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• CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County

  By Kyla Asbury | Friday, Aug 31, 2012 @ 2:30am

  Aug. 17

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• Couples sues Nitro for failing to release documents

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 @ 5:29am

  CHARLESTON – A couple is suing the City of Nitro and two city officials after they claim public records they requested under the Freedom of Information Act were not given to them.

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• Watkins targeted for ethics violations in private practice

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Aug 3, 2012 @ 3:00am

  Watkins CHARLESTON – Before becoming a family law judge, records show multiple complaints were lodged against a Putnam County judge for making unprofessional, abrasive and insensitive comments as an attorney against his clients or other litigants.

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• Hinton woman names 41 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 @ 2:25am

  CHARLESTON -- A Hinton woman is suing 41 companies she claims are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.

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• Ky. couple names 54 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 @ 2:24am

  CHARLESTON -- A Phelps, Ky., couple is suing 54 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• Buffalo woman names 53 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 @ 2:23am

  CHARLESTON -- A Buffalo woman is suing 53 companies she claims are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.

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• Weirton couple names 143 companies in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 @ 2:31pm

  CHARLESTON -- A Weirton couple is suing 143 companies they claimed caused a lung injury due to asbestos exposure.

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• Woman names 64 companies in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 @ 10:00am

  CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing 64 companies she claims are responsible for her family member's lung cancer and death.

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• Ky. couple names 42 in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Jul 16, 2012 @ 2:23am

  CHARLESTON -- A Raceland, Ky., couple is suing 42 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• Man sues 45 companies for lung cancer, death of family member

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 @ 7:48am

  CHARLESTON – A man is suing 45 companies he claims are responsible for his family member's lung cancer and death.

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• Former employees sues city of Nitro for harassment

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Jun 25, 2012 @ 8:41am

  CHARLESTON -- A former Parks and Recreation Department employee is suing the City of Nitro after she claims she was harassed by city council members.

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• Republican challenger Morrisey leading McGraw in funds

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Monday, Jun 25, 2012 @ 5:00am

  Morrisey CHARLESTON - Republican Patrick Morrisey has raised nearly $150,000 more than his Democratic opponent, longtime West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, according to recent campaign finance reports.

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• CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County

  By Kyla Asbury | Friday, Jun 15, 2012 @ 2:30am

  June 1

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• CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County

  By Chris Dickerson | Friday, Jun 15, 2012 @ 2:25am

  May 30

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• Walker couple names 114 defendants in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 @ 8:26am

  CHARLESTON -- A Walker, W.Va., couple is suing 114 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• Ohio couple names 114 defendants in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 @ 8:26am

  CHARLESTON -- A Belpre, Ohio, couple is suing 114 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• 14 asbestos suits filed against 173 defendants

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, May 29, 2012 @ 4:27am

  CHARLESTON -- Fourteen people are suing 173 companies in eight separate complaints for asbestos exposure that caused various lung injuries.

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• Former Lincoln commission candidate files suit over ballot stuffing

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Monday, May 21, 2012 @ 4:00am

  Harless CHARLESTON - A former Lincoln County Commission candidate has filed a lawsuit in federal court for at least $57,000 in attorney's fees and expenses, plus compensatory and punitive damages, saying the 2010 primary election was "contaminated."

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• Fla. couple sues 39 in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 7:23am

  CHARLESTON -- A Melbourne, Fla., couple is suing 30 companies they claim are responsible for a malignant mesothelioma diagnosis.

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• Louisville woman names 60 defendants in late husband's asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Apr 23, 2012 @ 8:31am

  CHARLESTON -- A Louisville, Ky., woman is suing 60 companies she claims are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.

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