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Va. hospital says it fired woman for poor performance, not her age
MARTINSBURG – Winchester Regional Health Systems maintains it fired a 59-year-old woman because of her poor work performance despite her allegations that she was terminated due to her age.
Drivers files class action against CSX
CHARLESTON – A group of Williams Transport drivers have filed a putative class action suit against the company and against CSX Transportation, alleging they were not paid minimum wage.
Two men file suits for Federal Building scaffold collapse
HUNTINGTON – Two men claim they were seriously injured when the scaffolding on which they were working collapsed, causing them to fall.
Couple sues Cabell Huntington for dishwashing accident
HUNTINGTON -- A woman and her husband have filed suit against Cabell Huntington Hospital after they say a conveyor belt collapsed on the woman.
Alcan workers claim medical records were revealed
CHARLESTON – In a putative class action lawsuit, Alcan workers allege their medical records were wrongfully revealed to threaten them against filing workers' compensation claims.
State Farm files suit over boy's bicycle accident
HUNTINGTON – An insurance company has filed suit against three people, including the man who it says hit a boy on a bicycle.
Couple blame surgeon for woman's problems
HUNTINGTON – A woman and her husband have filed a lawsuit in Cabell Circuit Court against a doctor who performed a surgery to help with a pelvic condition that they say caused the woman to suffer adverse effects.
Companies deny fault for man's hunting injuries
BECKLEY -– Summit Treestands and Cabella Retail Inc. deny they are to blame for a man's mishap in connection with a full-body harness he was using manufactured and sold by the companies.
Couple sues Huntington surgeon for woman's problems
HUNTINGTON – A woman and her husband have filed a lawsuit in Cabell Circuit Court against a doctor who performed a surgery to help with a pelvic condition that they say caused the woman to suffer adverse effects.
Boss says he didn't know plaintiff had been fired
WHEELING – The supervisor who a man is accusing of participating in an age- and disability-based decision to terminate him is saying he did not even know the man was fired until after it occurred.
Pepsi seeks to have man's wrongful firing suit dismissed
CHARLESTON – Regardless of his skin color, Pepsi claims it would have fired the man who has filed suit against the company alleging racism.
Williamson newspaper denies claim it caused man's injury
HUNTINGTON – The Williamson Daily News denies a man's allegations that it deliberately caused injuries to the man's right hand when it got caught in a printing machine.
Post-Gazette wants Mylan suit dismissed
WHEELING -- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is asking the U.S. District Court to dismiss generic drugmaker Mylan's complaint against it, saying it had a constitutional right to publish an article that led to an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration.
Wayne woman says Icy Hot burned her child
WAYNE– A Wayne County woman is suing a Tennessee corporation for burns to an infant child caused after he used an Icy Hot patch to relieve pain.
Wayne woman sues after slip at Speedway
CEREDO – A Wayne County woman has filed suit against Speedway SuperAmerica after she says she slipped on a wet floor.
Two more video parlor managers sue for overtime, mileage
CLARKSBURG – Two additional current and former managers of video poker parlors throughout central West Virginia have filed separate federal lawsuits against the parlors and their owners, alleging they worked more than 40 hours per week without receiving overtime pay and were not paid mileage.
Dominion fears bankruptcy, layoffs from class action
CHARLESTON – A West Virginia company claims it faces the possibility of bankruptcy and of being forced to lay off all its employees if an oil company is allowed to shut down its wells and to buy its meters.
Ohio woman sues after fall at Huntington Mall
BARBOURSVILLE – An Ohio woman claims fell while shopping in the Huntington Mall after a Zales employee failed to warn her of an object on the floor.
Ky. woman says roller coaster gave her whiplash
Camden Park opened in 1903. HUNTINGTON – A Kentucky woman has filed suit against Camden Park after she says she suffered from whiplash on one of the amusement park's rides.
Man says he slipped on ice outside Golden Corral
HUNTINGTON – A man claims Golden Corral is responsible for his fall on ice as he was leaving the restaurant.