Stuart Calwell CHARLESTON - Recent class-action lawsuits, according to Charleston attorney Stuart Calwell, have left a bad taste in people's mouths. A recent tire fire in Nitro, he added, put something much worse in them, as well as their lungs. And he's hoping his lawsuit against the companies involved will help solve both problems.
CHARLESTON - Kanawha Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib granted an attorney's wishes, temporarily putting a stop to cleanup procedures at the site of the May 4-5 tire fire in a Nitro warehouse.
CHARLESTON - A former electrician and his wife have filed a lawsuit against 78 defendants, claiming his illness came as a result of exposure to silica dust.
Jack Whittaker CHARLESTON - Before an assembled jury could enter a courtroom in Kanawha Circuit Court, Powerball winner Jack Whittaker and a woman who accused him of assault reached a settlement.
Stuart Calwell CHARLESTON - A Nitro man has filed a lawsuit in response to a tire fire that occurred last week in Nitro that shut down the town for the better part of two days.
Philip K. Howard If the American public doesn't get a better understanding of the corrosive effects of living in a lawsuit culture, the very functioning of society will be at risk.
Bob Graham, right. WINFIELD – The embattled director of the Wyoming County Council on Aging has been sued for not allowing a former employee to take part in a retirement plan he administered.
CHARLESTON - With four sexual abuse cases in 4,000 employees, Kanawha County Board of Education attorney Jim Withrow hopes he has a coincidence on his hands - not an outbreak.