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Parent brings wrongful death claim against toy manufacturer
WHEELING - A Martinsburg man whose infant son choked on a toy and died is suing the toy's manufacturer.
Strip club sued; man asks for $1.5 million
CHARLES TOWN - A Virginia man says he was placed in a chokehold and thrown to the ground at a Bunker Hill strip club and has filed a lawsuit seeking $1.5 million.
Berkeley Assessor says he doesn't have to follow laws, fires woman, suit says
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley Springs woman formerly employed by the Berkeley County Assessor's Office says Assessor Preston Gooden told her that because he is an elected official he doesn't have to follow the law.
Pit bull bite case lands in court
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County man says two people were harboring a vicious pit bull, which violently attacked and bit him.
Huntington hardware store settles
HUNTINGTON - During the third day of its trial, the civil lawsuit between a Huntington hardware store was settled for $1.2 million.
Author assisting state law firms
Copeland CHARLESTON - Sure, Deb Copeland has been described as a "dynamic speaker," but that's not the only reason she's made a name for herself among the state's law firms.
Another Sago suit filed
CHARLESTON - The family of a miner who died in January's Sago Mine disaster has filed suit against the companies alleged to be responsible, the 13th such suit.
Suit filed against embattled Nitro councilman
CHARLESTON - A Nitro City Councilman is now facing a civil lawsuit stemming from allegations that he sent a nude picture of himself to a woman using a fellow councilman's name.
Appeal accepted in Sunday hunting case
Huber HARRISVILLE - Jason Huber admittedly has been as good a lawyer as he's been a hunter lately.
Huber: ACLU protecting Bill of Rights
CHARLESTON - For the state's American Civil Liberties Union, it's hard to predict who will be on its side.
This Just In: Kanawha County
Nov. 13
General Motors hit with two lemon lawsuits in Berkeley
MARTINSBURG - Angry consumers recently filed lawsuits against General Motors in Berkeley Circuit Court, claiming they were sold clunkers.
Coke plant to blame for injury
WHEELING - An Ohio man says a sledgehammer head shot at him "like a bullet" and is suing Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. over his injuries.
Two asbestos suits filed
CHARLESTON - The estates of two men recently filed asbestos lawsuits in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Race dog breeders entitled to surplus, suit says
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County dog breeder says the West Virginia Racing Commission has failed to distribute its surplus to the state's breeders.
Retirement board wants pensions of felons terminated
CHARLESTON - The state's Consolidated Public Retirement Board has filed three lawsuits in Kanawha Circuit Court, claiming that three retirees have violated the terms of their pensions by pleading guilty to felons.
This Just In: Kanawha County
Nov. 6
More Sago suits filed
CHARLESTON - Just a week after Kanawha Circuit Judge Charles King suspended any action on the trio of lawsuits filed in August over the Sago Mine disaster, nine more suits were filed Wednesday by relatives of more of the miners who were killed.
Marathon runner claims he was hit by car
HUNTINGTON - A Kentucky man says he was hit by a car while running in a marathon and is suing the driver as well as the marathon's organizers.
Pennsylvania man says WVU doctor botched his surgery
MORGANTOWN - A Pennsylvania man says a doctor botched his operation, leading to a pancreatic leak that left him permanently disfigured.