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Manchin has list of seven to replace Berger
Berger CHARLESTON -– If Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger is confirmed for a federal judgeship, Gov. Joe Manchin already has the list of her seven potential successors. -
Attorney again in trouble over unpaid taxes
PARKERSBURG - A Wood County attorney is again under investigation for failing to pay taxes. -
THEIR VIEW: Our next Mike Garrison: Nick Casey as Judge
CHARLESTON -- Lobbyist and Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey as a federal judge is the making of West Virginia's next Mike Garrison. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Bupp joins Kay Casto & Chaney in Charleston
Bupp CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney has announced that John D. Bupp has been hired as an associate in its Charleston Office. -
Ford denies claims that diesel engines have defects
CHARLESTON – Ford is denying allegations that 6.0-liter Power Stroke diesel engines in some of its trucks contain multiple defects that may cause the truck to randomly shut off. -
Ohio companies say former employees damaged their business
CHARLESTON – Two Ohio corporations allege they lost an unknown amount of money when two of their former employees used confidential business information to steal prospective and current clients and to start a business. -
Weight loss supplement class action removed to federal court
CHARLESTON – The makers of a popular weight loss supplement removed a putative class action lawsuit to federal court after plaintiffs say the supplement was responsible for numerous incidents of kidney damage, including jaundice, and even a death. -
Cable company denies race-based firing, wants case dropped
CHARLESTON – A cable company denies it fired a black man because of his race and says a lawsuit he filed against the company should be dismissed. -
13 CSX workers say Texas firm screwed up their W.Va. cases
WHEELING -– Thirteen CSX Transportation workers from North Carolina claim a Texas firm bungled their injury suits in West Virginia. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen's Loftus admitted to Maryland Bar
Loftus HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen is pleased to announce that Paul Loftus, a litigation partner in the firm's Huntington office, passed the Out-of-State Attorney's Bar Examination and been admitted to the Maryland State Bar. -
Trio says woman was raped by Logan deputies, Chapmanville officer
CHARLESTON -– Two anonymous Logan County men and an unidentified woman claim the woman was raped by three intoxicated Logan County sheriff's deputies and a Chapmanville police officer after leaving a Logan bar. -
Coal company says plaintiffs tried to fraud to keep suit in state court
CHARLESTON – Patriot Coal Corporation removed a lawsuit to federal court, saying the man and his wife who filed the complaint fraudulently joined a Patriot Coal employee in an attempt to force the complaint to remain in West Virginia court. -
Va. hospital says it fired woman for poor performance, not her age
MARTINSBURG – Winchester Regional Health Systems maintains it fired a 59-year-old woman because of her poor work performance despite her allegations that she was terminated due to her age. -
Drivers files class action against CSX
CHARLESTON – A group of Williams Transport drivers have filed a putative class action suit against the company and against CSX Transportation, alleging they were not paid minimum wage. -
State Police settle brutality suit with Charleston attorney for $200K
Wolfe CHARLESTON - One of two lawsuits a Charleston attorney filed stemming from injuries he sustained following a DUI arrest two years ago has come to a conclusion. -
Alcan workers claim medical records were revealed
CHARLESTON – In a putative class action lawsuit, Alcan workers allege their medical records were wrongfully revealed to threaten them against filing workers' compensation claims. -
Companies deny fault for man's hunting injuries
BECKLEY -– Summit Treestands and Cabella Retail Inc. deny they are to blame for a man's mishap in connection with a full-body harness he was using manufactured and sold by the companies. -
Boss says he didn't know plaintiff had been fired
WHEELING – The supervisor who a man is accusing of participating in an age- and disability-based decision to terminate him is saying he did not even know the man was fired until after it occurred. -
Pepsi seeks to have man's wrongful firing suit dismissed
CHARLESTON – Regardless of his skin color, Pepsi claims it would have fired the man who has filed suit against the company alleging racism. -
Williamson newspaper denies claim it caused man's injury
HUNTINGTON – The Williamson Daily News denies a man's allegations that it deliberately caused injuries to the man's right hand when it got caught in a printing machine.