PRINCETON – A woman is suing the Town of Bramwell and several breweries after she claims she was injured after an intoxicated patron crashed into her. Antietam Brewery, Bramwell Oktoberfest Inc., Breckenridge Brewery LLC, Bridge Brews Works LLC, Blackwater Brewing Co., Charleston Brewing Company LLC, Chestnut Brew Works LLC, Foothills Brewery, Lost River Brewing Company, Mendocino Wine Group LLC, Morgantown Brewing Co., North End Tavern Inc., Pinnacle Brewery LP, Sunken City and Robert Absten,
MORGANTOWN – Thirty individuals are suing a woman in their neighborhood for having a chicken coop on her property that they claim is a nuisance. The plaintiffs all own property in the Hopecrest Addition in Morgantown and Tracey Lea Frisch also owns property in the subdivision along with her husband, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court. The plaintiffs claim in 2013, Frisch built a chicken cop and began raising chickens on her property and at times there have also been tur
CHARLESTON – The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit that would compel the West Virginia Parole Board turn over records of an inmate hearing denying an request for parole originally requested in December 2014 pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
PRINCETON–A Mercer County arthritis sufferer is suing her employer on claims of disability discrimination in the loss of her job in 2014, when the company allegedly fired her in lieu of providing reasonable accommodations in her work duties.
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man is suing West Virginia University Board of Governors after he claims he was forced to work in unsafe conditions that caused him injury. On Oct. 2, 2013, WVU Board of Governors caused Christopher Waters to perform work in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Workshop where he was using a table saw, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court. Waters claims he was ordered to use the table saw without a guard to cut a piece of Teflon plastic.
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to remove three Morgantown City Council members and the mayor from their positions. The suit seeks to remove Morgantown Councilpersons William Kawecki, Jennifer Selin, Nancy Ganz and Mayor Marti Shamberger. George Papandreas claims the city council members and mayor are guilty of misconduct, malfeasance in office, incompetence and neglect of duty, according to a complaint filed Oct. 8 in Monongalia Circuit Court. Papandreas claim
CHARLESTON – A respiratory therapist is suing her former employee for a violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act when it claimed she missed a deadline to turn in paperwork certifying her continued need to take time off to provide care for her ill mother.
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 – Shuman McCuskey & Slicer members Lou Ann S. Cyrus and Chris D. Negley have been selected to receive the 2015 Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award.
CLARKSBURG – A Preston County country club says a racial harassment and discrimination lawsuit against it should be dismissed. Preston County Country Club filed a motion last week to have a civil lawsuit filed against it by Jason Goines removed to federal court.
PRINCETON - A Mercer County woman is suing a Charleston nursing care business claiming wrongful discharge following her hospitalization in 2014.Lillian Marline Milam filed a lawsuit against Mercer Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC in Mercer Circuit Court on Sept. 3, alleging breach of contract in December 2014.
HUNTINGTON – Walmart seeks to dismiss a Putnam County woman’s complaint in which she blames the retailer for having her Achilles’ tendon sliced while shopping for back-to-school supplies. Jennifer Bradshaw originally filed her complaint in Putnam Circuit Court, but Walmart filed a motion to have it moved to federal court Sept. 2 in Huntington.
MORGANTOWN – A Monongalia County attorney whose license was annulled earlier this year has filed a $91 million lawsuit against the members of the state Supreme Court and others over the action. John C. Scotchel Jr. filed his complaint Aug. 25 in Monongalia Circuit Court. The defendants listed are each state Supreme Court justice – Robin Jean Davis, Brent Benjamin, Menis Ketchum, Margaret Workman and Allen Loughry – as well as the Lawyer Disciplinary Board and Chairman Steven K. Nord as well as
WHEELING – A German pharmaceutical company has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Morgantown-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Plaintiff Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. contends that defendant Mylan submitted Abbreviated New Drug Applications, or ANDAs, to the Food and Drug Administration seeking the approval to make and sell generic versions of Boehringer’s Tradjenta and Jentadueto tablets. An ANDA is an application for a U.S.
CHARLESTON – The administrator of a deceased Monongalia County woman’s estate has asked a state court to determine who is her surviving beneficiary. Under the terms of Marilyn Huffman’s will, her husband Allen Huffman and son Brian Huffman were named as primary and secondary beneficiaries. However, both died before Huffman, who died last October. The third beneficiary listed in Huffman’s will was the “Cheat River Stocking Program.” But there is no entity by that name. According to research d
