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Long John Silver's says woman should have sought arbitration first
BLUEFIELD – Long John Silver's says an employee should have sought company-sponsored arbitration before bringing her sexual harassment case to court.
Woman says Greenbrier discriminated against her
BECKLEY – A Greenbrier County woman claims the Greenbrier Hotel Corporation discriminated against her by choosing less-qualified males to fill roles to which she applied.
Ohio man says doctors' failure caused him to have heart transplant
POINT PLEASANT – An Ohio man claims he required a heart transplant after doctors failed to quickly diagnose him with a heart attack.
Companies say fruit store didn't pay for produce
HUNTINGTON – Two produce companies say a Huntington fruit store failed to pay them more than $25,000 for produce they provided the store.
AT&T says former employee filed suit too early
BLUEFIELD – AT&T Mobility says its former employee did not exhaust all administrative remedies available to her before she filed suit against the company for its alleged failure to compensate her for her work.
Children file suit over parent's death in plane crash
ELKINS – Two grown children of a couple killed in a plane accident filed suit against the engine maintenance company responsible for repairs on the aircraft and against the plane's owner.
Railroad contractor says competitor filed spiteful suit
CLARKSBURG – A Glenville railroad contracting company says its competitor should pay it at least $1 million in compensatory damages after filing a lawsuit containing false allegations.
Federal prison employee names U.S. AG in EEO case
GILMER – A Federal Bureau of Prisons employee says US Attorney General Eric Holder needs to pay damages for an EEO decision stating the employee did not suffer harassment while working at a federal prison in Gilmer.
Guardsmen case over carcinogens in Iraq removed to federal court
WHEELING – KBR and its subsidiaries have removed to federal court a complaint 32 former guardsmen filed against the contractor, alleging they were exposed to a highly carcinogenic substance while working as security at an Iraqi water plant.
Firms want crane accident suit in federal court
CLARKSBURG – Two corporations have removed a man's suit against them to federal court, saying the man is seeking more than $75,000 for alleged injuries he incurred while falling off the ladder of a crane.
Orthopedic company wants artificial hip case dismissed
ELKINS – An orthopedic company is requesting the federal court dismiss a case against it in which a man claims his artificial hip cracked while he was at home.
Man says Bayer should've helped him find another job
WHEELING – A man says Bayer wrongly discriminated against him by refusing to help him find an appropriate job after he was forced to quit working at its New Martinsville facility due to a persistent cough.
Drugmaker says Mylan attempt to sell generic Copaxone early is illegal
MORGANTOWN -- A Delaware pharmaceutical corporation claims Mylan is illegally attempting to sell a generic form of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis that the Delaware company patented.
Ohio couple files suit over Bayer drug Trasylol
HUNTINGTON -- A federal lawsuit has been filed against Bayer in which the Ohio plaintiff alleges he was not warned of possible side effects in a drug used to control bleeding in heart surgeries that caused the plaintiff to experience acute renal failure.
Ford denies claims that diesel engines have defects
CHARLESTON – Ford is denying allegations that 6.0-liter Power Stroke diesel engines in some of its trucks contain multiple defects that may cause the truck to randomly shut off.
Ohio companies say former employees damaged their business
CHARLESTON – Two Ohio corporations allege they lost an unknown amount of money when two of their former employees used confidential business information to steal prospective and current clients and to start a business.
Weight loss supplement class action removed to federal court
CHARLESTON – The makers of a popular weight loss supplement removed a putative class action lawsuit to federal court after plaintiffs say the supplement was responsible for numerous incidents of kidney damage, including jaundice, and even a death.
Cable company denies race-based firing, wants case dropped
CHARLESTON – A cable company denies it fired a black man because of his race and says a lawsuit he filed against the company should be dismissed.
Trio says woman was raped by Logan deputies, Chapmanville officer
CHARLESTON -– Two anonymous Logan County men and an unidentified woman claim the woman was raped by three intoxicated Logan County sheriff's deputies and a Chapmanville police officer after leaving a Logan bar.
Coal company says plaintiffs tried to fraud to keep suit in state court
CHARLESTON – Patriot Coal Corporation removed a lawsuit to federal court, saying the man and his wife who filed the complaint fraudulently joined a Patriot Coal employee in an attempt to force the complaint to remain in West Virginia court.