News from December 2014
Woman accuses Edgewood Summit of racial discrimination
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing over claims she was the victim of race discrimination in the workplace.
WesBanco-ESB Financial merger faces class action
PITTSBURGH – A class action lawsuit has been filed seeking to bar a merger between two banks over allegations that the deal was done by an unfair process.
Putnam woman slips on yogurt at Kroger
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman seeks damages from Kroger after she claims she slipped on yogurt and injured herself.
Woman slips, falls on dusty floor at Macy's
CHARLESTON – A Lincoln County woman is suing over claims she was injured on the slippery floor of a Macy's store.
Former JMD employee files age discrimination suit
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing over claims he was fired on the basis of his age.
Driver says coal road ruts caused injury
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing over claims he was injured when his truck hit a rut on a coal mine road.
Fas-Chek customer files suit after alleged fight with owners, workers
CHARLESTON – A customer is suing over claims he was injured in a fight with store owners and personnel.
PERSONNEL FILE: Martin & Seibert attorney speaks at Bad Faith and Litigation forum
MARTINSBURG – Martin & Seibert shareholder Michael M. Stevens recently served on the faculty at the 29th installment of the ACI Bad Faith and Litigation Forum in Orlando, Fla.
AGs settle with T-Mobile over cramming charges
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that his office, along with attorneys general in 49 other states, the District of Columbia and federal regulators, reached a settlement with T-Mobile USA Inc. to resolve allegations that the company placed unauthorized charges for third-party services on consumers’ mobile telephone bills, a practice known as mobile cramming
Jury awards $325K to elderly victim of financial abuse
UNION – A Monroe County jury awarded more than $325,000 to a woman who was the subject of financial abuse of the elderly.
Putnam woman accuses employer of age discrimination
CHARLESTON – A Putnam County woman is suing over claims she was constructively discharged when her employer moved her to a more physically demanding position.
Woman blames nursing home for mother's injuries, death
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing over claims her mother sustained injuries in a nursing home that contributed to her death.
Woman says ER doctor assaulted her
LOGAN – A Logan County woman is suing over claims she was assaulted by an emergency room doctor.
Boy's hands hurt in electric gate, mother claims
CHARLESTON – A Logan County woman is suing over claims her minor son's hands were crushed in an electric, sliding gate at the local high school.
Man files suit against Loomis for parking lot accident
LOGAN – A Chapmanville man is suing over claims he was injured in a collision in a mall parking lot.
Woman says drunk patron injured her at casino
NEW CUMBERLAND – A woman is suing over claims she was injured when the allegedly drunk patron of a casino knocked her down last New Year's Eve.
It's time to say goodbye to hellhole
There isn't much positive to say about being a judicial hellhole.
Sierra Club sees chance to destroy coal industry
CHARLESTON – Amid industry layoffs and hard times for coal mining families throughout Appalachia, one group sees opportunity: the Sierra Club.
Groups react to Hellholes report
CHARLESTON – Two state groups have diverse viewpoints about the West Virginia Supreme Court being listed third on the annual Judicial Hellholes report.
Judge overturns Morgantown heavy truck ban
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County judge says Morgantown’s ban on heavy trucks is unenforceable.