BECKLEY – A pharmacy technician for the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs alleges she was touched in an inappropriate manner during a physical exam required for employment.
BECKLEY – A Fayette County woman is suing S.E. Funeral Homes of West Virginia Inc. after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated. The Estate of John Attilli and John Dawson also were named as defendants in the suit.
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney has given notice to state officials that he is challenging the state’s guidelines that would cut the amount attorneys are paid for their time spent in court-appointed cases. Anthony Majestro of Powell & Majestro sent notice on behalf of attorneys and law firms that take court-appointed cases. Majestro will file a petition for a writ of mandamus with the West Virginia Supreme Court against the state’s Public Defender Services. The petition will ask the court
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County man is suing a manufacturer and supplier of oxygen tanks after suffering serious injuries when his tank allegedly malfunctioned.
BECKLEY – A Fayette County attorney is suing Advantage Boats Inc. after he claims he unknowingly purchased a defective and damaged boat. On Aug. 25, Anthony M. Salvatore phoned the defendant’s dealership with an interest in purchasing a reliable and durable motor boat, according to a complaint filed in Raleigh Circuit Court. Salvatore is an attorney with Hewitt & Salvatore PLLC based in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILE – Three former mine workers for Alpha Natural Resources and Republic Energy say the coal companies fired them based on their ages and for making safety complaints.
PRINCETON -- A Mercer County man is suing the city of Bluefield and its police force, alleging brutality during an arrest for charges that were ultimately dropped.
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County man has filed another lawsuit against a funeral home, claiming he was mistreated when he worked there. Brian M. Snuffer filed his second lawsuit against Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Homes Inc. and brothers David Quesenberry and Michael Quesenberry, who are officers of R&Q, on July 30 in Raleigh Circuit Court.
