News from 2006
Domestic violence awareness dinner moved
CHARLESTON -- To avoid conflict with another domestic violence awareness event, the Domestic Violence Counseling Center and the Healing Through Creativity program of Hurricane's Museum in the Community is moving the dinner its hosting back a week.
Residents say DuPont impeding science panel
PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg-area residents say DuPont has tampered with the terms of a $107.8 million settlement stemming from a lawsuit that alleged the company exposed them to the chemical C8.
Judge stamps Jesus settlement
CLARKSBURG - A federal judge Wednesday approved the settlement of the Jesus of Bridgeport case, which two county residents brought against the Harrison County Board of Education.
Kia to blame for accident, suit says
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County couple says their Kia minivan was defective, and the air bags failed to deploy during a July accident.
Woman charges police brutality
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County woman says a Martinsburg city policeman broke her arm in several places and called her a "bitch" during an unlawful arrest.
Berger standalone for p1 -- Berger named WVU Alumna of the Year
MORGANTOWN - Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger was honored Oct. 14 as West Virginia University Alumni Association's Alumna of the Year during Homecoming weekend at her alma mater.
Who's suing who in flood trial?
BECKLEY – Five years after hundreds of residents in the Coal River watershed sued dozens of businesses over damage from a flood, defense attorneys do not know which residents sued which businesses.
Cooper switches focus to ballots
CHARLESTON - After a referendum he helped create was voted down, South Charleston attorney Thornton Cooper turned his attention to Kanawha County voting ballots.
Not your father's Chamber of Commerce
Jones CHARLESTON -- John F. Kennedy once said, "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth -- persistent, persuasive, unrealistic."
Case all too familiar to domestic violence counselor
Richardson CHARLESTON – Though not aware of the case of a Charleston man who's conviction for the 1999 torture and kidnapping of his then-girlfriend was reduced by the state Supreme Court, one person who works with victims of domestic violence says the case is all too typical of what she sees on a regular basis.
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.