Monthly Archives: February 2011

Judicial pay raise bill under scrutiny

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Heath

CHARLESTON – A bill that would give judges in the state a pay raise is moving along in the state Legislature, but not without controversy and questions.
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News, State Supreme Court

Two Marmet couples sue contractor, Miss Utility for property damage

CHARLESTON — Two Marmet couples are suing Mike Enyart & Sons and Miss Utility of West Virginia after they claim they suffered property damages. In March 2010, Enyart & Sons was engaged in busting and removing asphalt on the roadway … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Va. woman sues St. Mary’s Medical Center for father’s death

HUNTINGTON — A Burke, Va., woman is suing St. Mary’s Medical Center after she claims it is responsible for her father’s death. On Dec. 14, 2008, Elmer A. Pritchett was taken to Jackson General Hospital’s emergency room with complaints of … Read More »

Cabell County, News

Ohio company sues excavating company for breach of contract

CHARLESTON — MH Equipment – Ohio LLC is suing Burdette Excavating LLC after it claims it breached its leasing agreement. David Burdette, a member of Burdette Excavating LLC, was also named in the suit. MH Equipment – Ohio and the … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Couple says Toyota was defective

CHARLESTON — A Charleston couple is suing Toyota after they claim the vehicle they purchased was defective. Ferrell Automotive Group was also named as a defendant in the suit. On March 30, 2009, William Davis and Glenna Davis purchased a … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Former employee sues Dismas Charities for wrongful termination

CHARLESTON — A former employee is suing Dismas Charities after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated. Wendi Easton, a supervisor at Dismas Charities, was also named as a defendant in the suit. Heath A. Cline was employed by Dismas … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Goodwin extends restraining order against Bayer

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Goodwin

CHARLESTON — A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order against Bayer CropScience until March 28.
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Federal Court, News

AIDE holds winter conference at Marshall

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Emily M. Renzelli, a student at the University of Virginia School of Law, spoke during AIDE’s winter conference at Marshall University. She previously went to WVU and is from Bridgeport. (Photo by Kyla Asbury)

HUNTINGTON – The Appalachian Institute for Digital Evidence held its winter conference Feb. 17-18 at the Marshall University Forensics Center.
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Cabell County, News

THEIR VIEW: The unconstitutionality of federal limits on health care lawsuits

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WASHINGTON — “I think it’s a violation of the 10th Amendment, and I don’t believe the Federal Government has any more authority to regulate health care under the Commerce Clause than it does to regulate liability caps in states under the Commerce Clause.”
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Arguments, Their View

AG’s office says CAMC phone calls are a scam

CHARLESTON – In the aftermath of the announcement that more than 3,600 Charleston Area Medical Center patients have had their personal information made public because of an Internet security breach, the Attorney General’s Office had said it had head of … Read More »

News, State Attorney General

Logan cinema should get tax credits, Justice say

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Ketchum

CHARLESTON – Owners of Fountain Place Cinema in Logan deserve $393,176 in tax credits over 10 years, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
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News, State Supreme Court

Attorney files his own suit over legal malpractice claim

MADISON — Controversy over real estate title examination and bank loans swirled over the Lincoln-Boone county line, and Attorney Bobby R. Hale has taken the matter to court. Hale, who works at Cook & Cook in Madison, focuses his practice … Read More »

Boone County, News

Couple seeks damages for man’s mining injuries

MADISON — A couple seeks damages for the man’s mining injuries working underground near the Black King North Portal of Elk Run Coal Co. Jason and Hollie Spicer seek jury awards that include $50,000 and $100,000. The defendants accused of … Read More »

Boone County, News

Putnam man sues mortgage company over late fees

WINFIELD – A Putnam County man is suing Nationstar Mortgage after he claims it unlawfully charged him law payment fees that exceeded the maximum amount set forth in his loan agreement. In December 2003, David J. Triplett obtained a mortgage … Read More »

News, Putnam County

Bayer lawyers say Institute plant is safe

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Goodwin

CHARLESTON — Lawyers for Bayer CropScience have told a federal judge that the company’s Institute plant is safe and that its methyl isocyanate unit should be allowed to resume production.
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Federal Court, News