News from September 2006
Harrison magistrate arrested
CLARKSBURG - A Harrison County magistrate has been arrested for allegedly battering her office assistant.
CATCHING UP: Not so fast for Salango
CHARLESTON - Winning his client's case couldn't have been easier for Charleston attorney Benjamin Salango.
Keep the show on the road
Courthouses aren't made much for spectators. Maybe they should be.
This Just In: Kanawha County
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Sept. 7
This Just In: Monongolia County
Sept. 7
Former clients stake claim on Dues' earnings
CHARLESTON – Two former clients of a South Charleston attorney who filed separate malpractice suits against him are staking their claim to a portion of the $100,000 he earned working as mental hygiene commissioner.
'Consumers for Justice' files bankruptcy in wrong court
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Consumers for Justice, supporters of Warren McGraw in his unsuccessful run for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in 2004, made a mistake last month by declaring bankruptcy in federal court here.
Cingular hit with class action suit
CHARLESTON - Two unsatisfied customers recently filed lawsuits against Cingular Wireless on behalf of themselves and others with the same problem.
Class action nursing care suit settled
CHARLESTON - At the behest of Gov. Joe Manchin, the state's Department of Health and Human Resources settled a lawsuit against it that claimed the department's eligibility requirements for in-home nursing care were unfair.
Woman suing St. Albans
CHARLESTON - A St. Albans woman is suing the city and its municipal utility commission in Kanawha Circuit Court, claiming they are to blame for injuries she sustained in a fall.
Kanawha Board of Education sued
CHARLESTON - An employee of DuPont Middle School says he was slandered during a school board meeting last year.
Motion to dismiss is filed in Jesus portrait case
CLARKSBURG - The new defense team in the Jesus of Bridgeport case has filed a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit that claims the hanging of a religious portrait in the halls of Bridgeport High School is illegal.
Woman blames Wal-Mart for unspecified injury
CHARLES TOWN - A Maryland woman says she was injured as a result of Wal-Mart's negligence, but doesn't say how in a recently filed lawsuit.
Fractured skull is racetrack's fault, suit says
CHARLES TOWN - A man says he suffered a fractured skull in an attack at Charles Town Races and Slots and is suing the track for his injuries.
Couple sues used car dealer
CHARLESTON - A couple is suing the dealership from which they bought a used automobile, claiming their salesman lied about the vehicle's history.
Fairnont attorney Niggemyer faces suspension
CHARLESTON – Attorney Michael Niggemyer of Fairmont should stop practicing law until he complies with a disciplinary order of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, according to the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
Couple who bought house at Sago sues
BUCKHANNON - An Upshur County couple who unknowingly bought land directly above the Sago mine is suing the couple that sold it to them, claiming they did not disclose that it was above a mine shaft.