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Woman files class action suit against Prima Marketing

May 16, 2013 9:16 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A former employee is suing Prima Marketing LLC for violating the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act in a class action suit. Prima is doing business as Prima 7-11 #5722 and Prima 7-11. The other defendants named … Read More »

Class Action, Kanawha County, News

Class action filed by estate of man who shot self defeated

May 8, 2013 10:51 AM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – Ally Financial and West Asset Management have won summary judgment in a class action lawsuit brought by the wife of a Boone County man who shot himself after a standoff with police. On May 2, U.S. District Judge … Read More »

Boone County, Class Action, Federal Court

Dollar General fighting class action lawyers over $720

May 7, 2013 11:05 AM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – After a discovery dispute, Dollar General Corp. is now arguing with class action attorneys over $720. Stephanie N. Paulino filed a class action lawsuit against Dollar General in 2012, alleging the company violated the West Virginia Wage Payment … Read More »

Berkeley County, Class Action, Federal Court, News

Stripper class action sent to arbitration

April 23, 2013 4:51 PM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – The three strippers who filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer have agreed to participate in arbitration. On April 17, the trio and Paradise City II agreed to stay the lawsuit while they attempted mediation, which … Read More »

Berkeley County, Class Action, News

Attorneys become litigants at Supreme Court

April 18, 2013 9:00 AM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – Instead of doing the arguing, some state attorneys and law firms were the subjects of the state Supreme Court’s oral arguments held April 16-17. Charleston attorney Michael Clifford is defending himself from a conflict-of-interest complaint, while the Charleston … Read More »

Class Action, Roane County, State Supreme Court

Regis Corporation accused of wage payment violations in class action

April 15, 2013 10:16 AM
By Kyla Asbury

MORGANTOWN – Two women, on behalf of all those similarly situated, are suing Regis Corporation after they claim it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act. Lori Ryan Davis was employed by Regis until Feb. 18, 2011, in … Read More »

Class Action, Monongalia County, News

With no objections, ‘floc’ settlement ready for final approval

April 15, 2013 8:30 AM
By John O'Brien

MOUNDSVILLE – It appears a proposed Marshall County class action settlement that sets up a medical monitoring system for West Virginians who worked at coal and water treatment plants will be approved. The docket of the case Stern v. Chemtall, … Read More »

Class Action, Marshall County

Class action filed against Home Depot in Jefferson County

April 9, 2013 11:39 AM
By John O'Brien

CHARLES TOWN – Former employees are alleging in a recently filed class action lawsuit that Home Depot doesn’t pay their final wages quickly enough. Plaintiffs Tyrone Lester and Karen Tanner allege in a lawsuit filed March 20 in Jefferson County … Read More »

Class Action, Jefferson County, News

Strippers face arbitration agreement in class action against Paradise City

April 9, 2013 10:49 AM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – A mandatory arbitration clause stands in the way of three strippers who filed a class action lawsuit against the club they say unfairly took a percentage of their tips, while a federal judge has preliminarily approved $138,000 in … Read More »

Berkeley County, Class Action, Federal Court

Lawsuit against Range Resources over oil and gas leases wraps up

April 8, 2013 9:05 AM
By John O'Brien

CLARKSBURG – The remaining plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Range Resources-Appalachia have apparently settled their claims that the company reneged on an offer to secure oil and gas leases on more than 500 plots of land. A group of individuals … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, Harrison County, News

Strippers file class action, say employer took their tips

March 18, 2013 4:38 PM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – Three exotic dancers who claim their employer wrongfully took a portion of their tips have filed a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed March 1 in Berkeley County Circuit Court, alleges Paradise City II in Bunker Hill violated … Read More »

Berkeley County, Class Action

Steptoe & Johnson beats disqualification request made by Verizon

March 12, 2013 1:12 PM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – The law firm Steptoe & Johnson won’t be disqualified from representing a group of former Verizon workers in class action lawsuits against the company. The state Supreme Court ruled March 7 that attorney Larry Rector can proceed with … Read More »

Class Action, Discrimination, Harrison County, State Supreme Court

Wyoming County’s class action lawsuit to be heard on home turf

February 27, 2013 9:04 AM
By John O'Brien

BECKLEY – The County of Wyoming’s class action lawsuit, which was filed by a Houston law firm against several banks, will be heard in a state court. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger on Feb. 19 remanded the lawsuit, which alleges … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, Wyoming County

Kentucky Fuel hit with class action lawsuit

February 25, 2013 4:59 PM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A class action suit has been brought against Kentucky Fuel Corporation after former employees claim it failed to timely notify them of their eligibility for COBRA coverage. Southern Coal Company and Anthem Blue Cross were also named as … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, Kanawha County, News

Report: Objector appeals approval of $93M Monsanto settlement

February 20, 2013 3:42 PM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – A $93 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against Monsanto over a chemical used in Agent Orange will reportedly be appealed. The Charleston Gazette reported Feb. 20 that Shepherdstown attorney Ruth McQuade had filed a notice of … Read More »

Class Action, News, Putnam County