News from April 2007
Woman sues Family Dollar after package fell on her
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a discount store after she was injured when a package fell on her.
WVU College of Law to explore pay equity between Mountain State men, women
MORGANTOWN -- In 1963, Congress passed the national Equal Pay Act, and it's been almost a decade since lawmakers enacted the 1998 Equal Pay Bill for the state of West Virginia.
Gaming law conference set for next month in Chicago
CHICAGO – With table games questions looming for West Virginia, a law conference next month in Chicago might see some Mountain State attorneys.
AG McGraw shuts down site, sues spa
McGraw CHARLESTON - Attorney General Darrell McGraw has shut down an Internet site that promises television programming for a monthly fee, citing several complaints from his Consumer Protection Division.
Inconsistencies merit appeal dismissal, doctor's lawyers say
Vaidya CHARLESTON – Perhaps to coincide with the beginning of the season, legal counsel for a Point Pleasant urologist say the reasons provided by Mason physician for why his malpractice case should be reinstated resemble that of a baseball team manager going deep into his pitching rotation to salvage the game.
Executor asks court to help divide estate of woman killed by a son
CHARLESTON - The executor of the estate of a woman murdered by her mentally ill son has asked the court to help him decide who gets her estate.
PERSONNEL FILE: Timothy Stranko joins Steptoe & Johnson
MORGANTOWN -- Timothy P. Stranko has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson practicing in the firm's Morgantown office.
Inmate says he was beaten because he is black
CHARLESTON - An inmate of the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail has filed a suit against the jail, claiming he was brutally beaten by officers because of his race.
Florida woman says asphalt company owes her late father
CHARLES TOWN - A Florida resident claims a Jefferson County asphalt company owes money to her late father's estate.
Business has no welcome wagon for two women
CHARLES TOWN - The owner of a welcome business has filed a lawsuit against two women who were going to work for her, but decided to open a competing business instead.
Woman sues Wheeling hospital over husband's death
WHEELING - The widow of a man who died after being treated at a Wheeling hospital has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility.
This Just In: Monongalia County
April 16
CALA shares an April Fools Day quiz
CHARLESTON -- In honor of April Fools Day, West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse has released a list of 10 cases highlighting what it sees as problems with the state's legal system.