Lawrence Smith News
Arrest of man for not signing citation nets suit against Mingo town
CHARLESTON – A Mingo County man is accusing police in Gilbert of civil rights violations when he was arrested for refusing to sign a traffic citation.
Settlements reached in two Cabell EMS suits
HUNTINGTON – Two additional lawsuits involving the Cabell County Emergency Medical Services –- one for wrong termination, and the other for personal injury –- have been settled totaling over $100,000.
Former deputy accused of raping prisoner named in civil suit
ELKINS – Despite his recent acquittal, a former Grant County sheriff's deputy again will have to answer allegations he raped a prisoner while in his custody.
Brothers accuse Charles Town police of false arrest
MARTINSBURG – A case of mistaken identity has resulted in an eastern Panhandle municipality, and five of its police officers being named in a civil rights suit.
Martinsburg officer used excessive force, suit claims
MARTINSUBRG – A Berkeley County man is alleging his dispute over a rental car improperly resulted in him getting a ride in a squad car.
Former Mason deputy appeals firing
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County deputy sheriff is continuing to challenge his boss's decision earlier this year to fire him.
Ohio man appeals dismissal of ethics complaint against Gilmer prosecutor
Hough CHARLESTON – Citing a failure to consider new evidence, an Ohio man is asking a state ethics panel to reconsider his complaint of improper conduct by Gilmer County's prosecuting attorney in his 2005 criminal case.
Hough cautioned for '98 FERPA violation
CHARLESTON – Records show very early in his legal career, Gerry Hough was scolded by the Lawyer Disciplinary Board for violating federal law when he improperly accessed a Glenville State College student's academic records in the course of representing her accused attacker in a sexual assault case.
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Aug. 18
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Aug. 22
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Aug. 24
Charleston law firm files breach suit against malpractice insurer
R. Lindsay CHARLESTON – A Charleston law firm is alleging its malpractice insurance carrier abandoned them in their time of need.
Mason man sues PVH, physicians for loss of testicle
Kennerly POINT PLEASANT –- A Mason County man is suing Pleasant Valley Hospital, and two of its physicians for causing him to lose part of his testicles following surgery last year.
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Aug. 5
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
July 22
W.Va. State Research Corp. named in another termination suit
CHARLESTON – The research division of West Virginia State University once again is named in a wrongful termination suit.
WVSU Research Corp. settles wrongful termination suit for $55K
CHARLESTON – A lawsuit between the research arm of West Virginia State University and a former employee has been settled.
Former employee files wrongful termination suit against Huntington
HUNTINGTON –An Ohio man is alleging he lost his job with the city of Huntington as a result of testifying against it in another legal matter.
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Aug. 3