when he was on a work crew. Frederick A. Bennett filed a suit Nov. 30 in Kanawha Circuit Court against … Read More »

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Amputation caused by retail accident, man says

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CHARLESTON – A Clay County man has filed a suit against a medical retailer, claiming he was hurt while being fit for a special diabetic shoe brace. The injury eventually led to his leg being amputated.
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Woman says medical personnel negligent in treating cancer

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a medical company, claiming the negligence of employees in the office caused her cancer to go undiagnosed and untreated for two years. Sharon Templeton filed a suit Nov. 27 … Read More »

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This Just In: Kanawha County

Nov. 30 Wayne Crim v. Frank Jezioro, director, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Jeffrey T. Craig, conservations officer with the DNR, Douglas Benson, conservation officer with the DNR, and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources PA – Gregory … Read More »

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