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Morrisey says Pfizer can’t appeal remand decision

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

RICHMOND, Va. – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey doesn’t think Pfizer Inc. should be allowed to appeal a federal court’s decision to remand his case against it to Mason County. In an answer to Pfizer’s permission to appeal to the … Read More »

Federal Court, Mason County, News

Answer filed in defamation suit against Mason County superintendent

June 17, 2013 9:10 AM
By Kyla Asbury

POINT PLEASANT – Mason County School Superintendent Suzanne Dickens has filed her answer in a defamation lawsuit filed against her by a former Mason County Sheriff’s deputy. Robert Glenn, a former Mason County Sheriff’s deputy, claims Suzanne Dickens, the superintendent … Read More »

Defamation, Mason County, News

Insurance company not sure why former AG sued it

June 14, 2013 9:30 AM
By Kyla Asbury

POINT PLEASANT – A company sued in October by former state Attorney General Darrell McGraw claims it is confused as to what it is being charged with. McGraw filed the lawsuit on Oct. 2, 2012, in Mason Circuit Court, seeking … Read More »

Mason County, News, State Attorney General

Royal Bank of Canada settles bid-rigging suit; $58K for outside counsel

June 12, 2013 9:45 AM
By John O'Brien

POINT PLEASANT – The first of 22 banks and financial institutions named in a lawsuit brought in 2009 by former state Attorney General Darrell McGraw has reached a settlement. On April 24, the Attorney General’s Office submitted papers that ask … Read More »

Federal Court, Mason County, News

CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County

June 12, 2013 9:40 AM
By Lawrence Smith

April 19 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. v. Yvonne D. Rickard PA – Marc Lazenby; J – Nibert * The plaintiff, a Tennessee-based business, seeks a court order granting it immediate possession of a 2011 Giles Mobile Home it helped … Read More »

Mason County, News

Lawsuit against Mason County Board of Education, radio station settled

June 5, 2013 1:08 PM
By Kyla Asbury

POINT PLEASANT – A lawsuit against the Mason County Board of Education and Star Communications Inc. has been settled during mediation. Star Communications is doing business as WVRC 104.7 FM. On March 20, S. Douglas Adkins of Cyrus & Adkins … Read More »

Mason County, News, Personal Injury

Supreme Court rules against businesses arguing AG can’t hire private lawyers

June 4, 2013 3:48 PM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ruled against companies that challenged the Attorney General’s Office’s practice of hiring private attorneys to represent the State. In an opinion released June 4 and authored by Justice Robin Davis, the unanimous court … Read More »

Mason County, McDowell County, State Attorney General, State Supreme Court

Lawsuit against Pleasant Valley Hospital dismissed

June 4, 2013 3:02 PM
By Kyla Asbury

POINT PLEASANT – A lawsuit against Pleasant Valley Hospital Inc. and two physicians for medical malpractice was apparently settled and dismissed last year. On April 5, 2012, an agreed order and stipulation dismissing Dr. Stephen K. Rerych and Pleasant Valley … Read More »

Mason County, News

Scheduling order filed in medical malpractice suit

June 4, 2013 1:04 PM
By Kyla Asbury

POINT PLEASANT – A scheduling order has been filed in lawsuit in which a Point Pleasant man is suing Pleasant Valley Hospital Inc. for medical malpractice. The scheduling order, which was filed April 10 in Mason Circuit Court, has ordered … Read More »

Mason County, Medical Malpractice, News

Pfizer appeals remand decision in AG’s lawsuit

May 31, 2013 9:00 AM
By John O'Brien

RICHMOND, Va. – Pfizer and its co-defendants are appealing a ruling that would remand state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s lawsuit against them to Mason Circuit Court. On May 23, the defendants asked for permission to appeal a decision by U.S. … Read More »

Federal Court, Mason County, State Attorney General

Pfizer loses bid to transfer AG’s lawsuit to MDL court

May 20, 2013 4:44 PM
By John O'Brien

HUNTINGTON – Pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer has lost its request to have the lawsuit filed against it by former Attorney General Darrell McGraw heard in a multidistrict litigation proceeding in New Jersey federal court. Instead, U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers, … Read More »

Federal Court, Mason County

CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County

May 9, 2013 9:52 AM
By Lawrence Smith

April 8 Hollis Cole, as the personal representative of the estate of Guy Cole, vs. the Estate of Harriet Thompson PA – pro se; J – Nibert * The petitioner seeks approval of a $100,000 payout from Thompson’s insurance carrier, … Read More »

Mason County, News

CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County

May 3, 2013 8:00 AM
By Lawrence Smith

March 28 Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. vs. Beverly K. Carder PA– Daniel T. Yon; J– Evans *The plaintiff is suing the defendant, a Point Pleasant resident, for allegedly unpaid services. It seeks judgment for $29,953.75 plus interest, court costs and … Read More »

Mason County, News

CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County

April 25, 2013 8:54 AM
By Lawrence Smith

March 28 James E. and Juanita Sue Wilson vs. Rex Allen and Shelia Gay Cupp PA– Damon B. Morgan; J– Nibert * The plaintiffs, residents of 1255 Jolly Rd. in Fraziers Bottom, seek a court order determining the boundary lines … Read More »

Mason County, News

Real estate company wants its own property condemned

April 22, 2013 11:53 AM
By Lawrence Smith

POINT PLEASANT – A real estate company is asking a judge to order a Bend-area municipality to condemn property it owns. The town of New Haven is named as a respondent in writ of mandamus filed by Coen Real Estate. … Read More »

Mason County, News