HUNTINGTON — A former Veterans Benefits Association claims assistant has been sentenced to six months in prison for fraudulently access the medical records of six fellow veterans, including current U.S. Senate candidate Richard Ojeda.
CHARLESTON – Charleston City Council unanimously has approved the $1.7 million settlement between the city and its firefighters' union to correct a pay inequity that has been taking place since 2012.
CHARLESTON – The City of Charleston and its firefighters’ union have reached a $1.7 million agreement to correct a pay inequity that has been taking place since 2012.
WHEELING – A case involving state employees who claim they were shortchanged when the state switched from twice monthly to biweekly pay is now in federal court.
WHEELING – A Wheeling woman is seeking damages from Kohl's Department Store over allegations she was injured at its Triadelphia store when an employee collided with her.
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A New Martinsville dental office is suing its insurance agency over allegations that it breached its contract regarding litigation against the office.
WHEELING – The owners of the Intermodal Center in Wheeling are facing a lawsuit by a woman who fell after her foot got caught in a large hole on the sidewalk near the building and needed surgery for her injuries.
WHEELING – The Ohio County Board of Education has settled claims with a man who had blamed the school system for years of sexual assault by a former teacher with whom he had children.
WHEELING – A circuit judge has ordered that Ohio County’s circuit clerk accept a filing she previously refused. Ohio Circuit Chief Judge Ronald Wilson made the ruling Nov. 13 from the bench during a morning hearing. A week earlier, he had filed a Rule to Show Cause ordering Circuit Clerk Brenda Miller to appear for the hearing.
WHEELING – The son of Murray Energy’s founder and former CEO is the subject of another lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment, sexual battery and sexual assault of a minor. The case actually was filed last November, but had been sealed. The state Supreme Court denied a writ Nov. 8, allowing an Ohio Circuit Court order unsealing it to take effect.
WHEELING – Ohio County’s circuit clerk has been ordered to appear before a circuit judge next week to explain why she allegedly failed to perform her duties by refusing to accept a filing by a Wheeling law firm.
You wouldn’t think you’d need to explain to someone who’s been an Ohio County Circuit Clerk for 20 years that attorneys deserve the respect and cooperation of court employees. Brenda Miller may be just a clerk, but she seems to fancy herself a queen, with the power and authority to do as she pleases.
WHEELING – A Wheeling law firm has filed a petition claiming the Ohio County Circuit Clerk failed to perform her duties by refusing to accept a filing.
WHEELING — The former president of Wheeling University is suing the university and others due to not being fully informed of the school’s financial troubles upon being offered the position.
