News from May 2006
Woman claims she was cursed at, wrongfully fired
CHARLESTON - A former employee at Lanier Worldwide Inc. is suing the company and two supervisors because she believes she was fired after she retaliated to being called a name on a company trip.
Supposed sinkhole is subject in suit
CHARLESTON - Two homeowners in the Indian Head Development in St. Albans have filed a lawsuit against their homeowners association, claiming it has ignored their complaints about a sinkhole on the property.
Couple says life insurance policy is ripping them off
CHARLESTON - A couple is charging The Equitable Life Insurance Company with misrepresenting the terms of a life insurance policy that they say has cost them over $1 million.
Lawsuit says Coldwell Banker didn't pay up
CHARLES TOWN - Two real estate agents allege that Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp. did not pay them their share of money from the sale of a property in Ranson.
DHHR planning recourse after blue jean ban overturned
CHARLESTON - If anyone in West Virginia wants to challenge their company's dress code, now is the time.
School custodian has foot run over by lawn mower
WHEELING - A custodian at Tridelphia Middle School in Wheeling is suing after he says parts of three of his toes were chopped off by a lawn mower in June 2004.
Woman falls off seat while gambling, sues Wheeling track
WHEELING - An Ohio woman who fell off her seat at Wheeling Downs Racetrack and Gaming Center is suing Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc., for her injuries.
Widow files suit over husband's death
WHEELING - The wife of a man who died in an automobile accident is suing those she feels are responsible for it.
Lawsuit says company owes more than $250,000
WHEELING - A Wheeling construction company says its owed more than $250,000 in a recent lawsuit.
Subway sues surveillance provider
WHEELING - A company that operates several Subway restaurants in West Virginia is suing a company hired to provide surveillance for its locations.
Woman says company trying to take her settlement
MOUNDSVILLE - A Marshall County woman awarded a settlement in the case of the death of her husband is suing an agency trying to collect money from it for an insurance company.
Fired woman claims she was conspired against
MOUNDSVILLE - A Marshall County woman is suing the Marshall County Public Service District No. 4 over her firing.
Man falls off ladder, sues
MARTINSBURG - A carpenter who says he fell of a ladder while installing a porch beam is suing the company that hired him for $ 1 million.
Testimony changes Daewoo claim from concealment to misrepresentation
Harry Bell CHARLESTON – Daewoo auto buyers who joined a Kanawha County class action against C&O Motors sing a different tune from the class representative.
Nine asbestos suits filed
Jim Humphreys CHARLESTON - The law firm James Humphreys and Associates recently filed several asbestos lawsuits against 67 defendants.
Calwell hopes tire fire suit solves problems
Stuart Calwell CHARLESTON - Recent class-action lawsuits, according to Charleston attorney Stuart Calwell, have left a bad taste in people's mouths. A recent tire fire in Nitro, he added, put something much worse in them, as well as their lungs. And he's hoping his lawsuit against the companies involved will help solve both problems.
Nelson joins Steptoe & Johnson
Matthew H. Nelson WHEELING -- Matthew H. Nelson has joined the Labor Department of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC practicing in the firm's Wheeling office as an associate.
Huff named to American Board of Nursing Specialties
Karen Huff CHARLESTON -- Steptoe & Johnson's Karen Huff, a legal nurse consultant in the firm's Charleston office, has been elected to the Accreditation Council of the American Board of Nursing Specialties.
Hansberry joins Steptoe & Johnson
Matt Hansberry CLARKSBURG -- Matt Hansberry has joined the Labor Department of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, practicing in the firm's Clarksburg office as an associate.
Supreme Court admits new lawyers
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following people into the practice of law in West Virginia on May 10: