John O'Brien News
Court: Former Kanawha prosecutor had no conflict of interest from sniper case
CHARLESTON – A lawyer discipline office could have pursued a conflict-of-interest complaint against former Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Clifford even though a state judge already ruled no conflict existed, but the state Supreme Court has ruled no sanctions would be warranted anyway.
Federal government to pay $475K to settle claim against OBGYN clinic
Associates in OBGYN in Beckley
Wrongful death case fizzles, defendant pays funeral expenses
HUNTINGTON – The estate of a man who was killed in a head-on collision will collect only funeral expenses in a settlement recently reached with Sperry Rail, Inc.
Judge orders Dollar General to release names of fired employees
A Dollar General store in Martinsburg
Pothole in walkway was obvious, park board argues
McKee Pavilion
Berkeley judge asks for disqualification requests in Actos case
Patterson's Drug Store in downtown Martinsburg.
Kingsford manager says he shouldn't be party to lawsuit
CLARKSBURG – A lawsuit over an allegedly broken wood waste agreement has been removed to federal court, where a Kingsford Manufacturing Company employee has already filed a motion to dismiss.
Coal company hires former solicitor general for possible fight with EPA
The Spruce No. 1 Mine.Photo courtesy of Vivian Stockman/www.ohvec.org. Flyover courtesy of SouthWings.org.
Judge Keeley won't 'encourage strategic moves' by recusing self
CLARKSBURG – A federal judge has decided she will not recuse herself from a lawsuit just because her old law partner is testifying as an expert witness.
Cooper Industries to pay $340K to EPA for cleanup of Bluefield site
BLUEFIELD – Cooper Industries, a manufacturer of electrical products, will pay $340,000 to the federal Environmental Protection Agency under a consent decree filed May 23.
Reclaimed mountaintop mine sites still polluting, groups claim
HUNTINGTON – Three environmental groups have filed lawsuits against three owners of reclaimed mountaintop removal mining sites, claiming the sites are still discharging toxic pollutants.
Supreme Court rules against businesses arguing AG can't hire private lawyers
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ruled against companies that challenged the Attorney General’s Office’s practice of hiring private attorneys to represent the State.
Allstate sued over offer to house hit by plane
MARTINSBURG – A Hedgesville couple says their home insurer won’t pay costs associated with a plane that crashed in their yard and struck their home.
Judge: Policy doesn't cover defendants in McDonald's wrongful death suit
BLUEFIELD – A federal judge has ruled for Bituminous Casualty Corp., deciding it had no duty to provide insurance coverage in a wrongful death lawsuit that stemmed from the death of a Bluefield sanitation worker.