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Man sues Mingo judge, commission, state over work program
Thornsbury CHARLESTON – A man convicted of felony drug charges in Mingo County is suing county officials and the state, seeking to stop the alleged misuse of a so-called "Judge's Work Program."
Former Miss W.Va. gets $7.2 million over sex tape
Williams CHARLESTON – A jury has awarded a former Miss West Virginia $7.2 million in damages over a bogus sex tape that circulated on the Internet.
Couple sues over ATV wreck
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha couple are suing an all-terrain vehicle dealership, claiming the business failed to add-on features that would have made the couple's ATV safer, resulting in an injury.
Proposed settlement reached in Roane insurance case
SPENCER –- Lawyers in a lawsuit against Nationwide Insurance are seeking class members to share in a proposed $75 million settlement with the company.
Woman says doctor performed unnecessary spinal tap
CHARLESTON – A local woman claims a physician at St. Francis Hospital performed an unnecessary spinal tap on her, which has caused nerve damage and other injuries.
Lawsuit says Kanawha school board ignored mold problem
CHARLESTON – The mother of an Andrew Jackson Middle School student and a teacher are jointly suing Kanawha school officials over sickness they say is related to mold at the school.
Mother claims daughter died because of pool heater
CHARLESTON – A Morgantown woman claims a in improperly vented swimming pool heater emitted toxic levels of carbon monoxide and killed her daughter during a sleepover.
Woman sues dentist after she develops mouth cancer
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Charleston dentist Mark Simpson, claiming he failed to adequately address lesions in her mouth with developed into cancer.
Lawsuit filed against drunk driver who hit man
CHARLESTON – The mother of a man who was seriously injured by a drunk driver while walking on Capitol Street is suing the woman and the bars where she allegedly drank.
Lawyer, wife sue CitiMortgage over payments
WINFIELD – A Hurricane lawyer and his wife are suing CitiMortgage, claiming the company is not allowing the couple to prepay on their mortgage like their contract allows.
Mingo woman says it's against religion to immunize daughter
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing the Mingo County Board of Education, Mingo schools Superintendent Dwight Dials and the state Department of Health and Human Resources, saying the defendants are violating her religious rights by requiring her to get her daughter vaccinated.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
March 27
Suit over dog moved to circuit court
CHARLESTON – A civil suit filed in Kanawha magistrate court over an allegedly stolen dog has been moved to circuit court.
Man says he was injured by stray concrete-mixer chute
MARTINSBURG – A Falling Waters man says a concrete-mixer truck driver was negligent after he was knocked off a wall by the chute on the truck.
Couple sues over malfunctioning van
CHARLESTON – An Alum Creek couple is suing a Boone County used car dealer, saying they were fooled into buying a lemon of a van.
Developers want Putnam assessment blocked
This building at Putnam Village used to house an Ames Department Store and, before that, a Hill's Department Store. (Photos by Chris Dickerson) WINFIELD – A development company wants a judge to review the tax assessments on two long-vacant commercial buildings in Teays Valley, arguing that neither has much value.
Magistrate bill withers in committee
Canterbury CHARLESTON – A bill proponents believed would bring more focus to magistrate elections failed to emerge from the House Judiciary Committee, rendering the bill dead for the session.
Plaintiff says law firm served wrong parties in med mal case
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County plaintiff says a Charleston law firm served notice on the wrong entities in a medical malpractice case, causing the claim to be thrown out by a judge.
Magistrate says wearing a robe wasn't an act of defiance
Kanawha County Magistrate Kim Aaron poses in her judge's robe in her office on April 7. On April 2, she wore the robe on the bench, but she soon was ordered to remove it. (Photo by Chris Dickerson) CHARLESTON – Kanawha Magistrate Kim Aaron says she wasn't being cheeky when she wore a judge's robe on the bench.
Woman sues CAMC over 35-year-old surgery
CHARLESTON – A St. Albans woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center over an intrauterine device that mistakenly was implanted in her uterus in 1973.