Lawrence Smith News
Former Wayne prosecutor accused of soliciting sexual favors
CHARLESTON – A former Wayne County assistant prosecutor is accused of soliciting sexual favors from a woman while handling her abuse and neglect case.
Home confinement officer accused of civil rights violations
CHARLESTON – A former Greenbrier County home confinement officer is accused of getting too personal with an offender he was assigned to supervise.
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
March 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
March 22
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Feb. 28
Owner sues Randolph County town for shutting bar down
ELKINS – A Randolph County businessman is accusing officials in one town of improperly shutting down his bar.
Charleston law firm must pay for malpractice case against it
Richard Lindsay
Marion deputies dismissed from civil rights case
CLARKSBURG – A Fairmont police officer and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department are off the hook in a former Fairmont State University student’s civil rights suit.
Bluefield settles lawsuit over inmate's death
BLUEFIELD – The city of Bluefield has agreed to settle a civil rights suit brought against it for an inmate’s death.
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
March 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Feb. 15
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
March 12
Real estate company wants its own property condemned
POINT PLEASANT – A real estate company is asking a judge to order a Bend-area municipality to condemn property it owns.
Poca sewer line has damaged home, woman claims
WINFIELD – Claiming she has literally taken crap from a Putnam County municipality for the past 25 years, a resident is demanding some compensation.
Former Cabell home confinement officer says pregnancy caused problems at work
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman is alleging being pregnant got her fired as a home confinement officer.
Renick mayor sued over plan to sell dump truck
LEWISBURG – Two officials in a Greenbrier County municipality are accusing the mayor of attempting to improperly sell town property.
Former Summers County sheriff, deputy still owe attorneys fees in civil rights suit
BECKLEY – A judge has ruled a former Summers County sheriff and his chief deputy are not only still on the hook for damages awarded in a former deputy’s civil rights lawsuit, but also her attorney’s fees.
Father challenges family law judge's temporary order
CHARLESTON – Despite evidence to the contrary, a Charleston man alleges a Kanawha Family Law judge erred in removing his daughter from his custody.