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Man sues over invisible dog fence
MARTINSBURG – A man is suing the makers of an invisible dog fence, claiming the fence malfunctioned and caused his dog to bite him.
Lawsuit filed against Lincoln newspaper
HUNTINGTON – The owner of a Florida landscaping company who started a newspaper in Lincoln County is suing the county's longstanding newspaper for defamation, saying it published articles that falsely implicated him in illegal campaign activity.
Moats appointed to hear Segal religion case
Moats CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has appointed Circuit Judge Alan D. Moats to preside over a lawsuit brought against prominent Charleston lawyer Scott Segal.
O'Connor cites Caperton case in blasting judicial elections
O'Connor CHARLESTON -- Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told an audience of American Bar Association members in Charlotte, N.C. last week that the public is growing distrustful of elected judges, and she used the Harman Mining case against state Chief Justice Brent Benjamin as an example of the problem of judicial elections.
Supreme Court reinstates dormant lawsuit
Ketchum CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a woman can go ahead with her car wreck lawsuit, after the Kanawha Circuit Court dismissed it for inactivity.
Man blames law firm for 'less than reasonable' $25,000 settlement
HUNTINGTON – A man who wrecked his scooter in Huntington is suing the law firm he hired to represent him in an associated case, saying the firm didn't adequately handle his case.
Man says troopers beat him, threatened to kill family
CHARLESTON – A Logan County man is suing the West Virginia State Police, claiming four troopers violently beat him and at least one threatened to kill his wife and children.
Woman sues Cracker Barrel over falling dishware
HUNTINGTON – A woman and her husband are suing Cracker Barrel over injuries she sustained dodging falling dishware.
Contractor says company stiffed them, made false allegations
HUNTINGTON -– A Barboursville excavation company says it was shorted nearly $700,000 for work it performed on a new middle school and then subjected to an unwarranted state investigation to justify the withheld money.
Shinnston man sues over man-lift injury
MORGANTOWN – A Shinnston man is suing a group of companies and officers over injuries he sustained from an allegedly malfunctioning man-lift.
Law firm seeks payment related to state bonds
CHARLESTON – A Charleston law firm is suing two companies operating in Bluefield, saying they owe for work the firm did related to state economic development bonds.
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April 23
Bloom says religion no reason for his recusal
Bloom CHARLESTON -- Kanawha Circuit Judge Louis "Duke" Bloom says just because he is Jewish isn't reason enough to warrant his stepping down in a case against prominent lawyer Scott Segal.
Court annuls Cabell lawyer's license
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has annulled the license of a Barboursville lawyer, saying his cocaine addiction did not mitigate the fact that he stole money from a client.
Court rules turn signals not always required
Ketchum CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that turn signals are only required when other traffic would be affected.
Kanawha business files suit against half-dozen companies
CLARKSBURG – A Kanawha County company has filed suit against six other companies, alleging they are guilty of patent infringement.
Workman faults colleagues in Putnam school board case
Workman CHARLESTON – In a separate opinion relating to the state Supreme Court's decision to overrule a circuit judge's ruling for a school board to provide a wheelchair-bound boy with a full-time nurse, Justice Margaret Workman faulted her colleagues for not explaining the proper remedy available to compensate the boy.
New trial in Mingo drug murder
CHARLESTON – Two Mingo County residents convicted of killing a drug informant and sentenced to death will get new trials.
Justices say Putnam school board doesn't have to give boy full-time nurse
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has sided with the Putnam County Board of Education, which was seeking to block a judge's order that it provide a full-time nurse to a wheelchair-bound boy.
Pa. judge begins prison term in W.Va.
MORGANTOWN -- Retired Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce, convicted in November of federal mail fraud and money laundering charges, has reported to FCI Morgantown, a mininum-security federal prison.