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Calwell reflects on 10th anniversary of water crisis
CHARLESTON – Ten years ago today, about 300,000 residents in nine West Virginia counties began a months-long ordeal triggered by a chemical leak that tainted their water supply. -
Mountainer Gas sues WVAWC, blaming it for West Side gas outage
CHARLESTON – Mountaineer Gas Company has filed a lawsuit blaming West Virginia-American Water Company for last month’s gas outage that left more than 1,100 customers on Charleston’s West Side without service for more than a week. -
School board member sues over house fire, says water company didn't maintain hydrants
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County school board member has sued West Virginia American Water after his Edgewood home was destroyed by fire earlier this month, blaming the water company for not properly maintaining fire hydrants in his neighborhood. -
Judge grants class status again in case involving 2015 WVAWC leak
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit judge has granted class certification again in a lawsuit related to a 2015 West Virginia-American Water Company leak in Dunbar. -
Union says West Virginia American Water shouldn't have discharged, disciplined employees
HUNTINGTON — A local union is suing West Virginia American Water Company on behalf of several members alleging that union members could not be discharged from the water company unless just cause existed. -
Judge signs order certifying class in W.Va.-American Water case about 2015 Dunbar leak
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit Judge has granted class-action certification in a case against West Virginia American Water Company regarding a 2015 leak. -
Another class action against West Virginia American Water Company moving forward
CHARLESTON – After delays, plaintiffs’ attorneys in a three-year-old case against West Virginia American Water Company have asked for class certification. -
Union says West Virginia-American Water is violating collective bargaining agreement
A labor organization is suing a water company citing an alleged violation of collective bargaining agreement provisions. -
Property buyer sues sellers and agent alleging they didn't disclose problem
A property buyer is suing sellers and an agent, citing alleged breach of duty. -
Federal judge shoots down water crisis settlement proposal
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has nixed a proposed class action settlement regarding the 2014 Elk River chemical spill. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. on July 6 issued an order denying the proposal. He denied it without prejudice, meaning the parties can refile a revised agreement. -
Under settlement, water spill law firms will get up to $850 per hour for work
CHARLESTON – While the average water consumer would collect about $500 from a pending settlement of claims over contamination of the Elk River, law firms would collect up to $850 an hour. Lawyers applying for fees up to $40 million reported that they worked 30,248 hours and their employees worked 16,657 hours. In the course of three years and four months, those totals equal about 175 hours a week for lawyers and about 100 a week for support staff. -
Fat cat lawyers say they deserve big fees
Plaintiff attorneys demanding a $45 million fee for their work on the 2014 water crisis lawsuit insist that they richly deserve this colossal compensation for their services. -
Group calls $45M water crisis settlement for lawyers 'lawsuit greed'
CHARLESTON – A legal reform group is calling the $45 million fee request for the plaintiffs attorneys who have worked on the 2014 water crisis lawsuit and settlement a prime example of “lawsuit greed.” The executive director of West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse also said he hopes the fee amount will be “greatly reduced.” One of the attorneys who worked on the class action case, however, says the request is reasonable and says most people don’t understand all of the work and money that goes into handling such a case. And the president of a statewide group for trial lawyers says CALA is trying to distort the facts. -
Water crisis attorneys seek $45 million in legal fees, court expenses
CHARLESTON – The attorneys for plaintiffs in the 2014 water crisis litigation have asked a federal judge to approve more than $45 million in fees and expenses for their work on the case. -
Federal court documents provide details of water crisis settlement
CHARLESTON – A $151 million settlement would provide an estimated $525 to each household affected by the 2014 chemical spill that contaminated the water supply for residents in nine counties. -
West Virginia American Water agrees to improve potential threat monitoring
CHARLESTON – West Virginia American Water has agreed to improve the way it will monitor potential threats to the water system and how it communicates with the public, according to a settlement. -
Little Caesar's Pizza accused of allegedly making food with contaminated water
CHARLESTON – As part of a class action lawsuit, a West Virginia man is suing Little Caesar's Pizza for allegedly selling food made with contaminated water. -
Freedom claim administrator files suit against chemical maker for 2014 spill
CHARLESTON – The administrator of the claim plan for the 2014 spill that left 300,000 people without water for days has filed a lawsuit against the company that manufactures the leaked chemical. Robert L. Johns, in his capacity as GC Plan Administrator and as Spill Claim Plan Administrator for Freedom Industries, filed the lawsuit Jan. 19 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Freedom Industries Inc. also is listed as a plaintiff in the case against Eastman Chemical Company, which is based in Kingsport, Tenn -
W.V. American Water Company faces suit over harmful chemicals
CHARLESTON — Charleston residents are suing a local water company alleging they ingested dangerous amounts of harmful chemicals in their water. -
Man blames water company for ice that caused wreck
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing over claims he was injured when his car hit ice allegedly caused by a main water line break.