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News from June 2014


Morrisey leads push to stop EPA power plant regulations

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said his office is leading a bipartisan group of nine states in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to declare illegal the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to force states to impose onerous regulations on existing coal-fired power plants, requiring a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emission

Nursing home used Christmas Club money, class action claims

By Melody Dareing |
MOUNDSVILLE — A class action lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home after employees claim money deducted for Christmas Club accounts was used by the company instead.

Bulldozer accident results in lawsuit

By Melody Dareing |
LOGAN -- A heavy equipment worker is suing after he was injured in a bulldozer accident.

Couple blames roofer for leaks

By Melody Dareing |
NEW CUMBERLAND -- A couple are suing a roofer after their roof started leaking after only two years.

AG's office asks consumers to evaluate charities closely

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is encouraging consumers who plan to make donations to charitable causes to evaluate exactly where those dollars will go, and how they will be used.

Couple blames man's former employer for injuries

By Ben Hart |
RIPLEY -- A couple are suing a former employer after a workplace accident caused serious injury.

Couple says Clayton Homes breached contract

By Ben Hart |
BECKLEY -- A West Virginia couple are suing after a modular home company failed to follow through with a contract.

Trucking firm sues Dynamic, Mechel for contract breach

By Ben Hart |
BECKLEY -- A Beckley trucking company is suing two companies after they failed to pay for parts and services received.

Company says Beckley chiropractor didn't pay for HR services

By Ben Hart |
BECKLEY -- A Beckley chiropractic company is being sued for failing to pay for services received.

Walker Machinery says Mechel owes $66K

By Ben Hart |
BECKLEY -- A Beckley machinery company is suing after Mechel Bluestone failed to pay for goods and services received.

Water lawsuit places part of blame on Yeager runway work runoff

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit place part of the blame for January's water crisis on on work done to extend the runway at Charleston's Yeager Airport.

WV CALA chides latest jobs numbers

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — The executive director of West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse says legal reforms could help boost the state's sagging jobs numbers.

Former employee accuses Beckley Pain Clinic of discrimination

By Ben Hart |
BECKLEY — Beckley Pain Clinic is being sued by a former employee after it terminated her employment, claiming discrimination.

Former Airgas workers file suit over injuries from explosion

By Melody Dareing |
WINFIELD — Two former workers of a Putnam County facility of Airgas U.S.A. L.L.C. are suing the company after sustaining injuries in an explosion.

Man says F-150 he bought was a lemon

By Annie Cosby |
BECKLEY -- A Raleigh County man is suing over claims he purchased a faulty Ford vehicle.

Putnam business blasts fire service board over fee structure

By Chris Dickerson |
WINFIELD -- A business is suing a county fire service board alleging the fees it sets are arbitrary and improper.

Wet floor at convenience store results in lawsuit

By Annie Cosby |
BECKLEY -- A Raleigh County man is suing over claims he was injured on the wet floor of a convenience store.

Wyoming Co. man blames power company after being shocked

By Ben Hart |
PINEVILLE -- A Wyoming County man is suing a power company for negligence after an electric shock caused severe injuries.

PERSONNEL FILE: Martin & Seibert's Moore featured presenter at Charleston seminar

By Staff reports |
MARTINSBURG — Martin & Seibert attorney Christopher Moore, was a featured presenter at the National Business Institute’s “Collection Law From Start to Finish” seminar held June 17 in Charleston.

PERSONNEL FILE: Flanery named Law360 Female Powerbroker

By Staff reports |
CHARLESTON – Sharon O. Flanery, chair of Steptoe & Johnson’s Energy and Natural Resources Department, has been included among the Female Powerbrokers by legal news source Law360.