John O'Brien News
Class action nursing care suit settled
CHARLESTON - At the behest of Gov. Joe Manchin, the state's Department of Health and Human Resources settled a lawsuit against it that claimed the department's eligibility requirements for in-home nursing care were unfair.
Woman suing St. Albans
CHARLESTON - A St. Albans woman is suing the city and its municipal utility commission in Kanawha Circuit Court, claiming they are to blame for injuries she sustained in a fall.
Kanawha Board of Education sued
CHARLESTON - An employee of DuPont Middle School says he was slandered during a school board meeting last year.
Motion to dismiss is filed in Jesus portrait case
CLARKSBURG - The new defense team in the Jesus of Bridgeport case has filed a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit that claims the hanging of a religious portrait in the halls of Bridgeport High School is illegal.
Woman blames Wal-Mart for unspecified injury
CHARLES TOWN - A Maryland woman says she was injured as a result of Wal-Mart's negligence, but doesn't say how in a recently filed lawsuit.
Fractured skull is racetrack's fault, suit says
CHARLES TOWN - A man says he suffered a fractured skull in an attack at Charles Town Races and Slots and is suing the track for his injuries.
Couple sues used car dealer
CHARLESTON - A couple is suing the dealership from which they bought a used automobile, claiming their salesman lied about the vehicle's history.
Couple who bought house at Sago sues
BUCKHANNON - An Upshur County couple who unknowingly bought land directly above the Sago mine is suing the couple that sold it to them, claiming they did not disclose that it was above a mine shaft.
Roofer falls, sues
CHARLESTON - A Cross Lanes roofer says a customer did not provide him a safe working environment, and he suffered brain trauma as a result of the subsequent fall.
Drug caused cancer, woman claims
CHARLESTON - A Charleston woman claims the estrogen replacement drug she was prescribed, Premarin, caused her to contract breast cancer and is suing the drug's manufacturer.
Supreme Court declines Massey appeal
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court recently decided not to hear Massey Energy's appeal in a lawsuit filed over the death of two miners.
McGraw reaches three settlements
CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced his office has recently reached settlements with three companies.
Grants will aid management of child abuse cases, DHHR says
CHARLESTON - In a state as oddly misshapen as West Virginia, with cross-state drives taking almost five hours, Department of Health and Human Resources spokesman John Law says geography can be an issue.
Case of fired delegate sent back to circuit court
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court recently decided not to hear a list of certified questions answered by Kanawha Circuit Court Judge James Stucky in the case of a member of the House of Delegates who was fired from his day job.
Disabled doc sues WVU
MORGANTOWN - A quadriplegic emergency medicine doctor says West Virginia University has been less than accommodating in working out an employment plan for her.
Trailer park sued over dog attack
CHARLESTON - A Dunbar man says he was attacked by a dog and lists six defendants on his lawsuit.
Railcar spill suit filed
WAYNE - Three Wayne County citizens have filed suit against five companies over a spill that they say polluted the environment and caused the evacuation of about 500 homes.
Another WVU fight lawsuit filed
MORGANTOWN - For the second time in as many weeks, a lawsuit has been filed in Monongalia Circuit Court over a fight that occurred at a West Virginia University-East Carolina football game.
Accounting firm files fraud suit
CHARLESTON - A Charleston accounting firm claims a man whose business enterprise it funded defrauded it.
Art teacher, school board sued over nude photos
CHARLESTON - An 18-year-old woman has filed suit in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleging that her former art teacher paid her to provide him with sexually explicit photographs of herself.