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Former employee sues Nursing Care Management of America for wrongful termination

April 19, 2013 9:10 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A former employee is suing Nursing Care Management of America Inc. after he claims he was wrongfully terminated from his employment. Harrell Memorial Nursing Home Inc., which is doing business as Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Center, and Jeffrey A. … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Woman says Teays Valley Center caused mother’s death

April 17, 2013 9:00 AM
By Kyla Asbury

WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman is suing Teays Valley Center after she claims it is responsible for her mother’s death. 590 North Poplar Fork Road Operations LLC is doing business as Teays Valley Center. Genesis Healthcare Corporation was also … Read More »

News, Putnam County, Wrongful Termination

Board of Education to judge: Don’t allow fired superintendent to re-file lawsuit

April 16, 2013 3:07 PM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – The meter is already running on attorneys paid with state funds in former state Superintendent Jorea Marple’s wrongful termination lawsuit, and she should not be allowed to file it a second time, the state Board of Education is … Read More »

Federal Court, Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Former employee files second lawsuit against state bar

April 11, 2013 8:30 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A Georgia woman and former West Virginia State Bar employee is suing the bar and the state Supreme Court of Appeals again after she claims she was harassed during her employment. Constance Blessing filed an identical lawsuit on … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Maple Coal Co. wrongful termination lawsuit settled after mediation

April 11, 2013 8:20 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A lawsuit against Maple Coal Co. regarding a former employee who claimed his employment was wrongfully terminated has been dismissed. On April 16, 2012, a Final Dismissal Order was filed on Kanawha Circuit Court stating both parties moved … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Former superintendent doesn’t want lawsuit heard in federal court

April 3, 2013 11:35 AM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – Former state Superintendent of Schools Jorea Marple wants her wrongful termination lawsuit against the state Board of Education remanded to state court. Marple sued the board in February, alleging an agenda to fire her on the part of … Read More »

Federal Court, State Government, Wrongful Termination

Frontier defeats $3.6M wrongful termination claim

March 25, 2013 6:30 AM
By Kyla Asbury

MADISON – A defense verdict was reached recently in a lawsuit against Frontier West Virginia Inc. in which a former employee was claiming he was wrongfully terminated from his employment. Frontier Communications Corporate Services Inc., Frontier Communications ILEC Holdings Inc., … Read More »

Boone County, Wrongful Termination

Former blackjack dealer sues Mardi Gras Casino for wrongful termination

March 21, 2013 8:30 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A former employee is suing Mardi Gras Casino and Resort after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated because she suffered from an illness that caused her to miss work periodically. Racing Corporation of West Virginia is doing … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Office of Economic Opportunity resolves wrongful termination lawsuit

March 21, 2013 8:05 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A lawsuit involving the West Virginia Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and a former employee who claimed she was wrongfully terminated has been dismissed from court. Kelly C. Davis was employed by the defendant and claimed she consistently … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Martinsburg company fights back against hammer-tossing lawsuit

March 19, 2013 5:12 PM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – A man who alleged one of his former supervisors sometimes threw hammers in the direction of employees is facing a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants in his lawsuit. Robert W. Elliott, Sr. was a 27-year … Read More »

Berkeley County, News, Wrongful Termination

Field trip results in wrongful discharge suit against West Virginia State

March 15, 2013 10:25 AM
By Lawrence Smith

CHARLESTON – A Nitro woman claims showing compassion for students’ health needs during a field trip last summer got her fired from a local university. West Virginia State University is named as a defendant in wrongful discharge suit filed by … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Bert Wolfe Ford sued by former employee

March 8, 2013 11:18 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A former employee is suing Bert Wolfe Ford, Inc. after he claims he was racially discriminated against and wrongfully terminated from his employment. On June 17, 2010, Marcus D. Thompson was hired by the defendant as a customer … Read More »

Discrimination, Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Termination

Former paramedics sue Cabell EMS, allege wrongful termination

March 6, 2013 1:20 PM
By Kyla Asbury

HUNTINGTON – Two former paramedics are suing Cabell County Emergency Medical Services for wrongful termination of employment. A. Gordon Merry III, director of Cabell County Emergency Services; Steve Murray; the Cabell County Commission; Nancy Cartmill; Anne Yon; and Bob Bailey … Read More »

Cabell County, News, Wrongful Termination

Coal miner says he was fired because of disability

February 26, 2013 3:05 PM
By Harmon Marks

MADISON – Bryan Angel contends he was wrongfully discharged from his coal mining job because of his disability status. Charleston attorneys David Grubb and Kristina Thomas Whiteaker filed Angel’s suit Feb. 1 in Boone County Circuit Court seeking jury trial. … Read More »

Boone County, News, Wrongful Termination

Supreme Court affirms dismissal of former Moorefied police chief’s lawsuit

February 21, 2013 11:44 AM
By Lawrence Smith

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court ruled last year a Hardy County judge was correct in dismissing the former police chief’s lawsuit against the town of Moorefield. The court on June 22 affirmed Judge Charles Parsons’ decision granting summary judgment to the … Read More »

Hardy County, News, Wrongful Termination