BECKLEY – A woman is suing the Sherwin-Williams Company after she claims she was injured while working. An unknown, unnamed woman who has a business relationship with Sherwin-Williams, was also named as a defendant in the suit.
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Chase Bank after she claims it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Marcie Biggs became in arrears upon an alleged debt to Chase and the bank began to engage in collections of the debt, according to a complaint originally filed in Putnam Circuit Court and later removed to federal court.
CHARLESTON – H. Dill Battle III, a West Virginia attorney recently named a fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, says the honor is a testament to the attorneys who have mentored him over the years.
WHEELING – A lawsuit against Growing Generations filed by a former employee who alleged she was discriminated against has been removed to federal court.
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County attorney and his wife are suing JPMorgan Chase Bank after they claim it wrongfully charged them more than $60,000 and refused to remove the fraudulent charge.
CHARLESTON – Attorney David L. Yaussy, a member at Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC, has been appointed by the Kanawha County Bar Association to serve a three-year term as its representative on Legal Aid of West Virginia’s board of directors.
BECKLEY – A lawsuit against Affliction Holdings for breach of contract has been removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
CHARLESTON – Eric W. Iskra of Spilman Thomas & Battle recently was elected to the Council of the Labor and Employment section of the American Bar Association.
WHEELING — An insurance holding company is suing two insurers – Zurich American Insurance Company and American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company – citing alleged breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing.
CHARLESTON – The annual SuperVision Symposium held July 1 brought more than 50 business and human resources professionals together in West Virginia to discuss the latest issues in workplace laws and conduct.
HUNTINGTON – Homesteaders Life Company is seeking default judgment in a lawsuit against Gatens-Harding Funeral Home in which it alleged the funeral home cashed in on $1 million worth of false death benefits.
BECKLEY – A man is suing Auto Trakk LLC after he claims it violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. Virgie Graham became in arrears upon an alleged indebtedness to the defendant and the defendant began to engage in collection of such indebtedness through the use of telephone calls placed to Graham and by written communication to collect the debt, according to a complaint filed in Raleigh Circuit Court and removed to federal court.
