News from October 2006
Asbestos suits filed in Kanawha Court
CHARLESTON - One of two asbestos suits filed recently in Kanawha Circuit Court features an client-attorney combination from Pennsylvania.
Judges case will be mediated
CHARLESTON - The involved parties in a case against six current and one retired Kanawha Circuit Court judges and have decided to set up a mediation session before they proceed with the case.
DEP happy with settlement over railcar spill
CHARLESTON - The state's Department of Environmental Protection is to be given almost $2 million more than it asked for when it first filed a lawsuit against TechSol Chemical Co., the business blamed for a chemical spill that occurred two years ago in Westmoreland.
Two suits against Kanawha County settled
Kent Carper CHARLESTON - With two lawsuits down and one to go, Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper admits he should be relaxing instead of reaching for a club.
WVU Foundation wants payment from lawyer
Ball MORGANTOWN - The West Virginia University Foundation has filed suit in Monongalia Circuit Court seeking payment from a lawyer who recently had his license annulled.
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Beer slip broke leg, suit says
CHARLESTON - A man says he broke his leg last October at the Charleston Civic Center and is suing the city.
Wheeling's political sign law challenged
WHEELING - A Wheeling man says he should be able to display political signs on his property anytime he wants.
Legal climate ads ignite controversy
Jones CHARLESTON – A recent ad campaign meant to highlight the difficulties businesses face because of West Virginia's legal climate has created a firestorm of controversy.
Justices restore $1 million trust to UMWA
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals unanimously restored a $1 million trust fund that the United Mine Workers of America lost in the financial collapse of Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia.
CVS gave wrong prescription, woman says
CHARLESTON - Instead of the medication her doctor prescribed for her, a woman is saying she was given someone else's order when she went to pick up her medicine at the CVS Pharmacy in Dunbar.
Women suing Dept. of Transportation over harrassment
CHARLESTON - Two sexual harassment cases were recently brought against the West Virginia Department of Transportation stemming from the alleged misconduct of two of its employees, one of which is alleged to have e-mailed bestiality photographs to a fellow employee.
Wet floor signs hidden, suit says
CHARLESTON - A Belle man says the wet floor signs at a Cross Lanes Exxon station were not displayed properly.
Methadone clinic sued for giving out Methadone
CHARLESTON - The administrator of the estate of a man killed in a car accident is suing the Charleston Treatment Center, saying it negligently gave Methadone to a man it knew was still on drugs.
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