CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a complaint against Volkswagen over the company's recent admission that its diesel engines emit higher levels of pollutants than it claims. The complaint, filed Oct. 2 in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleges Volkswagen’s “clean diesel” vehicles with Turbo-charged Direct Injection (TDI) engines violate the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. The suit claims VW fraudulently manufactured, advertised, and sold
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s political leaders, contractors and labor representatives have been arguing for months now over prevailing wage, the hourly pay and benefits that the state determines should be paid to workers on state taxpayer-funded projects.
CHARLESTON – Charleston attorney Mark A. Hunt is entering the race for West Virginia Attorney General. Hunt, a former legislator, on Sept. 30 announced his candidacy. He is campaigning on the promise to be a watchdog for West Virginia citizens and small businesses.
CHARLESTON – The executrix of a late woman's estate is seeking reimbursement of funds made from the sale of property that was allegedly and rightfully hers.
CHARLESTON – A well-known Charleston photographer and architect claims government officials have violated his rights and conspired against him. Henry “Ted” Elden Jr. filed his complaint in Kanawha Circuit Court against Corporal C.J.
CHARLESTON – A woman who had already multiple lawsuits in the wake of having two dozen animals seized from her Charleston home earlier this summer has filed another complaint. Amanda Dawn Woods filed her latest injunction request in Kanawha Circuit Court against the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, which is named in all of her previous actions. In her filing, Woods says the defendant has, since June, released two false news stories resulting in her being harassed by the general public.
CHARLESTON – A former Kanawha County resident is seeking damages and reimbursement for an alleged facial operation gone awry. Oliver Bryce Gipson, former resident of Kanawha County and currently living in California, filed suit in Kanawha Circuit Court against New Century Emergency Physicians of West Virginia Inc., which provides health care staffing for the Charleston Area Medical Center's General Division.
CHARLESTON – A Lincoln County woman has filed suit against her former employers for alleged disability discrimination and other damages. Rebecca M. Oberman filed suit in Kanawha Circuit Court against Meds 2 Go Express Pharmacy Inc.; and Jeffrey Fulks, Pharm. D.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing Kroger, alleging injuries suffered at a grocery store.Pauline Holst, of Charleston, filed a lawsuit in Kanawha Circuit Court against The Kroger Co., and Reece-Campbell Inc., alleging negligence.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County family is suing a healthcare provider, alleging it caused the untimely death of one of its family members.Kimberly Parsons, executrix of the estate of Carol L. Sanatar, deceased, filed a lawsuit in Kanawha Circuit Court against the West Virginia University Board of Governors alleging malpractice.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed its own lawsuit against a Putnam County funeral home accused of violating the state’s Preneed Funeral Contracts Act. In the complaint, filed Sept. 18 in Kanawha Circuit Court, Morrisey’s office says Gatens-Harding Funeral Home of Poca and owners Chad and Billie Harding misappropriated money from consumers who were trying to prepay their funeral costs and did not register some preneed funeral contracts with the state
WHEELING – A greyhound breeder and kennel operator has sued the West Virginia Racing Commission and some of its officials, claiming they have conspired to ostracize him from greyhound racing. Dean Miner of Wheeling filed his complaint in Ohio Circuit Court against the commission as well as WVRC judges Ralph T.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County judge has ruled in favor of West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in a newspaper’s request for summary judgment in a FOIA case. In his final order dated Sept. 14, Kanawha Circuit Judge Charles King granted Morrisey’s office’s Motion for Summary Judgment and denied one by The Daily Gazette Company and The Charleston Gazette. The Gazette, which recently merged with The Charleston Daily Mail had sought the release of some documents from Morrisey and his off
