News from March 2007
St. Anthony teacher says she was wrongly fired
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County resident hired to teach at a private Catholic school in Charleston claims she was fired while trying to find out if a student was a victim of sexual abuse.
Woman sues Wal-Mart after fall at Morgantown store
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County woman is suing the nation's largest retailer for $74,000 after she was injured when she fell in the store.
Woman says insurer breached its contract
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County woman has filed a suit against the insurance company, which provided her late husband's life insurance.
U.S. Chamber seeks veto on venue bill
CHARLESTON -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is urging Gov. Joe Manchin to veto a bill that would limit lawsuits filed by out-of-state residents.
Who's watching the fox?
She wanted to prevent the federal government from "coming back and seizing money."
Woman says hospital trashed rape evidence
CAMC Women's and Children's Hospital CHARLESTON - A woman who was examined at Women and Children's Hospital after she was raped has filed a suit against the hospital because the swabs from her rape kit were thrown away before evidence could be taken from them.
Albright's son reprimanded for not communicating with clients
Justice Joseph P. Albright Sr. CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has formally reprimanded the son of one its members for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Woman sues Big Sandy after fall at Charleston store
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a lawsuit against a local furniture company, after she was seriously injured while shopping at the store.
Justices to decide on two-year statute of limitations
MORGANTOWN – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether the two-year statute of limitations on a claim of personal injury should stop in a case of temporary insanity.
Justices dispense some teaching during arguments at WVU
MORGANTOWN – In an ideal teaching moment for West Virginia University law students, the Supreme Court of Appeals wrestled with a case of a belligerent doctor and a dead baby.
Juror confusion should mean new trial, attorney argues
MORGANTOWN – Confusion among jurors over the meaning of malice in a murder trial should entitle the defendant to a new trial, according to attorney Crystal Walden of Charleston.
Man says he contracted colon cancer, Parkinson's because of CSX job
HUNTINGTON - An Ohio man who was employed by CSX Transportation has filed a suit against the company, claiming substances he came in contact with while employed by CSX have cause serious illnesses.
Bail bond company files civil suit against former employees accused of embezzlement
CHARLES TOWN - The owner of a Monongalia County business has filed a lawsuit against people who used to work for him, claiming they are guilty of felony embezzlement.
Monongalia company is target of class action over taxes
MORGANTOWN - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a clinical and pharmacologic research company in Monongalia County, claiming the company failed to pay federal taxes for its employees.
Inmate wants tranferred, re-sentenced
WHEELING - An inmate in Mount Olive Correctional Center has filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking to be transferred to Northern Regional Jail and being re-sentenced.
Inmate says his rights are being violated
MARTINSBURG - An inmate in Eastern Regional Jail has filed an injunction against the jail seeking to exercise his Constitutional rights.
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