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Man sues after he's hit crossing Huntington street
HUNTINGTON – A man has filed suit against the driver who he says struck him as he was attempting to cross the street.
Burger King meal made woman sick, suit claims
MARTINSBURG -– A woman claims she became extremely ill after eating a salmonella-contaminated burger at Burger King.
Berkeley woman says she was fired for refusing boss's advances
MARTINSBURG -– A Berkeley County woman claims she was terminated from her job after she refused her boss's repeated sexual advances toward her.
Driver blames Frito-Lay for accident
BECKLEY -– A man who collided with a guard rail is blaming the accident on his employer, saying the company provided him with a truck containing worn tires.
Bank responds to woman's wrongful firing suit
HUNTINGTON – Fifth Third Bank says a woman lost her job because she failed to follow policies and procedures, but the woman maintains her position was terminated because she was older than 40 and had cancer.
Woman says she was injured at mattress plant
PARKERSBURG -- A Waverly woman and her husband say the woman sustained irreversible injuries to her right hand after she was ordered to operate a machine she was not trained to run.
Chesapeake Energy says Mich. firm owes it $450,000 for billings
CHARLESTON – An Oklahoma corporation says a Michigan company owes it more than $450,000 for joint interest billings on a well.
Defendant company shut 51 years ago, dismissal says
CHARLESTON -- An electric company is asking the federal court to dismiss a lawsuit a Mingo County man filed against a company that has been defunct for more than 50 years.
Boating deaths result in lawsuits
CHARLESTON – The drowning deaths of two young children and their aunt has created a battle of lawsuits between survivors of the boating accident and owners of the towboat that collided with the personal watercraft on which the children and their aunt were riding.
Man says he was fired after complaining about overtime
MARTINSBURG – A Charlestown man says he was terminated after his alleged complaints of being forced to work overtime without compensation for it.
Complaint too vague, defendants say
CHARLESTON -- Two businesses say a complaint a woman and her husband filed against them should be dismissed, alleging the couple only makes vague allegations against the companies, but should be more specific in their complaint.
Sears, equipment maker want dismissed from treadmill suit
ELKINS – A popular store and a fitness equipment manufacturer say they should not be co-defendants with a doctor in a lawsuit a Barbour County woman and her husband filed after the woman fell and broke both her arms while running on a treadmill.
Video lottery managers file overtime, mileage suits
CLARKSBURG – Eleven current and former managers of video poker parlors throughout central West Virginia have filed separate federal lawsuits against the parlors and their owner, alleging they worked more than 40 hours per week without receiving overtime pay and were not paid mileage.
Hampshire man seeks $1M for auto accident
MARTINSBURG – A Hampshire County man is seeking more than $1 million after he says a truck driver ran him off the road and crashed into him while the driver was communicating with his employer.
Woman sues after man jumps tracks, crashes into home
WAYNE COUNTY – A woman says her home suffered extensive damages after a drunken man jumped two railroad tracks and crashed into it.
Wayne Co. town sued for drinking water issues
FORT GAY – Fort Gay residents may have been exposed to drinking water that contained untreated sewage, according to a federal lawsuit filed July 28.
Wheeling lawyer, wife sues over investments
WHEELING – A Wheeling lawyer and his wife say they lost substantial amounts of money after their broker placed their investments into risky accounts.
Class action targets companies' phone calls
WHEELING – Three companies are the targets of a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by endorsing their Web site through pre-recorded phone calls.
Wayne woman sues over wreck on 152
WAYNE – A Wayne woman has filed suit against the driver who she says failed to yield the right-of-way and crashed into her.
Couple sues hospital for woman's third-degree burns
HUNTINGTON – A woman and her husband have filed suit against St. Mary's Hospital of Huntington, alleging the woman's surgery intended to help heal her tendonitis led to third-degree burns.