John O'Brien News



Insurer says it's not responsible for cleaning up Beckley drug lab

By John O'Brien |
Raleigh County Courthouse

Pfizer removes dozens of McDowell Co. Lipitor lawsuits to federal court

By John O'Brien |
The federal courthouse in Bluefield

Proposed settlement over single-car wreck worth $13K

By John O'Brien |
WINFIELD – After payment of medical bills, a 10-year-old girl will have more than $6,000 from a proposed settlement waiting on her when she becomes an adult.

Acculab employee accused of killing family's pet turkey

By John O'Brien |
LOGAN – An employee of Acculab, a water quality monitoring company in Logan County, unlawfully shot a Mingo County family’s pet turkey, a recently filed lawsuit alleges.

CSX says water-runoff lawsuit preempted by federal law

By John O'Brien |
LOGAN – CSX Transportation can’t be held accountable in state court for flooding a man’s property, it argues in a recently filed motion to dismiss.



Mon Co. commissioner objects to magistrate judge's recommendations

By John O'Brien |
Morgantown High School

Settlement over leg broken at Clay High kickball game worth $55K

By John O'Brien |
Clay County Courthouse

FirstEnergy sued by 53 over Hancock Co. coal ash disposal site

By John O'Brien |
One section of the nearly 3-square miles of the Little Blue Run coal ash impoundment. Photo by Earthjustice.

Plaintiff hard to find in Logan Co. case against Family Discount Pharmacy

By John O'Brien |
Logan County Courthouse

Monroe teachers too quick to sue over class sizes, Board of Education says

By John O'Brien |
Monroe County Courthouse


Plaintiff never served Wheeling popsicle factory with personal injury complaint

By John O'Brien |
WHEELING – A plaintiff claiming he slipped on a popsicle at a popsicle factory did not serve the defendant with his complaint within 120 days.





Asbestos attorneys appeal $1.3M fraud ruling against them

By John O'Brien |
The federal courthouse in Wheeling