News from December 2007
Two Logan women claim doctor sexually harassed them
CHARLESTON - Two Logan County women have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a doctor they worked for, claiming he inappropriately touched them and made sexually offensive comments and gestures toward them.
Raleigh man sues CAMC, parking company for damage to vehicle
CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County man has filed a suit against a local hospital and parking system, after his vehicle was hit while in the parking facilities at the hospital.
PERSONNEL FILE: Slokan joins Steptoe & Johnson's Morgantown office
Slokan MORGANTOWN -– April A. Slokan has joined the Litigation Department of Steptoe & Johnson, and will practice in the firm's Morgantown office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Alsop appointed member of YLD Executive Committee
Alsop CHARLESTON -- Jessica Alsop, an associate in the Jackson Kelly Business Law Department, has been appointed a Member of the Young Lawyers Division of the West Virginia Executive Committee.
Family files two suits: One for home fire, another for discrimination
CHARLESTON - A Charleston family has filed two separate suits against a local heating and cooling business, after their home caught on fire after a new heating unit was installed.
Williamson lawyer's conduct could lead to loss of license
CHARLESTON – On the very day a former client of a Williamson attorney brought misconduct charges against him, the lawyer allegedly lied under oath about misconduct charges of another former client.
Kentucky couple names 14 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - A Kentucky couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 14 companies, claiming they are responsible for the illness the woman developed.
Seven years after monkey bar incident, man sues school board
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County man has filed a suit against the county Board of Education, seeking $100,000 for damages he incurred after being discharged from the Marine Corps because of a childhood injury.
Trip to salon leads to lawsuit over hair dye
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County woman has filed a suit against her hair stylist, claiming she received chemical burns to her face while having her hair dyed.
Inmate sues over injury suffered in jail's van
MARTINSBURG - An inmate at the Eastern Regional Jail has filed a lawsuit against the jail after he was injured while being transported in the jail's van.
Mingo man sues after falling at Huntington car wash
HUNTINGTON - A Mingo County man has filed a suit against a Huntington car wash after he was injured while walking to his car.
The McGraw budget mess
They say it is better to give than to receive.
Insurer seeks reversal in legal malpractice case
Recht CHARLESTON – California insurer TIG retained William Wilmoth of Wheeling to defend lawyer William Galloway of Weirton in a Marshall County legal malpractice claim, but Wilmoth defended Galloway by attacking TIG from a witness stand.
Alum Creek man left wreck scene to get to methodone clinic, suit says
CHARLESTON - A Logan County man has filed a suit against a man who wrecked into his car, then left the scene because he was trying to get to a methadone clinic.
DNR employees stole animal heads and skins, suit claims
CHARLESTON - An Upshur County man has filed a suit against the Division of Natural Resources and some of its employees, claiming they broke into his garage and stole several animal heads and skins.
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