CHARLESTON – A majority of justices on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals had harsh words earlier this month for the state Department of Health and Human Resources in the agency’s repeated “noncompliance” with prior orders and commitments to better patient care at two of the state’s psychiatric hospitals. In its Oct. 7 opinion, the majority of the state’s high court mostly upheld Kanawha Circuit Court Judge Louis “Duke” Bloom’s orders against the DHHR.
KEYSER—A Mineral County man filed a lawsuit against a property management company claiming premises negligence in 2014. Robert Harris, individually and as parent and next friend of minor Gabby Harris, filed a complaint against WODA Group on May 15 in Mineral Circuit Court, claiming major damages in a June 2014 sewer system failure at his home. According to the filing, the plaintiff and his family were tenants at Greene Gables Apartment Complex in Ridgeley from June 2011 until June 2014.
CHARLESTON – Thomas R. Tinder, executive director of the West Virginia Bar Foundation, is the recipient of the inaugural National Conference of Bar Foundations Excellence Award.
KEYSER -- A Maryland woman says an automotive sales company engaged in fraud and breached warranties when she purchased a used 2009 Ford Escape from their automotive dealership.
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced the appointments of Robert E. Richardson as Circuit Judge for the 11thJudicial Circuit and Miki Thompson as Circuit Judge for the 30th Judicial Circuit.
CHARLESTON – Legal Aid of West Virginia Board of Directors announced the addition of four new members, and the retirement of three current members, during its quarterly meeting on May, 17.
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing GM Financial after she claims it breached its contract with her and violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing Corinthian Colleges, Inc., after she claims it violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act and harassed her.
CHARLESTON – In recognition of National Pro Bono Celebration Week, Legal Aid of West Virginia would like to thank the following volunteer attorneys who recently donated their time and expertise for the benefit of low-income and disadvantaged West Virginians:
