News from February 2007
Couple sues podiatrist after woman's surgery
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County couple has filed a suit against a local physician claiming surgery he performed caused further injury.
65 companies named in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - Sixty-five companies were named as defendants in an asbestos suit filed Feb. 6 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Six of the companies are doing business in Kanawha County.
This Just In: Kanawha County
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This Just In: Monongalia County
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This Just In: Ohio County
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This Just In: Cabell County
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This Just In: Wayne County
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This Just In: Upshur County
Jan. 23
McGraw honors Wayne County victim of internet fraud
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw recently honored Wayne County resident Earl Walls by presenting him with a Consumer Protection Hero.
Couple seeks more than $142,000 from Huntington
HUNTINGTON - A couple has filed a suit against several Huntington city officials, seeking more than $142,000.
Woman sues Mountaineer Mall after slip and fall
MORGANTOWN - The company that owns Mountaineer Mall is being sued after a patron says she fell and was injured.
McGraw, other AGs concerned about beer Web site
McGraw CHARLESTON - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, along with 22 other AGs, has signed his name to a letter expressing concern over safeguards to a beer-themed Web site.
Stop the madness in our courts
Cohen CHARLESTON -- March Madness came a month early this year. And it came not on a basketball court but rather in one of our state courts with a lawsuit award $271 million higher than the actual damages of the case.
Marshall receives first royalty checks for patented product
HUNTINGTON -– Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp last week announced that the university has received its first-ever payment resulting from its effort to spur economic growth through support of intellectual property created by faculty.
Nominations sought for Governor's Service Awards
CHARLESTON -– Gov. Joe Manchin last week announced that he is seeking nominations for the 2007 Governor's Service Awards.
Standalone art for 2/26 issue: State Farm on campus
In an effort to re-establish West Virginia's Campus Compact as a unit within the Higher Education Policy Commission, State Farm presented a $25,000 check to First Lady Gayle Manchin last week during a private breakfast in Charleston.
Second suit filed over Emmons fire
HUNTINGTON - A relative of a man who died in the worst fire in recent Huntington history has filed a suit against the building owners and manager, the second such suit in two weeks.