Roane County Category Archives: Roane County
Lawyers in Tawney case cheated engineering firm, suit alleges
Lane
SPENCER — A Charleston engineering firm says victorious attorneys in a multi-million dollar gas royalties case cheated it out of fees from the case.
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Proposed settlement reached in Roane insurance case
SPENCER –- Lawyers in a lawsuit against Nationwide Insurance are seeking class members to share in a proposed $75 million settlement with the company. The settlement is pending in Roane Circuit Court, and class members are being instructed to have … Read More
Gas case attorneys to split $125 million in legal fees
CHARLESTON — Lawyers who represented about 10,400 leasers in a class action lawsuit against NiSource Inc. and Chesapeake Energy will receive about $125 million in legal fees. The money is about 33 percent of a $380 million settlement reached between … Read More
Abernathy named state GOP executive director
Abernathy
CHARLESTON — The former executive director of the state Republican Party is back in that position. Gary Abernathy accepted the position Thursday.
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Natural gas case settled for $380 mil
CHARLESTON – One of West Virginia’s three large 2007 verdicts has been settled before the U.S. Supreme Court could decide if it wanted to review it.
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Gas companies agree to pay $380M to settle Roane royalty case
CHARLESTON — Two natural gas companies have agreed to pay $380 million to settle a headline-grabbing Roane County class-action lawsuit over royalty payments.
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Potential class-action suit says Columbia Gas caused contamination
SPENCER – A Charleston law firm hopes a lawsuit concerning damages caused by Columbia Gas pipelines is given class-action status. Tim J. Yianne and Harry F. Bell Jr. of Bell & Bands filed the lawsuit Oct. 17 in Roane Circuit … Read More



