News from November 2006
Gustke hints at end to open Wood judgeship
PARKERSBURG - During the final moments of a lengthy hearing Monday, an attorney remarked to Arthur Gustke that the senior status judge is working a murder trial later in the week.
Settlement terms argued in DuPont case
Harry Deitzler PARKERSBURG - After three years of arguing, the two sides in a class action lawsuit brought against DuPont finally agreed on a settlement in August 2004.
Letter: WV CALA is watching
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Whittaker company sues former state senator
Whittaker WINFIELD – A company owned by Powerball winner Jack Whittaker has filed a lawsuit against already troubled former state Sen. Lisa Smith.
State has energy potential, symposium speakers say
HUNTINGTON – West Virginia has the potential to be a leader in the nation's energy sector, but challenges dot the landscape, according to the speakers at the 2006 Energy and Natural Resources Symposium.
'The Law Works' examines how insurance works
CHARLESTON -- On Thursday's edition of "The Law Works," guest attorneys Michael Romano and Scott Segal talk about how insurance works.
Something about 'nothing'
West Virginia Democratic Party Chief Nick Casey couldn't help but gloat Wednesday. Election night couldn't have gone better, and his victories stuck it straight to a certain special someone.
Realignment study details busiest circuit judges
CHARLESTON – Wayne County's circuit judge is the busiest in the state, according to a study that could result in changes to the state's circuit court system.
Wayne Circuit judge knows he's busy
Pratt WAYNE – Darrell Pratt doesn't need a study to tell him he's a busy man.
Love meter not so lovely, suit says
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man he sliced his hand open, causing nerve damage, when he grabbed a Love Meter off the shelves of a Market Express store.
Investigators triggered memories of molestation, suit says
CHARLESTON - Edgar Friedrich is serving life without parole at the Southern Regional Jail, convicted of first-degree murder in the 1997 death of 12-year-old Jeremy Bell as well as several other counts of sexual abuse.
Slip-and-fall case filed over 'difficult-to-see' substance
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman expected a Big Chimney store to keep its floor dry but says a "difficult-to-see" substance caused her fall.
Man says forklift severed his leg
CHARLESTON - A West Virginia man says someone ran over his leg with a forklift and is suing the man's employer.
Man says weigh station at fault for accident
CHARLESTON - A Fayette County man says he was trapped under his coal truck for 35 minutes as a result of a weigh station's negligence.
Theatre worker lost thumb, blames college
MORGANTOWN - A Morgantown man says that while he was working on props for a musical play at Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania, he cut himself with a saw, lost his thumb and nearly lost his hand.
Hidden downed power line posed threat, suit says
MORGANTOWN - A Morgantown man says he stepped on a downed power line that was still classified as "hot" on his way home from work.
DOH wants payback
CHARLESTON - The state Department of Transportation's Division of Highways wants to be paid back for damages done to its property during a November 2004 wreck that involved a drunk driver.
Four asbestos suits filed jointly
CHARLESTON - Four plaintiffs groups jointly filed asbestos lawsuits recently in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Bouncer, bar at fault for injuries, suit says
MORGANTOWN - A man says he was injured by the bouncer at a Morgantown bar and has filed papers in Monongalia Circuit Court.
Two add names to AT&T case pile
CHARLESTON - Two individuals have joined the group of former AT&T workers who are suing the company over alleged poor air quality while it operated the offices at One Davis Square in Charleston.