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Settlement means end to Digitek suits
9/2/2010 7:55 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau

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CHARLESTON - National litigation over heart medicine Digitek ended Sept. 1 as lawyers advised U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin they settled all claims.

MSHA says Massey case doesn't belong in federal court
9/2/2010 8:00 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
WASHINGTON - Federal coal mine regulators say Massey Energy should challenge their actions before an independent commission, not in federal court.

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Judge gives Graybar a week to avert discrimination trial
8/27/2010 8:30 AM By Steve Korris -Ohio Bureau
WHEELING - U.S. District Judge Frederick Stamp gives Graybar Electric and former employee Joseph Veltri a week to avert a jury trial on Veltri's discrimination claim.

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Judge allows accountants to bill him monthly in class actions
8/27/2010 8:10 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - Handling claims in two class actions over oil and gas leases turned so tough that accountants in charge held out for more money.

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Judge cancels expert hearing in Digitek MDL
8/20/2010 8:00 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON -- U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin cancelled a unique hearing with four other judges on qualification of experts in litigation over heart medicine Digitek.

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Another expert excluded from Sierra Club case
8/20/2010 8:00 AM By Steve Korris -Cabell Bureau
HUNTINGTON - Sierra Club science fell short at a trial over water pollution from coal mines, leaving government in control rather than nature groups.

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Inmate says lawyers did poor job defending him
8/20/2010 7:55 AM By Kelly Holleran -Monongalia Bureau
CLARKSBURG - An inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex and his family have filed suit against the group of lawyers who he says did a shoddy job of defending him.

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Former inmate seeks $18 million for alleged conspiracy
8/19/2010 7:54 AM By Kelly Holleran -Monongalia Bureau
CLARKSBURG - A former inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute in Morgantown is seeking more than $18 million in a lawsuit he filed against a number of prison employees, alleging he was subjected to more than 200 days of solitary confinement due to a conspiracy between the prison officials.

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Bank says Morgantown developers owe millions on loans
8/17/2010 3:00 PM By Kelly Holleran -Monongalia Bureau
CLARKSBURG - A bank has filed suit against five business partners and their newly constructed Morgantown developments, alleging the defendants owe it millions of dollars in unpaid loans.

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Mining companies blame EPA for industry woes
8/17/2010 3:00 PM By Kelly Holleran -Kanawha Bureau
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a recently filed lawsuit, the coal-mining industry lays blame on the Environmental Protection Agency and other branches of the Obama administration for imposing significant delays on surface coal mining and for making it increasingly difficult to obtain permits that allow for mining operations.

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Kawasaki says it isn't to blame for parking brake mishap
8/17/2010 3:00 PM By Kelly Holleran -Monongalia Bureau
CLARKSBURG - Kawasaki Motors says it should not be blamed for a man's injuries after the man says a misplaced parking brake caused his vehicle to roll on top of him.

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