News from June 2006
Elk Run error costs $5.5 million
CHARLESTON – West Virginia can keep five and a half million dollars that it would have refunded to a business if the business had not fouled up its tax appeal, the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled June 13.
Supreme Court upholds Upshur magistrate's suspension
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has upheld the suspension without pay of an Upshur County magistrate accused of inappropriate sexual conduct.
Children of allegedly murdered woman seeking $10 million
CHARLESTON - Two children of a woman allegedly killed in a January murder-suicide are suing the estate of the man thought to be responsible for $10 million.
Man says fire hydrant smashed his hand
CHARLESTON - An Alum Creek man says he was trying to pick up a fire hydrant for his employer when it rolled on his hand in a recently filed lawsuit.
Lawsuit filed over fatal car accident
CHARLESTON - The father of a Sissonville teenager who was the passenger in a fatal June 2005 car accident is suing the deceased driver's estate.
Pushed man sues
MOUNDSVILLE - A Marshall County man who alleges he was pushed to the ground outside a Moundsville bar is suing.
Man allegedly injured during unloading procedure
MOUNDSVILLE - A McMehen couple is suing a pair of companies that they say are to blame for injuries sustained while unloading trusses.
Recycling company sued
MOUNDSVILLE - A Marshall County man is claiming he was injured while working at a recycling plant.
Nikolas Tysiak Joins Steptoe & Johnson
Nikolas Tysiak CHARLESTON -- Nikolas Tysiak has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC practicing in the firm's Charleston office as an associate.
Mollohan claims real estate gains explain personal wealth growth
Rep. Alan Mollohan Under fire for possible ethics violations, former ranking minority member of the House ethics committee Congressman Alan Mollohan shot back at critics by releasing documents explaining his significant personal wealth gain.
DHHR ban on blue jeans upheld
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha Circuit judge overturned a state Employees Grievance Board decision, giving the Department of Health and Human Resources the power to impose its dress code on its employees.
Morgantown sued by man's estate over manhole
MORGANTOWN -- The father of an Elkins man who allegedly ran over an open manhole is suing the City of Morgantown.
Lawyers admitted to practice
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following people into the practice of law in the state of West Virginia on June 7:
Fairmont General hit with wrongful death suit
Fairmont General Hospital MORGANTOWN - The widow of a man who died in May 2004 at Fairmont General Hospital is suing two doctors, the hospital and a company that provides emergency room physicians.
Black man claims discrimination at W. Va. Steel
CHARLESTON - A former worker at West Virginia Steel is suing the corporation and its supervisors, claiming he was ridiculed because of his race while employed there.
Pittsburgh attorney files three asbestos cases
CHARLESTON - An attorney at Goldberg, Persky and White in Pittsburgh filed three asbestos lawsuits in Kanawha Circuit Court last week.
Man wants down payment on hot dog truck back
WINFIELD – A man planning to buy a hot dog vending truck wants his down payment back.
Hurricane police officer seeks benefits
WINFIELD – A Hurricane police officer has filed a civil lawsuit seeking benefits he says are due him.
Ohio man sues after being beaten with baseball bat
WINFIELD – An Ohio man has filed a civil lawsuit against a Scott Depot man who he says beat him with a baseball bat.