News from November 2007
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West Virginia auto insurance premiums are high and rising. And if people like Tyler Circuit Judge Mark Karl get their way, they'll rise even higher.
New state law forces Shepherd softball coach suit to be refiled
Trail CHARLES TOWN - A new state law has forced an attorney with a suit against a state university to dismiss the suit and refile it.
Woman blames Kmart after falling off display bar stool
CHARLESTON - A Nitro woman has filed a suit against a national retail store after she was injured when a display stool she set on broke.
Putnam man sues restaurant supplier over food poisoning
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County man has filed a suit against a food company after he suffered from food poisoning after eating at a local restaurant that buys food from the company.
Morgan Co. woman sues plastic surgeon over ruptured breast
CHARLESTON - A Morgan County woman has filed a suit against a local plastic surgeon, after her right breast ruptured following breast augmentation from the doctor.
This Just In: Kanawha County
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This Just In: Upshur County
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Five leaders named to state business hall of fame
Arnold MORGANTOWN -- Five business and industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia have been named to the 2007 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame.
West Virginia economy to slow significantly during 2007-08, forecast says
MORGANTOWN -– The state economy is expected to slow significantly during the rest of the year and into 2008, driven by weak growth in mining and construction as well as continued job loss in manufacturing, according to the latest forecast from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.
WVU chemical engineering senior wins prestigious national scholarship
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University chemical engineering student Jessica Castillo, a native of Fairmont, has received the prestigious John J. McKetta Scholarship from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
West Virginia Republican Club kicks off
CHARLESTON -- Its always great to see people jumping in to try to change the direction of the state and helping the Republican party.
Woman says she was sexually harassed while working at Subway
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against her employer and a co-worker, claiming he sexually harassed her while they worked together.
Funeral owner told to stop selling preneed contracts in AG v. challenger case
McGraw NEW MARTINSVILLE - The man whose funeral home has become the subject of a courtroom battle between candidates for the state Attorney General's office has been ordered to stop selling preneed funeral contracts by a state judge.
Eye doctors left woman blind in one eye, suit alleges
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against two local ophthalmologists claiming they improperly treated her for an eye infection, which left her blind in one eye.
Man doesn't deserve new trial, Maynard says in dissent
Maynard CHARLESTON – David Nelson does not deserve the new trial that the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals awarded him on charges that he joined four other men in brutally murdering a woman, according to Justice Spike Maynard.