CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Attorney General’s office is stepping into a lawsuit regarding the price of asphalt. On Jan. 10, a lawyer for the state Department of Transportation told legislators the agency has an agreement with Patrick Morrisey’s office to handle the case.
CHICAGO – Animal feed manufacturer Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is currently facing a lawsuit alleging it produced horse feed with an ingredient, monensin, that is poisonous to horses.
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County couple has filed a class action lawsuit against Atkins & Ogle Law Offices alleging it violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
CHARLESTON – A motion to transfer and consolidate all related cases has been filed so that the seven lawsuits against West Virginia Paving will be in Kanawha Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – The Kanawha County Commission has voted to join five cities and the state in its lawsuits against West Virginia Paving for creating a de facto monopoly.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Transportation-Division of Highways has filed a lawsuit against West Virginia Paving following the four lawsuits filed by West Virginia cities last week against the asphalt company for inflating asphalt prices.
CHARLESTON – Four cities are suing West Virginia Paving after they claim is has created a monopoly and violated West Virginia’s Antitrust Act. The complaints were filed as class action lawsuits.
CHARLESTON – A group of female lawyers at Bailey & Glasser LLP have organized the Women Lawyers’ Networking Group of West Virginia in an effort to fill a previously untapped need for networking in the state.
CLARKSBURG – After a few hours of deliberation, a Harrison County jury ruled that a nursing home and its officials were not liable in a wrongful death case.
CHARLESTON – A prominent Charleston law firm has appealed a recent federal bankruptcy court ruling that remanded part of a case against him and his firm back to Kanawha County.
WHEELING - A lawsuit against Verizon Wireless for allegedly violating the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act has been dismissed from federal court.
BECKLEY – A federal judge says two companies owned by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice owe more than $2 million from a 2013 coal deal. On March 11, U.S. District Judge Irene Berger issued a memorandum opinion and order granting summary judgment to Thomas K. Lampert of Pennsylvania. He is trustee for the Thomas K. Lampert Irrevocable Trust. Last year, Lampert sued Tams Management Inc. and Southern Coal Corporation in federal court. It says the companies – owned by Justice – didn’t p
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing TLK Group in a class action lawsuit after she claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act. Terina M. Hamilton was employed by TLK until Feb. 22, 2014, according to a complaint filed Jan. 19 in Cabell Circuit Court.
PRINCETON – A man is suing Captain D’s in a class action lawsuit after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act. Isaac Crabtree was employed by Captain D’s until his employment was involuntarily terminated in September, according to a complaint filed Feb. 9 in Mercer Circuit Court.
LOGAN – Ellis Supply Inc. is suing the LaFayette Insurance Company after it claims the insurance company was negligent in marketing insurance policies.
