CHARLESTON – District Judge Thomas E. Johnson granted a preliminary injunction restoring the benefits for five individuals in the Medicaid Title XIX Intellectual/Developmental Disability Waiver program. Johnston granted the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction in part on Sept. 13 to the extent that the plaintiffs requested injunctive relief to the named plaintiffs, according to the memorandum opinion and order.
KINGWOOD — A woman is suing Bruceton Mills Ambulance and Bruceton Community Ambulance Service Inc., emergency service providers, citing alleged insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
WELCH – Ninety-eight individuals are suing Alpha Natural Resources Services LLC after they claim it contaminated their water with inorganic trace elements.
CHARLESTON — A truck driver and his wife are suing Enviro-Tank Clean Inc., a waste treatment facility, citing alleged premises liability, violation of statute and deliberate intent.
RIPLEY – A Jackson County woman claims a car dealer knowingly sold her a defective car, despite it being labeled a “certified pre-owned” vehicle on the lot.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man claims his employer misclassified him as a contractor to avoid paying him overtime and retaliated against him when he raised the issue.
HUNTINGTON – An insurance company is suing Hess, Stewart & Campbell, claiming the accounting firm isn’t due the amount it says it is under a policy. The action involves a dispute as to the extent of any obligation owed by CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company concerning the liability of HSC arising from, related to, or in connection with a criminal scheme perpetrated by an HSC employee for which criminal prosecution is currently pending, according to a complaint filed March 11 in the U.S. District Cou
MORGANTOWN – Two women who have power of attorney are suing Worthington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after they claim their family member was injured during her stay with the center. Charlene Kimberly and Deanna Cramer were also named as defendants in the suit. PWNR LLC is doing business as Worthington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
KINGWOOD – A man is suing R&R Operations LLC after he claims he was injured from a fall from a rooftop. Mark Ball, Sheri Ball, Shorthorns LLC and Maine Crossings LLC were also named as defendants in the suit. On Dec. 14, the defendants in the suit filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit, citing improper venue. The court ordered that the case be transferred to Preston Circuit Court from Monongalia Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – The attorney for Sarah Halstead, who was fired from West Virginia State University Research & Development Corporation for sharing Facebook photos of the vandalism of Top-O-Rock, said her termination goes against the U.S.
CHARLESTON - A former employee is suing West Virginia State University after she claims it wrongfully terminated her employment. West Virginia State University Research & Development Corporation; Dr. Orlando F.
FAYETTEVILLE – A McDowell County woman is suing her former employer, a West Virginia tungsten carbide products manufacturer, after allegedly being fired over a newly acquired disability.