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CSX points to Fourth Circuit decision, seeks scanning costs

May 29, 2013 10:00 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A recent decision by a federal appeals court proves the asbestos attorneys convicted of fraud should pay certain litigation costs to CSX Transportation, the company is arguing. On May 17, CSX’s attorneys filed a notice of supplemental authority … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Bordas & Bordas obtains $5.1M verdict in medical negligence suit

April 29, 2013 11:23 AM
By Kyla Asbury

WHEELING – Wheeling-based law firm Bordas & Bordas obtained a $5.1 million jury verdict in a medical negligence lawsuit in Mahoning County, Ohio, on April 25 for a woman who allegedly suffered multiple injuries as a result of a 2010 … Read More »

News, Ohio County, Personal Injury

CSX seeks additional fees in fraud case against asbestos attorneys

April 23, 2013 11:51 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – As it argues for attorneys fees in a fraud case against Pittsburgh asbestos attorneys, CSX Transportation says it is incurring even more fees and wants repaid. The company supplemented its original motion for attorneys fees and litigation expenses … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Schlumberger Technology wins case over alleged fracking injuries

April 18, 2013 10:00 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A jury has ruled against a Harrison County man in his lawsuit that claimed a group of defendants has caused him harm by exposing him to fracking fluids. Salvatore Bombardiere Sr. filed his lawsuit in 2011 in Harrison … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Asbestos attorneys, CSX reach agreement over discovery requests

April 3, 2013 10:00 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – Asbestos attorneys facing a fraud and racketeering verdict have withdrawn their request for a protective order against post-trial discovery requests made by CSX Transportation. Pittsburgh attorneys Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond filed a motion to withdraw their earlier … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Columbia Gas sues individuals allegedly interfering with right-of-way

March 25, 2013 8:05 AM
By Kyla Asbury

WHEELING – Columbia Gas Transmission LLC is suing two individuals it claims have been interfering with the right-of-way it has on their property to maintain a natural gas pipeline. Columbia owns and operates an interstate, high-pressure natural gas transmission known … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Peirce hearing pushed back two weeks

March 21, 2013 9:00 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – An evidentiary hearing over discovery requests made by CSX Transportation to asbestos attorneys found to have committed fraud has been delayed. Pittsburgh attorneys Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond, formerly of the firm Peirce Raimond & Coulter, filed their … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Judge won’t let plaintiffs out of oil and gas lease

March 20, 2013 1:06 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – Three corporate defendants, including Chesapeake Appalachia, have won dismissal of a case that sought to void an oil and gas lease agreement, though the decision is being appealed by the plaintiffs. On Feb. 8, U.S. District Judge John … Read More »

Contract, Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Attorneys facing fraud verdict want shield from CSX’s requests

March 13, 2013 5:26 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – Asbestos attorneys found to have conspired with a radiologist to fabricate claims want a federal judge to issue a protective order or impose a stay against CSX Transportation’s post-trial discovery requests. Pittsburgh attorneys Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond, … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Attorneys facing fraud verdict say CSX’s expenses are padded

February 26, 2013 8:43 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – Pittsburgh asbestos attorneys found to have committed fraud are accusing CSX Transportation of the same type of behavior. Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond, formerly of the firm Peirce Raimond & Coulter, alleged Feb. 20 that the company is … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Lawsuit: Chesapeake Appalachia won’t relinquish gas rights

February 25, 2013 4:54 PM
By Kyla Asbury

WHEELING – Chesapeake Appalachia is being sued after 16 people, a family trust and the Ranch Sportsman’s Club claim it has unlawfully held over their gas and oil rights. Statoil USA Onshore Properties, Inc., was also named as a defendant … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Plaintiff in car crash suit walked half-marathon six months after wreck

February 25, 2013 9:30 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A federal judge is sending a car crash lawsuit against Cabela’s back to state court, where the defendants will likely introduce evidence that the plaintiff participated in a 20K walk six months after the wreck. U.S. District Judge … Read More »

Ohio County, Personal Injury

Property damage case against Chesapeake remanded

February 11, 2013 7:24 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A lawsuit alleging Chesapeake Appalachia damaged the property on which it was drilling will be heard in a state court. U.S. District Judge Frederick Stamp ruled Feb. 5 that Chesapeake did not prove that the amount in question … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Ohio County

CSX wants racketeering, fraud verdict against asbestos attorneys tripled

February 7, 2013 1:56 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – The latest post-trial battle in the racketeering case against Pittsburgh asbestos attorneys and a Bridgeport radiologist concerns the possible tripling of the jury award. Though attorneys Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond and radiologist Ray Harron want a new … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

MEW Sporting Goods says ATF wrongfully denied firearms license

February 5, 2013 2:16 PM
By Kyla Asbury

CLARKSBURG – MEW Sporting Goods, LLC, is suing the Director of Industry Operations of the Louisville Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives for denying its application for a license as a dealer. David D. Johansen … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Ohio County