News from 2006
City of Nitro behind on payments, suit says
CHARLESTON - A developer says the City of Nitro has failed to keep up with payments owed to it from the building of the Nitro Marketplace shopping center.
Legal fees at issue in Jesus of Bridgeport lawsuit
CLARKSBURG - With more than $150,000 raised to fight a legal battle over a religious painting that hung in Bridgeport High School, Harrison County school board members think it should be easy to pay the attorneys fees that were incurred, considering it was less than a third of what was raised.
"Living the Dream" nominations sought
CHARLESTON -– State Supreme Court Justice Larry V. Starcher, as co-chairman of the "Living the Dream" Awards Committee, is soliciting nominations for the Martin Luther King Jr. West Virginia Holiday Commission awards.
SupCo calendar for 11/6 issue
Supreme Court calendar for the week of Nov. 13-17
Justices put in middle of family feud
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether Eugenia Moschgat suffered any loss when her mother died.
Anti-Capito lawyer runs ads
CHARLESTON - A Pendleton County lawyer intent on removing Shelly Moore Capito from her office in the U.S. House of Representatives has taken out an advertisement in his local newspaper asking readers to vote against Capito on Tuesday.
Woman accuses Rite Aid of age discrimination
WINFIELD – A Mason County woman says she was a victim of age discrimation by Rite Aid.
Like sands through the hourglass ....
Whalen There are two daytime dramas unfolding in West Virginia this fall. One is the height to which the football Mountaineers are destined -– a top-tier bowl, maybe a shot at a national title? The other story line: to what depth will trial lawyers sink in the ongoing saga that is Putnam General Hospital.
CATCHING UP: Boy gets $40K settlement
CHARLESTON - At any given time, the Kanawha County Board of Education is dealing with 30-40 lawsuits filed against it.
Law firm sues phone book publisher
CHARLESTON - A week after it was the other way around, a law firm is the plaintiff in an advertising lawsuit.
Attorney General settles two cases
Attorney General Darrell McGraw CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw reached two settlements this month, one with a door-to-door seller of Craftmatic beds and another with a Minnesota debt purchaser.
Woman says Christmas tree lit her up
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman says she was electrocuted by a Christmas tree and is suing the store at which she purchased it.
Death should have been prevented, suit says
CHARLESTON - The administrator of the estate of a man who died after his appendix burst says his death was avoidable and is suing the doctors who treated him.
Satellite dish worker blown off roof, suit says
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County man says the electric shock caused by a faulty ground wire blew him off a customer's roof as he worked on a satellite dish.
Hospital sued over infant's death
Charleston Area Medical Center's Women's and Children's Hospital. CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman says Charleston Area Medical Center is to blame for the death of her daughter, who passed away soon after being born.
Court Street dangerous, suit says
Charleston Town Center's Court Street entrance CHARLESTON - An Elkview woman says she broke both her legs as a result of the unsafe curb outside the Charleston Town Center Mall on Court St.
Blankenship's impact on election unclear, expert says
Blankenship CHARLESTON – A top state political scientist says he has no idea what impact Don Blankenship's efforts will have on the House of Delegates races in next week's General Election.
Kanawha school board goes to Supreme Court for more state aid
CHARLESTON – Kanawha County Board of Education members want the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to award them a bigger share of state school aid.
Trial lawyer group attacks Roberts for filing suit
Roberts CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has lashed out at state Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts after he filed a personal injury lawsuit related to an injury his daughter received.