WHEELING – A Clarksburg man is suing McElroy Coal Company after he claims it subjected him to an unsafe workplace. Consol Energy Inc. was also named as a defendant in the suit. Ronald Miller was employed as a head-gate operator at the McElroy Mine, according to a complaint filed June 9 in the U.S.
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County man is suing United Healthcare Services after he claims it breached its contract with him. Ryan Snuffer had medical coverage through UHS beginning in 2008, which covered his daughter, H.S.'s medical treatment, according to a complaint filed May 11 in Raleigh Circuit Court and removed to federal court on June 17. Snuffer claims his daughter has a rare condition and is prescribed treatment and medication that allowed her to thrive. The treatment was made available in
CHARLESTON – A man is suing General Motors in order to recover surviving spouse benefits under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act pension and disability plan. General Motors Holdings, Prudential Financial Inc and Fidelity Investments were also named as defendants in the suit. Larry L.
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Equifax Information Services LLC after he claims it violated the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Federal Fair Credit Billing Act. Asset Acceptance LLC was also named as a defendant in the suit. On April 3, Ian Carroll pulled a credit file from Equifax through the annual credit reporting website and the credit report had a serious error, according to a complaint filed June 19 in the U.S.
By KYLA ASBURY HUNTINGTON – A former employee's suit against Nestle Healthcare Nutrition for wrongful termination has been removed to federal court. Nestle Health Science and Nestle USA were also named as defendants in the suit. Kathryn Townsend was employed by the defendants as a sales representative for West Virginia, a portion of southern Ohio and a portion of eastern Kentucky, according to a complaint initially filed April 28 in Cabell Circuit Court and removed to federal court on May 27.
By KYLA ASBURY ELKINS – Two women have filed lawsuits against Arkoma Energy Services after they claim they were sexually harassed and wrongfully terminated from their employment. Heaven-Lee Pinkerton and Tonya Bender were employed by Arkoma and during their employments, they consistently performed their work duties in a satisfactory manner and met the reasonable expectations of the defendant, according to two complaints filed May 27 in the U.S.
ELKINS – Two women have filed lawsuits against Arkoma Energy Services after they claim they were sexually harassed and wrongfully terminated from their employment.
By KYLA ASBURY BECKLEY – A woman is suing the City of Hinton and two city officials after she claims they defamed her character by labeling her a troublemaker. Mayor Joseph Blankenship, City Attorney Richard Gunnoe and City National Bank were also named as defendants in the suit. During the May 2006, mayoral election, Lila Oxley exercised her rights to actively participate in the election for both mayor and city council members, according to a complaint filed June 2 in the U.S.
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Technical Staffing Resources after he claims he was discriminated against Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, KBR Holdings LLC, Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc., KBR Engineering Company LLC, KBR USA LLC, KBR Construction Company LLC and KBR Building Group were also named as defendants in the suit. On April 24, Brad Taylor had to undergo back surgery due to health conditions and took an approved heave of absence from work, according to a complaint filed June 5 in the U.S.
By KYLA ASBURY CLARKSBURG – A lawsuit against West Virginia University Board of Governors alleging a former employee was discriminated against has been removed to federal court. The plaintiff explicitly alleges that the defendants' conduct violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the federal court has jurisdiction over that claim, according to the notice of removal that was filed May 15 in the U.S.
By KYLA ASBURY WHEELING – A Hancock County woman is suing Lumber Liquidators Inc. after she claims the company falsely advertised its products. Lumber Liquidators Leasing LLC, Lumber Liquidators Holding Inc., and Lumber Liquidators Services LLC were also named as defendants in the suit. Lumber Liquidators sells a variety of Chinese-manufactured laminate wood flooring materials that it prominently advertises and warrants as fully compliant with standards promulgated in the Formaldehyde Standar
By KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ruled that Joe Holland Chevrolet will not have to provide insurance coverage for some contraceptives to its employees. District Judge Thomas E.
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ruled that Joe Holland Chevrolet will not have to provide insurance coverage for some contraceptives to its employees.
CLARKSBURG – A lawsuit against West Virginia University Board of Governors alleging a former employee was discriminated against has been removed to federal court.
HUNTINGTON – Jenkins Fenstermaker attorneys Stephen J. Golder, Lee M. Hall, Barbara J. Keefer, Thomas E. Scarr, Robert H. Sweeney and Barry M. Taylor have been selected to the 2015 West Virginia Super Lawyers list.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and agencies from the 49 other states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Trade Commission to jointly file a federal lawsuit against four phony cancer charities and their operators, who allegedly scammed more than $187 million from consumers throughout the country.
