Cabell County
Recent News About Cabell County
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Woman sues Marshall University for negligence during medical procedure
HUNTINGTON — A Cabell County woman is suing Marshall University for negligence during a surgical procedure. -
Morrisey, other AGs reject $18 billion settlement with big three opioid distributors
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and AGs from 20 other states rejected an $18 billion settlement offer from the three leading opioid distributors. -
AG urges state Supreme Court to uphold conviction in 2002 Cabell County murder
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office recently filed a brief asking the state Supreme Court of Appeals to uphold the conviction of a Huntington man in the beating and strangulation death of a woman in eastern Cabell County. -
State Senate passes bill that would create intermediate appellate court
CHARLESTON – The state Senate has passed a bill that would create an Intermediate Court of Appeals. The Senate voted 18-14-2 on Feb. 10 for Senate Bill 275. It now will go the House of Delegates for consideration. -
Farrell starts new law firm, updates status of national opioid litigation
According to documents filed in the federal opioid litigation, Paul T. Farrell Jr. has left the Huntington law firm of Greene Ketchum. A Jan. 31 Notice of Change of Attorney Information lists Farrell’s new firm as Farrell Law, which is located in Huntington. -
Opioid distributors ask for 18 months to prepare for trial with Huntington and Cabell County
CHARLESTON – The legal teams representing Huntington and Cabell County have a vastly different idea of how quickly they want their cases against the nation’s three largest opioid distribution companies to proceed. -
WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS: Business Court Issues Annual Report for 2019
Business Court Division Judges issued more than 200 orders in cases the Division addressed last year, according to the Business Court Division 2019 Annual Report. -
Status hearing for Huntington, Cabell federal opioid cases set for Jan. 27 in Charleston
CHARLESTON — A federal judge has set a status conference for Huntington and Cabell County’s opioid lawsuits that have been sent back to West Virginia. -
Lifeguard's discrimination lawsuit against rec center operator Centers moves to federal court
HUNTINGTON – A lawsuit against Centers LLC alleging employment discrimination was removed to federal court because it involves alleged violations of federal laws. -
Former Cabell County staffer claims she faced hostile work environment over disability, Facebook post
HUNTINGTON – A former Cabell County Clerk's Office employee alleges she was forced to quit after facing a hostile work environment due to her disability and her Facebook post disagreeing with a Clerk Office's dress policy. -
Federal judge officially asks for Cabell, Huntington opioid cases to be sent back to W.Va.
CLEVELAND – The federal judge overseeing the national opioid litigation has requested the cases filed by Cabell County and Huntington be remanded back to West Virginia federal courts and is asking for the ruling to be expedited. -
Cabell County Bar Association donates $6,000 to Huntington High food pantry
The Cabell County Bar Association took nearly $6,000 in donations to Cliff's Closet, the food pantry operated within Huntington High School. -
Man claims debris left by Asplundh clogged culvert, caused property to flood
HUNTINGTON – A man alleges his Cabell County property suffered damage from flooding after a tree trimming service left behind debris that clogged a ravine behind his property. -
Cabell, Huntington opioid cases one step closer to being sent back to West Virginia
CLEVELAND – The cases filed by Cabell County and the City of Huntington against opioid distributors are one step closer to be being heard in a West Virginia federal court. -
Fruth Pharmacy faces suit after woman falls, fractures hip while picking up prescription
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman who tripped and fractured her hip while picking up a prescription at a pharmacy alleges the business failed to maintain the premises. -
Woman sues DHHR for being placed with biological father who impregnated her
CHARLESTON — A 21-year-old who became pregnant by her biological father after she was placed in his care when she was 11 has filed a lawsuit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, claiming she should've never been placed in his care. -
CVS pharmacist unable to give immunizations claims she was fired in retaliation
HUNTINGTON – A former CVS pharmacist who could not give immunizations due to medical reasons alleges she was fired for her disability. -
Man claims temperature probe left in by River Cities Anesthesia nurse after surgery lodged in his stomach
River Cities Anesthesia PLLC is facing a lawsuit after a nurse anesthetist allegedly left a temperature probe in a patient which then became lodged in his stomach. -
Court reverses denial of summary judgment to Cabell County administrator in IT director's suit over termination
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court partially reversed the decision by a lower court in a lawsuit involving the former IT director for the Cabell County Commission who alleged he was wrongfully terminated. -
Man claims Marshall University medical staff's improper diagnosis caused need for partial bowel removal
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County man alleges that negligent medical care led to the perforation of his colon.