News from March 2006
Special Assistant AG says McGraw doing best for citizens
CHARLESTON - M. Eric Frankovitch thinks he understands where two companies suing the West Virginia Attorney General's office are coming from, even if he is part of that office now.
Poca woman sues after mishap at grocery store
WINFIELD – A Poca woman is suing after a mishap at her hometown grocery store.
Poca couple sues over husband's injuries in two auto accidents
WINFIELD – A Poca couple is suing over injuries the husband received in two separate automobile accidents.
Woman says she was assaulted by convenience store clerk
MORGANTOWN – A Monongalia County woman is suing after she says she was assaulted by a clerk at a convenience store.
Speak up
We all learned back in grammar school that there are two sides to every story.
Another lawyer ad? Won't be fooled again!
Steve Cohen There's that jingle again, about the personal injury lawyer who won't take "no" for an answer. Then there's the ad from another personal injury lawyer who asks, "In a wreck? Get a check!"
Woman claims surgeon did nothing, wanted to talk about his driveway
CHARLESTON - A woman representing herself says her doctor talked her into a nose operation then did very little operating, then changed the subject of conversation to his driveway when she inquired why.
DHHR, children's home hit with sexual abuse lawsuit
CHARLESTON - A Princeton mother is suing on behalf of her two children claiming that they were molested while in the care of the Children's Home Society of West Virginia.
Coal seller owes allegedly more than $1 million
CHARLESTON - A Hansford-based coal mining company is suing Doug Brown, the principal shareholder of Point Service Coal Sales, for over $1 million that he said Brown has remaining on his balance.
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Peterson heading W. Va. involvement in nationwide organ-snatching problem
James Peterson CHARLESTON - It's hard to put a human face on a number as large as 13,000. Charleston attorney James Peterson has seen a couple of those faces, though. And he's seen the fear in them.
Biotech start-up introduces first product
MORGANTOWN -- A company founded in 2002 by West Virginia University researchers and created to commercialize new scientific technology has launched its first product line.
inside standalone McCloy
After nearly three months of intensive medical care and rehabilitation at West Virginia University Hospitals and Health South Rehabilitation Hospital, Randal McCloy Jr. is returning to his home in Simpson, W.Va. During a news conference Thursday, McCloy and his wife, Anna, thanked everyone for their thoughts and prayers during his long recovery. McCloy, of course, was the lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster in January.
Going home
Putnam softball coaches demand more games
WINFIELD - Four high school softball coaches in Putnam County have filed a lawsuit against the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission over a rule that states high school softball players may only play in 32 games during the regular season.