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• Court reverses ruling on domestic abuse gender discrimination

  By Steve Korris | Friday, Jun 3, 2011 @ 2:50am

  CHARLESTON – Separate accommodations for males in domestic abuse shelters don't constitute illegal discrimination, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.

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• Weston couple blames 91 companies for lung cancer diagnosis

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 8:29am

  CHARLESTON -- A Weston couple is suing 91 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis after breathing in asbestos fibers.

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• Scott Depot men name 104 companies in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 6:49am

  CHARLESTON -- Two Scott Depot men are suing 104 companies after they claim they are responsible for their family member's stomach cancer and death.

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• Ashland man sues 136 companies for asbestosis diagnosis

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 @ 2:15pm

  CHARLESTON -- An Ashland, Ky., man is suing 136 companies after he claims they are responsible for his asbestosis diagnosis.

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• Pa. couple list 184 companies in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 @ 2:14pm

  CHARLESTON -- A Gibsonia, Pa., couple is suing 184 companies they came are responsible for an asbestosis and mesothelioma diagnosis.

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• Clarksburg couple names 56 companies in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 @ 2:13pm

  CHARLESTON -- A Clarksburg couple is suing 56 companies after they claim they are responsible for asbestos exposure.

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• Man says 55 companies named in lung cancer, death suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 @ 2:12pm

  CHARLESTON -- A Charleston man is suing 55 companies after he claims they are responsible for his family member's lung cancer and death.

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• 159 companies named in five asbestos suits

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Apr 18, 2011 @ 2:49pm

  CHARLESTON -- Five separate lawsuits involving asbestos named 159 companies as defendants.

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• Hernshaw couple names 87 defendants in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 @ 9:13am

  CHARLESTON -- A Hernshaw couple is suing 87 companies after they claim they are responsible for a mesothelioma diagnosis.

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• W.Va. State settles slip-and-fall suit for $18K

  By Lawrence Smith | Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 @ 2:00am

  CHARLESTON –- West Virginia State University has settled a personal injury lawsuit with a Nitro woman.

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• New Mexico woman names 48 companies in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Mar 30, 2011 @ 2:41am

  CHARLESTON -- A New Mexico woman is suing 48 companies after she claims they are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.

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• Pa. man sues 88 companies for asbestosis, colon cancer

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 @ 7:10am

  CHARLESTON -- A Gibsonia, Pa., man is suing 88 companies after he claims they are responsible for his asbestosis and colon cancer.

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• AG's office says CAMC phone calls are a scam

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Feb 24, 2011 @ 1:45am

  CHARLESTON – In the aftermath of the announcement that more than 3,600 Charleston Area Medical Center patients have had their personal information made public because of an Internet security breach, the Attorney General's Office had said it had head of reports of phone calls being made by people claiming to be the hospital looking for information.

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• Ky. couple names 37 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 @ 3:53am

  CHARLESTON -- A Jeffersonville, Ky.,couple is suing 37 companies after they claim they are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• Letart woman claims 78 companies responsible for husband's death

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Feb 17, 2011 @ 2:16am

  CHARLESTON -- A Letart woman is suing 78 companies after she claims they are responsible or her late husband's lung cancer and death.

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• McGraw, CAMC resolve security breach

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Feb 16, 2011 @ 6:41am

  Attorney General Darrell McGraw speaks Wednesday at a press conference regarding a patient security breach involving Charleston Area Medical Center. (Photo by Chris Dickerson) CHARLESTON – The Attorney General's office announced Wednesday that a security breach involving Charleston Area Medical Center patients has been secured.

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• CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County

  By Chris Dickerson | Friday, Jan 28, 2011 @ 1:25am

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• Wood Co. couple names 80 defendants in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 @ 7:31am

  CHARLESTON -– A Parkersburg man and his wife are suing 80 companies after they claim they are responsible for his lung cancer.

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• N.C. woman sues 58 companies for grandfather's lung cancer, death

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 @ 7:28am

  CHARLESTON – A North Carolina woman is suing 58 companies after she claims they are responsible for her grandfather's lung cancer and death.

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• Parkersburg couple names 76 defendants for lung cancer diagnosis

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 @ 7:26am

  CHARLESTON – A Parkersburg man and his wife named 76 companies they claim are responsible for his lung cancer.

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