LEWISBURG – Senior Status Judge James J. Rowe is looking for new challenges after re-emerging himself in private practice after nearly 20 years on the bench as chief judge in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties. Rowe still serves as a senior status judge and will continue to do so in that capacity while in private practice at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP.
HUNTINGTON – District Judge Robert C. Chambers denied a motion for default judgment in a lawsuit against AutoZone for injuries sustained on its property. On Oct. 22, the plaintiff, Mary Jane Goodall, filed an application for entry of default judgment and supporting affidavit and a motion for default judgment, according to the order.
CLARKSBURG – A woman is suing Zales Jewelers after she claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act. Ashley Bond was employed as a consultant and manager with Zales until her employment was involuntarily terminated on Dec. 7, 2013, according to a complaint filed Feb. 9 in Harrison Circuit Court and removed to federal court on March 18.
GLENVILLE – A company in Pennsylvania is suing Glenville-based S.S. Services to collect an allegedly unpaid judgment against it for nearly $23,000, plus interest and attorney’s fees.
?MORGANTOWN – Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Michael R. Proctor has been named partner. Proctor is among 14 attorneys from across the firm elected to partnership effective Jan. 1.
BECKLEY – A man is suing Greenbrier Minerals LLC after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Nathan Brada was also named as a defendant in the suit. John T.
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Select Specialty Hospital-Charleston Inc. after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated. Debbie Dea Basham was hired by the defendant in 2002 and throughout her employment, she performed all her duties in a satisfactory manner, according to a complaint filed Sept. 4 in Kanawha Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Basham claims throughout her employment, she was certified for intermittent leave by the defendant under the Family and Medical Leave
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing AutoZone Parts Inc. after she claims she was injured on its premises. On Sept. 2, 2013, Mary Jane Goodall was at AutoZone and attempted to enter the store when she tripped on the concrete block stop located in the parking space and fell to the ground, causing severe and permanent eye and head injuries, according to a complaint filed July 10 in Cabell Circuit Court and removed to federal court on Nov. 13. Goodall claims AutoZone failed to maintain the parking lot w
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing KC Transport after they claim it is operating an unlawful coal trucking route that is a nuisance. Hampden Coal LLC; Blackhawk Mining WV LLC; and Gary Corns were also named as defendants in the suit. Danny Peters and Dreama Peters the defendants unlawfully operated a coal trucking route and a major staging area and maintenance lot for coal trucks immediately adjacent to their home in a residential community, according to a complaint filed Oct. 16 in Logan Circuit
WHEELING – A federal judge has ruled that U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be deposed in a lawsuit about coal mining regulations despite a bid by the agency to block it. On Nov. 12, Judge John Preston Bailey ruled that McCarthy’s involvement with Clean Air Act regulations means she is relevant enough to be deposed.
CHARLESTON – Six former employees are suing Blackhawk Mining LLC after they claim they were wrongfully terminated from their employment. Hampden Coal LLC and Tony Osborne were also named as defendants in the suit. Dallas Mounts, Dennis Roberts, Kenneth Mills, Scott Mills, John Evans and John Kosher were employed by the defendants until March 13, March 23, May 14, when they were discharged from their employments, according to six complaints filed in Logan Circuit Court and removed to federal cou
HUNTINGTON - A man is suing Andersen Windows Inc. after he claims he was discriminated against based on his disability. David Sepic, an employee of Andersen Windows, was also named as a defendant in the suit. Gary K.
