News from December 2012
Logan Center settles wrongful death claim
HUNTINGTON – Genesis Healthcare Corporation has settled a lawsuit brought over the death of a patient at Logan Center.
Plaintiff in slip-and-fall agrees to limit on recovery
The Target store in Barboursville
Judge, frustrated with attorney, allows complaint to be amended
HUNTINGTON – Though he chastised a plaintiffs attorney for failing to observe rules of procedure and deadline, U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers is nonetheless allowing the attorney’s clients to amend their complaint.
Mineral County attorney charged with failing to communicate with clients
CHARLESTON– A Mineral County attorney has been cited for his alleged repeated failure to communicate with clients and the resulting ethics investigation.
Terra Alta man sues Pioneer Credit Recovery in federal court
CLARKSBURG – A Terra Alta man is suing Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc., for allegedly attempting to collect an alleged debt from him after he was being represented by counsel.
Man says inaccurate background check caused him to lose job offer
HUNTINGTON – A man is suing Energy Future Holdings Corporation after he claims it performed an inaccurate background check and caused a job offer to be rescinded.
WVDHHR accused of failing to correctly administer Medicaid program
CHARLESTON – A man is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources for allegedly failing to administer the state’s Medicaid program in conformity with the federally approved West Virginia State Medicaid Plan.
Transvaginal mesh trials to begin in a year
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How to eat free at Bob Evans
“At Bob Evans, we treat strangers like friends and friends like family.”
Supreme Court takes harsher stance against attorney
CHARLESTON – In a per curiam opinion issued Dec. 17, the state Supreme Court rejected the one-year suspension recommendation of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board, instead finding that attorney David A. Aleshire’s conduct warranted a three-year suspension from the practice of law.
Six heirs say Reserve Oil & Gas installed pipeline without permission
CHARLESTON – Six heirs are suing Reserve Oil & Gas, Inc., after they claim it trespassed onto their property and installed a gas pipeline without their permission.
St. Albans woman sues KC Properties over alleged fall
CHARLESTON – A St. Albans woman is suing KC Properties, LLC, after she claims she was injured due to its negligence in failing to provide a safe walkway at a St. Albans rental property.
