Lawrence Smith News
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Jan. 18
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Feb. 20
Jackson judge says hunter's writ improperly filed
RIPLEY - Because he was never incarcerated, a judge has ruled a Wirt County man sought the wrong remedy to revisit his conviction for hunting violations.
Tree removal the subject of Mason lawsuit
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County man says the power company cut too wide a swath in clearing trees along his property.
W.Va. Muslim group seeks proper burial for Kanawha City man
CHARLESTON – A deceased Charleston Muslim’s journey to the Hereafter will include a stop in a secular American courtroom.
Cop on cell phone caused fatal crash, woman alleges
CHARLESTON – An Upper Kanawha Valley woman says a deputy sheriff’s distracted driving led to the death of her mother.
Lawsuit: Airport authority's incompetence led to closing of Mountaineer Grading Co.
PARKERSBURG – A defunct Clendenin contractor alleges bungling by the agency that oversees the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport played a large role in driving it into bankruptcy, and as a result nearly 200 people into the unemployment line.
With parental rights voided, man not subject to child support payments
PARKERSBURG – A circuit judge has ruled a Wood County family law judge erred in ordering a Parkersburg man to support a child who’s no longer his.
Williamstown alleges dog is a menace
PARKERSBURG – Officials in one Wood County municipality are asking for a judge’s help in putting a collar on an allegedly vicious dog.
Settlement over alleged shoddy work at Grafton building reached
CLARKSBURG – A Taylor County housing agency will keep and recoup almost 40 percent of a nearly $500,000 contract it paid a Pennsylvania firm to refurbish one of its buildings.
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Dec. 7
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Jan. 7
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Jan. 18
Former Mason deputy's wrongful termination case dismissed from Kanawha court
CHARLESTON – A former Mason County Sheriff’s deputy will no longer be allowed to carry a badge and gun, and will have to make his case for wrongful termination before a judge in that county.
Logan County gives up $65K to settle civil rights claim
CHARLESTON – The Logan County Commission has settled a woman’s lawsuit alleging two deputy sheriffs not only falsely arrested her, but also played a role in setting fire to her house and car in retaliation for complaints she made about their conduct.
Supreme Court affirms dismissal of former Moorefied police chief's lawsuit
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court ruled last year a Hardy County judge was correct in dismissing the former police chief’s lawsuit against the town of Moorefield.
Former Chesapeake cop sues over firing
CHARLESTON - A former Chesapeake police officer is alleging his release from the department was improper.