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Calif. company says W.Va. group used its photos for sales
PARKERSBURG – A California-based company that describes itself as "the leading provider of damper, louvers, silencers, and architectural sun control products" says a newly formed business used its photographs to sell similar products.
Advance Auto Parts wants discrimination suit dismissed
CHARLESTON -– Advance Auto Parts wants to see a complaint one of its former employees filed against it dismissed, saying it did not fire her because of her gender as she alleges in her lawsuit.
Debt calls results in federal lawsuit
CHARLESTON -– Repeated phone calls from a debt collection agency to a woman's work place prompted her to file suit against the companies responsible for the debt collection attempts.
Drug reps claim they were wrongly fired
BLUEFIELD – Five pharmaceutical salespeople claim they lost out on the opportunity to earn more than $100,000 per year when they were terminated after refusing to honor their employer's alleged unethical requests.
Company says Mylan infringed on Parkinson's drug patent
MORGANTOWN -- A Delaware company has filed suit against Mylan, alleging it infringed on a patent for a prescription drug to treat Parkinson's Disease.
More fentanyl cases filed in federal court
CLARKSBURG – Four new complaints have been filed against a major drug manufacturer after residents from various states claim their relatives died following exposure to lethal amounts of fentanyl through prescribed pain patches.
Woman says pain patch to blame for son's death
CLARKSBURG -- The mother of a deceased man has filed suit against a major drug manufacturer, alleging her son died after he was exposed to a lethal amount of fentanyl through a prescribed pain patch.
Ga. man says AEP to blame for father's death
CHARLESTON – A Georgia man blames Appalachian Power for causing his father's death, saying it failed to provide protective equipment that would have prevented his father from falling more than two stories.
Celexa case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON – A Jackson County woman has filed suit against the maker of an anti-depressant, alleging the drug caused her father to shoot her mother, then to kill himself.
Elkview man files acceleration suit against Toyota
CABELL COUNTY – An Elkview man has filed suit against Toyota, alleging the company manufactured a defective vehicle that killed the man's father when it unexpectedly accelerated, running the dad off the road.
Raleigh Co. woman says she was fired after complaining about FedEx boss
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County woman claims her supervisors wrongly terminated her employment after she filed sexual harassment and discrimination charges against her boss.
Former doctor seeks $3M from Pocahontas Co. hospital
ELKINS – A former West Virginia doctor is seeking more than $3 million from a Pocahontas County hospital, alleging he was not able to find work after the hospital discharged him due to its spreading of false rumors.
Gay woman sued FedEx for discrimination, wrongful termination
HUNTINGTON – A homosexual woman claims she lost her job with FedEx because of her sexual orientation and in retaliation for a sexual harassment she had pending against her boss.
Inmate says lawyers did poor job defending him
CLARKSBURG – An inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex and his family have filed suit against the group of lawyers who he says did a shoddy job of defending him.
Former inmate seeks $18 million for alleged conspiracy
CLARKSBURG – A former inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute in Morgantown is seeking more than $18 million in a lawsuit he filed against a number of prison employees, alleging he was subjected to more than 200 days of solitary confinement due to a conspiracy between the prison officials.
Kawasaki says it isn't to blame for parking brake mishap
CLARKSBURG – Kawasaki Motors says it should not be blamed for a man's injuries after the man says a misplaced parking brake caused his vehicle to roll on top of him.
Bank says Morgantown developers owe millions on loans
CLARKSBURG – A bank has filed suit against five business partners and their newly constructed Morgantown developments, alleging the defendants owe it millions of dollars in unpaid loans.
Mining companies blame EPA for industry woes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recently filed lawsuit, the coal-mining industry lays blame on the Environmental Protection Agency and other branches of the Obama administration for imposing significant delays on surface coal mining and for making it increasingly difficult to obtain permits that allow for mining operations.
Kanawha school board has Corbett case dismissed
CHARLESTON – The Kanawha County Board of Education and Superintendent Ron Duerring won their battle to have a lawsuit against them dismissed more than two years after former George Washington High School Vice Principal Peter Corbett quit his job.
Landowners say Del. company cheated them on oil, gas leases
CLARKSBURG – A group of West Virginia landowners say a Delaware company cheated them out of thousands of dollars after reneging on an offer to secure oil and gas leases on more than 500 plots of land.