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Kaufman wont reopen Clendenin mayor case
CHARLESTON - Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman said Tuesday that he won't take a harder look at a ruling he issued concerning the power of Clendenin Mayor Bob Ore.
Gustke hints at end to open Wood judgeship
PARKERSBURG - During the final moments of a lengthy hearing Monday, an attorney remarked to Arthur Gustke that the senior status judge is working a murder trial later in the week.
Settlement terms argued in DuPont case
Harry Deitzler PARKERSBURG - After three years of arguing, the two sides in a class action lawsuit brought against DuPont finally agreed on a settlement in August 2004.
Love meter not so lovely, suit says
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man he sliced his hand open, causing nerve damage, when he grabbed a Love Meter off the shelves of a Market Express store.
Investigators triggered memories of molestation, suit says
CHARLESTON - Edgar Friedrich is serving life without parole at the Southern Regional Jail, convicted of first-degree murder in the 1997 death of 12-year-old Jeremy Bell as well as several other counts of sexual abuse.
Slip-and-fall case filed over 'difficult-to-see' substance
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman expected a Big Chimney store to keep its floor dry but says a "difficult-to-see" substance caused her fall.
Man says forklift severed his leg
CHARLESTON - A West Virginia man says someone ran over his leg with a forklift and is suing the man's employer.
Man says weigh station at fault for accident
CHARLESTON - A Fayette County man says he was trapped under his coal truck for 35 minutes as a result of a weigh station's negligence.
Theatre worker lost thumb, blames college
MORGANTOWN - A Morgantown man says that while he was working on props for a musical play at Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania, he cut himself with a saw, lost his thumb and nearly lost his hand.
Hidden downed power line posed threat, suit says
MORGANTOWN - A Morgantown man says he stepped on a downed power line that was still classified as "hot" on his way home from work.
DOH wants payback
CHARLESTON - The state Department of Transportation's Division of Highways wants to be paid back for damages done to its property during a November 2004 wreck that involved a drunk driver.
Four asbestos suits filed jointly
CHARLESTON - Four plaintiffs groups jointly filed asbestos lawsuits recently in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Bouncer, bar at fault for injuries, suit says
MORGANTOWN - A man says he was injured by the bouncer at a Morgantown bar and has filed papers in Monongalia Circuit Court.
Two add names to AT&T case pile
CHARLESTON - Two individuals have joined the group of former AT&T workers who are suing the company over alleged poor air quality while it operated the offices at One Davis Square in Charleston.
Hospital caused allergic reaction, woman says
MORGANTOWN - A Keyser woman says Ruby Memorial Hospital botched her surgery and is suing it, her surgeon and University Health Associates.
This Just In: Kanawha County
Oct. 30
McGraw settles, sues
CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw recently reached settlement agreements with 18 Internet payday lenders and filed suit in an attempt to enforce investigative subpoenas against 14 others.
Sago suits on hold
Randal McCloy CHARLESTON - Opting to wait for other potential plaintiffs to catch up, a Kanawha Circuit Court judge on Wednesday suspended any action on the three lawsuits filed in August over the Sago mine disaster.
Judge Berger to give keynote graduation address
Irene Berger CHARLESTON - Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger will deliver the keynote address at West Virginia University's December Convocation.
Jury awards almost $2 million in sexual assault case
WILLIAMSON - Jurors in Mingo Circuit Court have awarded almost $2 million to the brother of a mentally retarded man who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a fellow resident at the Lando Exceptional Individual Center.