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WEST VIRGINIA RECORD

Friday, March 29, 2024

News from March 2016


State accuses company of negligence in fuel spill

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Transportation is suing a private company to recover costs the state allegedly paid to clean up a fuel spill.

State accuses company of negligence over bridge damage

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Transportation is suing a private company to recover costs the state allegedly paid to clean up a fuel spill.

Amicus Curiae series wraps up with final lecture of year

By Kyla Asbury |
HUNTINGTON – The Amicus Curiae Lecture Series will welcome its final lecturer on April 7 at Marshall University.

Morrisey settles claims against sham cancer charities

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a permanent injunction to dissolve two nationwide sham cancer charities.

Couple sues Ergon-West Virginia for discrimination

By Kyla Asbury |
WHEELING – A couple is suing Ergon-West Virginia for wrongfully termination and discrimination.

Jury awards TV reporter $11k for damages from attack

By Kyla Asbury |
CLAY – A Clay County jury has awarded WCHS-TV reporter Bob Aaron $11,000 in damages for the 2014 attack while he was out on assignment.

Worker files suit against employer over allegations of wage violations, defamation

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man claims his employer misclassified him as a contractor to avoid paying him overtime and retaliated against him when he raised the issue.

Man blames scalding injuries on steam-pipe manufacturers

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A St. Albans man says he was severely burned by an accident involving a steam pipe on the campus of West Virginia State University.

Daughter brings wrongful death suit against late mother’s nursing home

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing her late mother’s residential care facility for alleged abuse and negligence that allegedly contributed to her death.

Shopper blames store for falling ice injuries

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says ice from a rooftop at a store fell and struck her in the head.

Son alleges neglect caused father’s nursing home death

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a wrongful death suit against a Charleston nursing home and its owners.

Former mine worker accuses company of unlawful termination

By Robert Hadley |
MOUNDSVILLE – A West Virginia man is suing his former employer in a case involving alleged disability discrimination.

Injured motorist says signs about road closure weren't enough

By Robert Hadley |
LOGAN – A Logan County woman says she was injured when her vehicle flipped on a dangerous road that the city of Logan allegedly failed to adequately mark as closed.

Mother seeks settlement of daughters’ bus crash injuries

By Robert Hadley |
LOGAN – A Logan County woman is petitioning the court to settle a personal injury case on behalf of her 9-year-old twin daughters.

Couple sues Macy’s for consumer credit violations

By Kyla Asbury |
WHEELING – A couple is suing Macy’s Corporation Services and Department Stores National Bank after they claim it violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. In June, Dorothy J.

Man sues Triad Engineering for employee driving while intoxicated

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Triad Engineering after he claims one of its employees was driving while intoxicated and caused a car accident.

Morrisey returns $5 million to general fund

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced his office recently returned $5 million to the state’s general fund.

Couple accuse driver of negligence over car wreck

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County couple is suing an alleged reckless driver who they claim caused an accident involving their vehicle.

Terminated worker accuses hospital of disability discrimination

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing the hospital where she worked, claiming they fired her over false allegations of prescription drug addiction.

Woman accuses debt collector of breaking consumer credit laws

By Robert Hadley |
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County woman is suing a debt collector in a dispute over the amount owed on a loan.