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Widow gets $1M for husband's death
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County jury awarded a woman more than $1 million after her husband died on an operating table at St. Mary's Medical Center.
R.I. company sues former Pete Dye owners for $3 million
CLARKSBURG -- A Rhode Island financial firm is suing the former owners of the Pete Dye Golf Club for $3 million, the balance of a longstanding loan made before the firm bought the golf course at auction.
Two suing Montgomery, police officers over rough arrests
CHARLESTON –- Two individuals are suing three Montgomery police officers -– one with multiple lawsuits against him -– saying they were violently accosted and subjected to racial slurs during run-ins with the officers.
Late magistrate was well liked, serious about new job
Maynard HUNTINGTON -- Don Maynard was just elected to a post on the Cabell Magistrate Court in November, but he was already on his way to becoming a good judge, a colleague said Monday.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
May 20
Davis denounces idea of intermediate appellate courts in West Virginia
Davis CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis denounced the idea of an intermediate appellate court system for the state as costly and unneccesary.
Former East Bank officer says 'tazed' woman asked for it
CHARLESTON -- Former East Bank police officer Steve Smith says a woman who is suing him and the town over his allegedly tazing her repeatedly while she was pregnant and unwilling isn't telling the whole story.
Verizon suing state over damaged underground cable
CHARLESTON -- Verizon West Virginia is suing the state Department of Transportation and Division of Highways, claiming workers damaged an underground cable during excavation work in Wheeling.
Woman sues Clendenin over parking lot design
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing the town of Clendenin after she was hit by a car at an allegedly dangerous parking lot by the post office.
Woman suing brother over eviction
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing her brother, claiming he had the police evict her from her deceased parents' home and has kept all her belongings.
Proposed settlement reached in alleged Calhoun hazing
CHARLESTON -- A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought against the Calhoun County Board of Education over the alleged hazing of a high school football player.
Manchin says legal aid fund will be untouched
Manchin CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin said concerns aired last week that a fund meant to help the poor have a lawyer represent them -- primarily in domestic violence proceedings -- were premature and that the fund would not be cut.
Man sues over fall from telephone pole
CHARLESTON – A Bluefield man is suing Verizon West Virginia after falling off a telephone pole.
Woman sues over hospital parking gate
CHARLESTON – A woman claims she was injured by a gate at the entrance to a parking facility at a Charleston hospital.
Putnam man sues McDonald's over fingernail in iced mocha
CHARLESTON -- A Putnam County man is suing McDonald's after he says he found a part of a fingernail in his iced mocha.
Woman suing state delegate over apartment
Lane CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing a local lawyer and member of the state House of Delegates, claiming he rented her an apartment that was unfit for human habitation.
Man sues employers, company over ATV wreck
CHARLESTON – A man is suing the owners of a farm and Yamaha Motor Corp. after he wrecked and was injured on an all-terrain vehicle.
Elderly man says he was beaten over Eagles policy
CHARLESTON – A 70-year-old Putnam man says he was beaten by another man when he questioned a policy at a local Eagles lodge.
State says company ruined Marion road
CHARLESTON – The state Department of Transportation is suing a Fairmont company, alleging the company caused extension damage to a road in Marion County.