A Cabell County woman is seeking damages from Kroger Co., alleging she was injured when her feet became entangled in a plastic bag, causing her to fall.
CHARLESTON – A lawsuit against the Logan County Board of Education has been dismissed from federal court, but the plaintiff’s attorney plans to re-file it. Attorney Ben White says he plans to re-file the lawsuit next week. He said he’s had financial problems as a result of the economy and had to downsize his law practice.
CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. has issued a temporary restraining order preventing Fayette County from enforcing a county-wide ban on the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste. “Having reviews the verified complaint and motion, supporting exhibits and memorandum of law, and having conducted a hearing on the motion on January 19, 2016, the court grants a temporary restraining order…” the Jan. 20 temporary restraining order states.
CHARLESTON – An attorney who once filed a water contamination lawsuit against Massey Energy now has sued former Massey CEO Don Blankenship for abuse of process and malicioius prosecution. Kevin Wayne Thompson filed his federal lawsuit Jan. 11 in U.S. District Court in Charleston against Blankenship, attorney Daniel L. Stickler and the Jackson Kelly law firm.
CLARKSBURG – A lawsuit against Bob Evans Farms for wrongful termination has been removed to federal court. The plaintiff is a resident of Harrison County and Bob Evans Farms’ principal office is in New Albany, Ohio, according to the Dec. 17 notice of removal. Complete diversity of citizenship exists between the plaintiff and the defendant, the notice of removal states. “Although the complaint does not demand a specific amount of damages, the court ‘may look to the entire record before it and
MARTINSBURG – A Tennessee resident is suing a West Virginia health care facility, claiming he was hospitalized there against his will in the medical center’s behavioral health unit.
CLARKSBURG – Two related Florida companies doing business in West Virginia are suing two area businesses, claiming negligence in a fatal 2014 infrastructure accident which killed three people, including a volunteer firefighter, and seriously injured two more.
CHARLESTON – More than 100 people have asked to be excluded from a class action settlement over the 2014 water contamination crisis in West Virginia. Those wishing to opt out or object to the settlement – in which Freedom Industries executives have agreed to pay $400,000 – have until next month to do so.
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court has ordered a company owned by West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice’s family to pay more than $1 million to a coal operator. On Jan. 7, the Supreme Court upheld a previous judgment by the Dickenson County Circuit Court in a case filed by Lambert Coal Company, which had sued Virginia Fuel and James C. Justice Companies Inc. for the balance owed for the acquisition of Dark Hollow Strip Mine and two additional Lambert coal leases.
MARTINSBURG – A former employee is suing U.S. Customs & Border Protection after he claims it has not responded to his FOIA request he made nearly a year ago. Dennis Finbarr Murphy was employed under a federal contract as an armed security guard at the CBP’s Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry until his termination in September 2014, according to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
WHEELING – A woman is suing Metropolitan Life Insurance Company after she claims it wrongfully cut off her long-term disability benefits. Melania Streski-Herald is the CEO and the sole member of MDStreski LLC and offered an employee welfare benefit plan, providing long-term disability benefits to eligible employees, according to a complaint filed in Ohio Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Streski-Herald claims MetLife insured the long-term disability benefits provided by the Streski p
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Elite Coal Services after he claims he suffered injuries while working and was wrongfully terminated from his employment. Joshua Hatfield was employed by Elite as an underground coal miner earning approximately $21.50 per hour and was terminated from his employment on Aug. 29, according to a complaint filed in Boone Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Hatfield claims on Aug. 22, during the course and scope of his employment, he was working with a move crew f
WHEELING – A Pittsburgh woman is suing Lenzner Coach USA after she claims she was injured while on one of its buses. On July 19, 2014, Veronica Robinson was a passenger on the defendant’s vehicle, operated by an unknown bus driver, traveling along Virginia Avenue in Wheeling, according to a complaint filed in Ohio Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Robinson claims at the time that the vehicle was traveling on Virginia Avenue, the bus driver was speeding, driving erratically and failed
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Mingo Logan Coal Company after they claim injuries were sustained on its premises. Arch Coal Inc. and Willie Barker were also named as defendants in the suit. Jeremy Vance was employed as a coal miner at the Mountaineer II mine in Logan when he was seriously and permanently injured at the mine on April 1, according to a complaint filed in Boone Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Vance and his wife, Melissa Vance, claim Jeremy Vance was installing roof b
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Central Transport after he claims it wrongfully terminated his employment and discriminated against him. James Alex Subrick was employed as a truck driver in Dunbar for the defendant. During his employment, he consistently performed his duties in a satisfactory manner and met the reasonable expectations of the defendant, according to a complaint filed Oct. 20 in Kanawha Circuit Court and removed to federal court.
BECKLEY – A man is suing Greenbrier Minerals LLC after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Nathan Brada was also named as a defendant in the suit. John T.
WHEELING – A Wheeling woman is suing Silgan Plastics Corporation after she claims she was discriminated against because of her disability. On Aug. 20, 2013, Edna J.
