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Supreme Court blocks car battery warranty suit

January 24, 2013 7:30 AM
By Nathan Bass

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has granted a writ of prohibition to Advance Stores, blocking a circuit court from allowing a case involving a car battery warranty to go forward on the plaintiff’s third amended complaint. Justice Robin Jean … Read More »

News, Ohio County

Asbestos attorneys want new trial; CSX seeks more than $10M in expenses

January 23, 2013 7:25 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – Asbestos attorneys found to have committed fraud are asking for a new trial, while CSX Transportation wants the more than $9 million in attorneys fees it incurred during its lawsuit paid by them. Pittsburgh attorneys Robert Peirce and Louis … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Class action suit involving AIS Recovery removed to federal court

January 18, 2013 7:01 AM
By Kyla Asbury

WHEELING – A lawsuit involving AIS Recovery Solutions has been removed from Ohio County Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia at Wheeling because the action involves citizens of different states. AIS Recovery … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Judges stick with first-filed rule in jurisdictional dispute

January 15, 2013 3:52 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A Minnesota fireplace manufacturer did not engage in “anticipatory forum-shopping” when it sued a Wheeling distributor in March, a federal judge has decided. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey on Jan. 8 ordered the transfer of J&M Distributing’s … Read More »

Contract, Federal Court, News, Ohio County