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McGraw files objection in GM bankruptcy
McGraw CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed an objection in the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings for troubled automaker General Motors.
Man says he was fired because of race
CHARLESTON – An Ohio man is suing a South Charleston auto dealership, claiming he was fired from his job because he is black.
Court says man brought racial taunt on himself
Benjamin CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by the state Human Rights Commission, which awarded a man money because a co-worker uttered a racial epithet at him.
Lawsuit targets Bath and Body Works product
BECKLEY – A federal lawsuit says a product from Bath and Body Works meant to remove calluses permanently injured a Beckley woman.
Mobile home park owners say tenant owes back rent
CHARLESTON – The owners of a Sissonville mobile home park say two tenants owe more than $12,000 in back rent.
Woman accuses Logan deputies of setting house, car on fire
CHARLESTON – A Logan woman says deputies with the Logan County sheriff's department set her home and car ablaze in retaliation for her complaining about an allegedly rough arrest.
West Virginia lawyer's NFL blog goes big time
Florio CLARKSBURG -- Mike Florio says he'll miss practicing labor law in Clarksburg. But the lure of working full-time on his other passion -- writing about professional football -- is too strong to ignore.
High Court says state must arbitrate tobacco dispute
McGraw CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a Kanawha Circuit Court judge's ruling that Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has to participate in a nationwide arbitration related to a monumental settlement with big tobacco companies.
Court sides with judge in beer slip-and-fall case
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has sided with a Kanawha judge in a case that involved a man slipping on some spilled beer at a concert.
Court says judge shouldn't have allowed new arguments
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court says a circuit judge should not have allowed a woman to introduce new arguments when she appealed the revocation of her driver's license.
Woman sues over fall at nursing home
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman is suing a nursing home, claiming staff there failed to tell her about a cord hanging by her mother's bed that she got tripped up on.
Lawyer sues over alleged beating, robbery
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell lawyer is suing a man he claims savagely beat him and stole his wallet.
Man claims he was injured while making phony truck weight
CHARLESTON – A Cedar Grove man claims he was injured while trying to register a false weight in his coal truck based on his employer's instructions.
Court rules suit over inmate's death wasn't filed in time
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court says the estate of an inmate in the Preston County Jail who died by hanging waited too long to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the county commission.
Lawsuit filed over Herbert Hoover football coach selection
CHARLESTON – A teacher at Herbert Hoover High School wants a judge to force the school to interview him for the job of head football coach, even though his father is the school's athletic director.
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June 5
Jackson Kelly lawyer facing sanctions
Smoot CHARLESTON – Douglas A. Smoot, a lawyer with the Jackson Kelly law firm, was scheduled for a hearing Thursday before the State Bar's Lawyer Disciplinary Board on allegations he withheld evidence in a black lung case.
Woman suing DIRECTV over installation
CHARLESTON – A South Charleston woman is suing satellite television provider DIRECTV and a company that installs the systems after she says her home was damaged during installation.
Man says he was fired for reporting boss's sexual advances
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha man is suing a local health testing center, claiming he was fired for rebuffing sexual advances from his supervisor and then reporting the behavior to the center's president, an alleged friend of the supervisor.
Woman claims boss sexually harassed her at Long John Silver's
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing a company doing business as Long John Silver's in Charleston, claiming her supervisor sexually harassed her and that she was fired for reporting the behavior.