News from May 2006
Justices go three ways in three rulings
CHARLESTON – In three clashes between circuit judges and state government, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals found the state wrong in one, the judge wrong in another, and both the state and the judge wrong in the third.
Applied Card not leaving Huntington because of McGraw suit, experts say
HUNTINGTON – Applied Card Systems announced plans to close its Huntington call center, but people following the story say the company's tenuous relationship with state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office had little bearing on the decision.
Injunction granted in Nitro baseball case
CHARLESTON - The procedure concerning the suspension of two Nitro High School baseball coaches has been upside down from the start.
Elkins doctor denied new trial
Kent Carper ELKINS – A Randolph County physician was denied his request for a new trial after he and a hospital were found responsible for blinding a man in a January judgment with an $1.85 million award.
Inmate slips, sues jail
CHARLESTON - An inmate at Western Regional Jail in Barboursville is suing the jail, the Regional Jail Authority and the State of West Virginia over a slip and fall.
Snowshoe denies allegations in prominent attorney's counterclaim
CHARLESTON – Snowshoe Mountain denies the allegations made by a prominent Charleston attorney in a countersuit after the resort sued him and his wife for failing to pay a nearly $5,000 homeowners fee.
Upshur magistrate in trouble
CHARLESTON - An Upshur County magistrate is facing judicial ethics charges because and has been suspended because of allegations that he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a domestic abuse victim.
Charleston Sanitary Board sued
CHARLESTON - A man who says he was fired by the Sanitary Board of the City of Charleston because he made claims of wage discrimination has filed a lawsuit against the Board.
Pittsburgh man files asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - A Pittsburgh couple has named 99 defendants in an asbestos lawsuit.
Tire fire already in court
Stuart Calwell CHARLESTON - A Nitro man has filed a lawsuit in response to a tire fire that occurred last week in Nitro that shut down the town for the better part of two days.
Slush fund strategy
West Virginia has 31 separate circuit courts, so tracking the latest grievance filed by Attorney General Darrell McGraw on his ... er ... our behalf is like hunting needles in haystacks.
Seattle firm leading Sheetz litigation
William Marler CHARLESTON - William Marler has been living in disease for 13 years. The Seattle attorney first made a name for himself representing Jack in the Box customers who were exposed to the E. coli bacteria in undercooked hamburger. One individual he represented earned more than $15 million in a settlement.
Woman claims sexual harassment at Quad/Graphics
MARTINSBURG - A woman is claiming she was sexually harassed on the job and the culprit was not reprimanded because he is African-American.
Couple says they found blood test strip in food at Applebee's
HUNTINGTON - A Barboursville couple is alleging they found a used diabetic blood test strip in their food at the Barboursville Applebee's.
New Martinsville couple sues over daughter's ATV death
MOUNDSVILLE – A New Martinsville couple have filed a civil lawsuit stemming from their daughter's 2004 ATV death.
Letter: Jones' attack of survey unfair
Dear Editor:
This just in: Kanawha County
April 24
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April 19
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April 13