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Third sexual misconduct suit filed against former Dunbar cop
Runnion CHARLESTON -– For the third time this year, a former Dunbar police officer is accused in a civil suit of using his authority to gain sexual favors from women. -
Winfield attorney sentenced to probation
HUNTINGTON –- Instead of jail, a federal judge has sentenced a Putnam County attorney to probation for his role in concealing assets in a bankruptcy case. -
Inmate says lawyers did poor job defending him
CLARKSBURG – An inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex and his family have filed suit against the group of lawyers who he says did a shoddy job of defending him. -
Former inmate seeks $18 million for alleged conspiracy
CLARKSBURG – A former inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute in Morgantown is seeking more than $18 million in a lawsuit he filed against a number of prison employees, alleging he was subjected to more than 200 days of solitary confinement due to a conspiracy between the prison officials. -
Mining companies blame EPA for industry woes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recently filed lawsuit, the coal-mining industry lays blame on the Environmental Protection Agency and other branches of the Obama administration for imposing significant delays on surface coal mining and for making it increasingly difficult to obtain permits that allow for mining operations. -
Bank says Morgantown developers owe millions on loans
CLARKSBURG – A bank has filed suit against five business partners and their newly constructed Morgantown developments, alleging the defendants owe it millions of dollars in unpaid loans. -
Kawasaki says it isn't to blame for parking brake mishap
CLARKSBURG – Kawasaki Motors says it should not be blamed for a man's injuries after the man says a misplaced parking brake caused his vehicle to roll on top of him. -
Kanawha school board has Corbett case dismissed
CHARLESTON – The Kanawha County Board of Education and Superintendent Ron Duerring won their battle to have a lawsuit against them dismissed more than two years after former George Washington High School Vice Principal Peter Corbett quit his job. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Nelson Mullins' Balliro offers white collar crime experience to blog
Balliro BOSTON - Since the November 2009 creation of the federal Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, more than 1,215 criminal defendants have faced mortgage fraud charges, and more are expected. As a result, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Juliane Balliro has launched an informative blog on mortgage fraud and other white collar crime subjects entitled "Loan Broker Criminal Defense" (www.loanbrokercriminaldefense.com). -
Landowners say Del. company cheated them on oil, gas leases
CLARKSBURG – A group of West Virginia landowners say a Delaware company cheated them out of thousands of dollars after reneging on an offer to secure oil and gas leases on more than 500 plots of land. -
Couple sues respirator companies over man's lung disease
BECKLEY – A Lester man and his wife have filed suit against the manufacturers and distributors of a respirator that they say allowed particles to escape into the mask, causing the man to develop a lung disease. -
Appeals court affirms 'We Are Marshall' copyright ruling
PASADENA, Calif. -– Producers of the film "We Are Marshall" did not infringe on copyright laws as alleged by the makers of the documentary "Ashes to Glory," judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth District found. -
Convicted Dunbar cop's actions leads to harassment suit against city
Lanham CHARLESTON - A Charleston woman has filed suit against the city of Dunbar alleging she was the victim of repeated harassment by its officers, including one who pled guilty to violating another woman's civil rights last year. -
Two other suits pending against Dunbar, Conley for misconduct
CHARLESTON - A harassment suit filed by Charleston resident Megan Lanham is the third filed this year alleging misconduct against former Dunbar police officer Raymond O. Conley. -
Parkersburg man alleges unlawful arrest, beating by police
PAKERSBURG -- A Wood County man is suing the City of Parkersburg, and three of its police officers alleging they violated his civil rights following a visit to his home last year. -
2003 case faces another delay with attorney's fraud conviction
CHARLESTON - A case that was delayed by one attorney's misconduct is likely to see another due to the unrelated misconduct by the opposing counsel. -
Massey sues MSHA over scrubber rules
Blankenship WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Massey Energy, the owner of the Montcoal mine where 29 workers died in an April 5 explosion, filed a federal lawsuit against the Mine Safety and Health Administration and three of its officials Tuesday, alleging the agency will not allow Massey to implement ventilation plans that would improve the safety of its mines. -
Bar warns Hayhurst not to bill for 'unrequested work'
CHARLESTON -- Six months before his suspension, the state Bar had strong words for Richard H. Hayhurst in his handling of a Wood County woman's defense in a contract dispute. -
Kanawha man sues over lost leg, genitalia from mine accident
BECKLEY -- A Kanawha County man and his wife say the man lost his leg and genitalia after a coal shuttle ran over his torso while he was working. -
Disbarred Mingo attorney indicted for wire fraud
HUNTINGTON -- A disbarred Mingo County attorney has been indicted on fraud charges stemming from his work on court-appointed cases.