John O'Brien News
Couple sues doctor over baby's delivery
MORGANTOWN - A Kanawha County couple says their doctor caused injury during the birth of their child by using forceps.
Huntington residency requirement challenged
HUNTINGTON - A Huntington policeman says the city's rule that certain city employees must live within city limits is unfair and is challenging it in Cabell Circuit Court.
This Just In: Kanawha County
Dec. 12
McGraw sues vacuum cleaner company
McGraw CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw recently filed suit against IGIA Inc., alleging that the company overcharged consumers who were trying to purchase vacuum cleaners over the phone.
Iranian couple reinstated in settlement
MORGANTOWN - A Morgantown couple has been reinstated to their jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Jeremy Bell suit settled
FAYETTEVILLE - The family of a boy who died mysteriously at his principal's cabin recently settled its lawsuit against the Fayette County Board of Education.
Auvil: Manchin caused time crisis to replace Beane
Walt Auvil PARKERSBURG - It took nearly a year for J.D. Beane to be tabbed as a replacement for retired Wood Circuit Judge George Hill.
Delegate Beane named Wood Circuit Judge
J.D. Beane CHARLESTON - Even though he's served 16 years in the House of Delegates and was recently appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin to become the new Wood Circuit Judge, Parkersburg attorney J.D. Beane admits he's the black sheep of his family.
Sissonville student says 'drugs' were candy
CHARLESTON - A Sissonville High School student-athlete is challenging his or her five-day suspension, saying it was handed out by Principal Calvin McKinney as a result of his or her refusal to participate in the school's Narc Program and that the substance thought to be drugs on footage on another student's video phone was Smarties candy.
Hanger trips woman, suit says
HUNTINGTON - A woman says the Old Navy clothing store in the Huntington Mall failed to keep its aisles clean and caused her slip and fall.
Woman sues over fish bones
CHARLESTON - A woman has a bone to pick with Red Lobster, mostly because she says the restaurant gave her a bone to pick out of her throat.
Former Marshall administrator sues school
A statue of John Marshall overlooks the campus of Marshall University in Huntington. CHARLESTON - A former assistant vice president of academic affairs is suing Marshall University for forcing her to take a lower position that reduced her salary as a result of a disability.
AG McGraw sues three spas, settles with baby photographer
McGraw CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed suit against two Curves For Women outlets, another health spa and settled with a baby photographer.
Med mal case filed against orthopedist
MORGANTOWN - A Preston County woman says her orthopedist cut a nerve in her wrist during a carpal tunnel syndrome release surgery and is suing him.
Woman says Kanawha BOE demolished controversial building
CHARLESTON - An employee at Point Harmony Elementary School is saying the Kanawha County Board of Education purposely demolished a portable building because of complaints over poor air quality.
This Just In: Kanawha County
Dec. 1
Group sues over welding fumes
WAYNE - Eight married couples have filed suit in Wayne Circuit Court against several companies alleging that they are too blame for their employees' exposure to harmful fumes.
Prominent Charleston attorney passes
CHARLESTON -- Well-known attorney Jim McIntyre died Wednesday at the age of 77.
Techsol settlement official
Timmermeyer CHARLESTON - Stephanie Timmermeyer, the Secretary of the state's Department of Environmental Protection, recently put her signature on a settlement with Techsol, the railroad car-loading company blamed for a spill in October 2004.
Government agency sued over car accident
CHARLESTON - A recently filed lawsuit alleges that a highway worker rammed a fellow motorist into a retaining wall while trying to pull a U-turn.