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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

Defamation suit belonged in state court, judge rules

December 28, 2012 3:06 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A federal judge has dismissed an Ohio man’s defamation lawsuit filed against two Wheeling-area news outlets. On Dec. 21, Judge Irene Keeley adopted the report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge James Seibert, finding that Plaintiff Dennis Givens, who … Read More »

Defamation, Federal Court, News, Ohio County

Asbestos firm sanctioned before racketeering verdict

December 27, 2012 7:27 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – Even though a jury has found a former Pittsburgh law firm filed false asbestos claims against CSX Transportation, there are still other issues to be resolved. On Dec. 27, U.S. District Judge Frederick Stamp entered an order explaining … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Jury rules asbestos attorneys, radiologist conspired on fraudulent asbestos claims

December 20, 2012 11:18 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A jury has found two members of a former Pittsburgh law firm engaged in racketeering when they conspired with a Bridgeport radiologist to fabricate asbestos claims. The verdict, reached Dec. 20, comes more than seven years after CSX … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Bordas & Bordas founders awarded $97K in claim against Wells Fargo adviser

December 18, 2012 3:25 PM
By John O'Brien

PITTSBURGH – A financial industry regulatory board has found Wheeling attorney Jim Bordas liable for defamation of a Wells Fargo financial adviser, but also awarded him almost $100,000 as a result of his complaint against the broker. A Financial Industry … Read More »

News, Ohio County

Peirce firm, CSX bicker over fraud theory during trial

December 17, 2012 4:05 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – The law firm accused of racketeering and fabricating asbestos claims says CSX Transportation has belatedly introduced a new theory of fraud liability during trial. Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond – formerly of the Pittsburgh law firm Peirce, Raimond … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Plaintiffs sued wrong company over cemetery fall, judge rules

December 11, 2012 7:00 AM
By John O'Brien

PARKERSBURG – A federal judge has dismissed a personal injury lawsuit filed against a company that apparently does not own the funeral home the plaintiffs intended to sue or the cemetery they should have sued. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Ohio County, Personal Injury

Fourth Circuit agrees with Wheeling federal judge

December 11, 2012 6:59 AM
By John O'Brien

RICHMOND, Va. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a ruling made by a West Virginia federal judge in a lawsuit brought by a man who was under investigation by the IRS. The court ruled … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Ohio County

CSX says Peirce firm violated discovery order, wants counterclaims dismissed

December 10, 2012 6:38 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – CSX Transportation is asking a federal court to impose sanctions against a former Pittsburgh law firm it is accusing of making false asbestos claims. CSX filed its motion for sanctions Dec. 7 in the Wheeling federal court that … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Bordas: Quicken Loans ruling a win for consumers

December 7, 2012 8:00 AM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – An attorney involved in a recent state Supreme Court decision is pleased the court decided attorneys fees can be applied when calculating punitive damages. Jim Bordas, of the Wheeling firm Bordas and Bordas, said the court was right … Read More »

Ohio County, State Attorney General, State Supreme Court

Peirce firm won’t get fees info in racketeering case against it

November 20, 2012 12:13 PM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – CSX Transportation will not have to provide the amount it has spent on attorneys fees while fighting asbestos claims brought by a Pittsburgh law firm that it says were fabricated. U.S. District Judge Frederick Stamp ruled Oct. 29 … Read More »

Asbestos, Federal Court, Ohio County

Bordas & Bordas pro bono case helps injured worker

November 1, 2012 9:17 AM
By Kyla Asbury

WHEELING – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld an order by the state’s Workers’ Compensation board finding Severstal steel worker Ernest Gambellin’s claim for bladder cancer compensable as an occupational disease. Gambellin was represented in his appeal … Read More »

News, Ohio County, State Supreme Court, Workers' Comp