John O'Brien News
Justice Davis won't run for U.S. Senate
Justice Robin Davis is sworn in for her second 12-year term on the court by Chief Justice Brent Benjamin in January.
Woman settles broken hip lawsuit against hair salon
CHARLESTON – A woman who alleged she tripped on uneven mats and broke her hip at LeGrand Hair Salon has settled her personal injury lawsuit.
Companies settle dispute after $3M verdict for worker trapped by collapse
CHARLESTON – Norfolk Southern Railway Company has settled its third-party complaint in a lawsuit brought by a man who was trapped under a collapsed building for nine hours and was awarded $3 million earlier this year.
This blackjack dealer has a lot to lose
In the film Catch Me If You Can, based on a true story, Leonardo DiCaprio played scam artist Frank Abagnale, who as a teenager managed to pass himself off as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer even though he’d had no training for those professions and simply imitated the demeanor of the men he’d seen in such positions, supplementing his personal observations with close study of TV shows like General Hospital
Owner of chicken farm makes case against EPA
CLARKSBURG – Now that a federal judge has decided he wants to rule on the issue, the owner of a Hardy County chicken farm is making her case.
EPA tells D.C. Circuit to let permit decision stand
The Spruce No. 1 Mine.Photo courtesy of Vivian Stockman/www.ohvec.org. Flyover courtesy of SouthWings.org.
Nursing home settles wrongful death suit against it
Heartland of Martinsburg
Pharmacy dismissed from Actos/bladder cancer case
Patterson's Drug Store in downtown Martinsburg.
Horse racing group fighting agreement between lottery, racing commissions
The track and grandstand at Charles Town Races.
Target settles slip-and-fall
CHARLESTON – Target Corporation has settled a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against it in September.
Beaten bank robber adds two more cops to civil rights suit
MARTINSBURG – A federal judge is allowing a bank robber who accused several police officers – including the former Jefferson County sheriff – to add two new defendants to his civil lawsuit.
Plaintiffs ask to join two Ford sudden acceleration class actions
HUNTINGTON – Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company want their case consolidated with another that was filed in June.
Lawsuit: Doctor failed to diagnose cancer quick enough
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