Daily Archives: May 29, 2009

No more secrets

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As best we can tell, H. Blair Hahn isn’t a covert operative. He doesn’t lurk in shadows or don a disguise. But his lawyer contract with West Virginia is top secret.

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Arguments, Our View

Peirce, Harron taken aback by sanctions idea

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Peirce

WHEELING – U.S. Magistrate Judge James Seibert stunned Pittsburgh lawyer Robert Peirce and Bridgeport radiologist Ray Harron by suggesting sanctions and expenses for their refusal to answer questions from CSX Transportation.

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Federal Court, News

Mother, daughter file suits over two accidents

WINFIELD – May 2007 apparently wasn’t a good month for a Putnam County mother and daughter. Sharon Togger and her daughter Catherine A. Togger were involved in two automobile accidents that month, and both of those wrecks now have resulted … Read More »

News, Putnam County

Settlement reached in United personal injury suit

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This branch of United Bank at the Grand Central Mall in Vienna is where Parkersburg resident Mary Miller alleged in a lawsuit she fell and injured herself during a 2006 visit. As a result of her injuries, both Miller and her husband, Hubert, made a claim against United for $3 million. An out-of-court settlement in the case was reached on May 11 with the sides agreeing not to discuss the terms. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)

PARKERSBURG – A out-of-court settlement has been reached in a Wood County personal injury case in which an elderly woman was seeking a multi-million judgment against the state’s largest financial institution after mysteriously falling during a visit to one of its branches.

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News, Wood County

Former Justice’s son faces contempt charge

CHARLESTON – After two years of inaction, the state Bar is asking that a Wood County attorney be held in contempt for failing to abide by a previous order instructing him to settle a nearly quarter-century old estate case. The … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Charleston/Wheeling firm expands into Pittsburgh market

CHARLESTON -– McKinley Carter Wealth Services, an independent wealth management firm with offices in Wheeling and Charleston, has expanded into western Pennsylvania through a merger with NetWorth Investment Advisors of Wexford, Pa. “The team at NetWorth Investment Advisors brings years … Read More »

News

THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County

May 20 Juanita Mullins v. Video Village LLC PA – Mark E. Wills; J – Louis Bloom * The plaintiff claims she fell over an unmarked step in the parking lot of the Video Village store in Hugheston and has … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

THIS JUST IN: Cabell County

May 15 Steven Washington v. DARL, LLC, Pamela Miller, Teto Inc. PA-Robert M. Losey; J-Hustead * Washington, who claims he has vision in only one eye, was walking along the corner of 4th Avenue and 15th Street in Huntington when … Read More »

Cabell County, News

THIS JUST IN: Wood County

May 18 Gina Brunicardi v. The Kroger Company P.A. – Ginny Conley; J – Waters * The plaintiff, a Parkersburg resident, is suing the defendant for injuries she sustained after slipping on the floor at the defendant’s store on East … Read More »

News, Wood County

THIS JUST IN: Monongalia County

May 22 Brian T. Purkey v. Giant Eagle Inc. and GP Mountaineer LLC PA-John R. Angotti; Judge N/A * Purkey is seeking compensatory damages against Giant Eagle for injuries he received as a result of Giant Eagle failing to maintain … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

THIS JUST IN: Ohio County

May 18 Asset Acquisition Group LLC, Assignee of Bank One, N.A. v. Margaret L. Burrows PA- Ryan S. Marsteller; J- Gaughan * Judgment of $8,460.92 is demanded against Burrows, under the terms of a Retail Installment Sale Contract, for the … Read More »

News, Ohio County

THIS JUST IN: Marshall County

April 28 John Young and Diane Young, individually and d/b/a J&D Gasoline Alley vs. Glen Dale Animal Hospital, Inc., Mary Martin and Paige Stoehr, individually and b/d/a Glen Dale Animal Hospital, and Katko, LTD PA- Jonathan E. Turak; J- Hummel … Read More »

Marshall County, News

THIS JUST IN: Berkeley County

April 29 Curtis G. Trenary d/b/a Doc’s Plumbing vs. Novacon Inc. and James T. Dill PA – Christopher Luttrell; J – Groh * The plaintiff claims Novacon breached a concrete work agreement by failing to pay a subcontractor, and the … Read More »

Berkeley County, News