News from December 2005
Summers man wants newsletter subscription fee back, plus $1 million
CHARLESTON – A Summers County man wants his $5,000 subscription fee to an investment newsletter back as well as $1 million for the editor's "egregious conduct."
Attorney General sues door-to-door meat company
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has sued a Nitro door-to-door meat company, claiming it sells low-quality products and doesn't follow consumer protection laws.
Kanawha County woman says making scented bears caused respiratory problems
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman claims a defective product she was using to make dip stuffed scented bears caused a variety of respiratory problems.
AG sues Chinese cigarette maker
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cigarette manufacturer, claiming the company owes the state as much as $420,000 for not establishing an escrow account for the state.
State sues Charleston couple over landslide
CHARLESTON – The state Division of Highways is suing a Charleston couple, claiming a landslide from their property spilled onto a roadway.
Grafton nursing home sued for defaulting on comp payments
CHARLESTON – The state Workers' Compensation Commission has sued a Grafton business for more than $27,000 for defaulting on payments.
This just in: Monongalia County
Wednesday, Dec. 14:
Monongalia woman says employer discrimated against her
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County woman claims her employer discriminated against her because of her participation and testimony in a Federal Bureau of Investigations case.
Couple says contractor didn't finish job on time, destroyed rest of home
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County couple claims a contractor was unable to finish his work in the agreed upon time and destroyed the rest of their house in the process.
This just in: Cabell County
Tuesday, Dec. 13:Karen Estep Stewart vs. Drs. A. Betts Carpenter, Linda Brown, Paul Durst and Teresa Limgoco, University Physicians and Surgeons Inc., the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the Marshall University Board of Governors
Woman sues Huntington Mall after tripping over curb
HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County woman is suing the owner of the Huntington Mall after injuring herself by tripping over a curb.
Couple says insurance company won't reimburse for break-in
HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County couple is seeking more than $100,000 from a New York insurance company that failed to reimburse them for a break-in that occurred at their home.
Cabell woman sues four doctors for negligence, wrongful death
HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County woman is suing four pathologists for negligence and wrongful death after her husband died from a tumor on his left foot.
Mississippi judge throws out cases diagnosed by Harron
Harron Square in Bridgeport is home to Dr. Ray Harron's office. A Mississippi judge has thrown out 4,202 silicosis claims following the lead set by a federal judge in Texas who hammered the plaintiffs' diagnoses as "manufactured."
Morgan County man files multi-million dollar asbestos suit
Scott Segal CHARLESTON – A Morgan County man has filed a multi-million dollar asbestos lawsuit against 27 companies in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Female inmate at Pruntytown claims former maintenance worker sexually harassed her
Pruntytown Correctional Center CHARLESTON – A female inmate at the Pruntytown Correctional Center claims a former maintenance worker at the facility sexually harassed her for about two years.
Kanawha prosecutor plays getaway driver
Bill Charnock MORGANTOWN -- A Monongalia County man claims he was assaulted at the West Virginia University-Virginia Tech football game this fall and that Kanawha County Prosecutor Bill Charnock drove the man who assaulted him to the hospital.
Supreme Court sponsors diversity training program
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court recently sponsored a diversity training program for members of the judicial system from throughout West Virginia.
Don't flout our flak
We aren't in the business of name-calling, but West Virginia's earning national ignominy is no occasion for local journalists to stick their heads in the sand.
Foundation admits making error in 'Hellhole' report
After initially citing West Virginia as one of a handful of states where a lawsuit concerning chemical exposure was filed, the American Tort Reform Foundation admitted they had made a mistake.