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Jury awards family more than $700K after inmate died from septic shock
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County jury awarded more than $700,000 to the family of a 32-year-old inmate at Huttonsville Correctional Facility who died from septic shock his estate says was ignored by guards for days. -
Plaintiffs disagree with removal of some opioid-addicted baby cases to federal court
CHARLESTON – Several cases involving children born addicted to opioids have been removed to federal court despite the plaintiffs’ contention the defendants’ logic for the move is flawed. -
Civil lawsuits accuse arrested parole officer of sexual assault
CHARLESTON -- A former regional director for the state jail authority recently pleaded guilty to witness tampering, and a former parole officer has been charged with sexual assault of at least two of his parolees. Four federal lawsuits have been filed in relation to the incidents. -
Excessive force used by Dunbar officers led to man's death, father says
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man says excessive force by two Dunbar police officers, including being power slammed to the pavement, caused his son’s death this summer. -
Judge allows more infants to be added to case involving children born addicted to opioids
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit judge has issued an order allowing more infants to be added to the docket in a case involving children born addicted to opioids. -
Attorneys seek to have more opioid-addicted infants added to state MLP case
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing children born addicted to opioids have filed a motion seeking to reopen and place certain infants on the same active docket as others. -
Woman blames poor jail medical care for man's death from sepsis
CHARLESTON – A woman has filed a lawsuit saying inadequate medical care from jail staff led to the death of the father of her children. -
NAS cases referred to state’s Mass Litigation Panel
CHARLESTON – Cases involving about 600 children born exposed to opioids in the womb will be heard by West Virginia Judiciary’s Mass Litigation Panel. -
Estate blames negligent prison health care for man's death
CHARLESTON – The estate of a man blames negligent health care by correctional authorities for his death. -
Woman alleges her brother died after getting fentanyl while in jail
CHARLESTON – The estate of a man says he died after being able to obtain fentanyl while incarcerated at the Western Regional Jail. -
Father says jail medical staff ignored signs before daughter's suicide
CHARLESTON – The father of an inmate blames the lack of medical care she received in jail led to her suicide. -
Lawsuit says jail staff ignored man's alcohol withdrawal symptoms, led to his death
CHARLESTON – The estate of a former inmate says obvious signs of alcohol withdrawal were ignored by jail staffers leading to the man’s death. -
Woman sues after bed collapses on her, causing injuries
CHARLESTON – A Maryland woman is suing a furniture gallery after a bed collapsed on her, causing injuries. -
Man says he was injured by driver overserved at Quaker Steak and Lube
CHARLESTON – A Lincoln County man says he was injured in a vehicle accident because Quaker Steak and Lube overserved a patron. -
Basketball coach says State Troopers guarding governor shoved him, broke his arm at game
BECKLEY – A high school girls basketball coach says he was injured when two West Virginia State Troopers providing protection for Gov. Jim Justice when he was shoved during an altercation at a game. -
Inmate's estate blames improper psychiatric care for his suicide
CHARLESTON – The estate of a former Mount Olive inmate says improper supervision and care led to his suicide in prison. -
Estate says man suffered in final days because of lack of proper prison medical care
CHARLESTON – The mother of a southern West Virginia man blames a lack of proper medical care while he was in jail for his death. -
Affidavit in teen CPS kidnapping and rape case backs up many allegations
CHARLESTON – A civil lawsuit filed by a teenager claiming a state Child Protective Services worker kidnapped her, raped her and forced her to use illegal drugs has been amended to include an affidavit from another CPS worker corroborating many details in the complaint. -
Man says five Huntington police officers assaulted him, breaking his neck and leaving him paralyzed
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington man who was struggling with opioid addiction claims five city police officers maliciously assaulted and battered him, breaking his neck and leaving him paralyzed for life. -
Mom blames jail, medical staff for death of daughter having mental crisis
CHARLESTON – A woman’s estate blames her death on improper care while being held in the Southwestern Regional Jail.