News from August 2008
Finger waggin' Fran
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw was all set to dole out another $3.9 million to his trial lawyer friends last week when something important happened at the courthouse.
Man sues doctor over lost testicle
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit claiming a physician misread a CT scan and caused him to lose his right testicle.
Legislators see little AG change on horizon
McGraw CHARLESTON -- When House Bill 104 passed during the first Special Session of this year's state Legislature, it did so with little fanfare. Yet it represents to date the single act of oversight the Legislature has enacted over the state Attorney General's office.
Recht order on Philip Morris suits leaves it 'wide open'
Recht WHEELING – Circuit Judge Arthur Recht froze a mass of personal injury suits against Philip Morris last winter, and as summer ends he invites either side to thaw it out.
Woman says South Charleston PD discriminated against her
CHARLESTON - A Nicholas County woman has filed a suit against the South Charleston Police Department, claiming officials told her she was too old to test to be an officer.
Woman says pair damaged car, stalked family
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against two other county residents, claiming they damaged her car and stalked her family.
Both sides want AT&T case out of federal court
CHARLESTON – Although the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals told District Judge John Copenhaver he must hear a class action against AT&T Mobility, neither side wants the case to remain in Copenhaver's court.
Widow files asbestos suit for husband's estate
CHARLESTON - The widow of a man who died from complications to asbestos exposure has filed a suit on behalf of her late husband's estate.
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Pakistani woman says racially profiled at airport
HUNTINGTON - A Pakistani woman, whose carry-on bag caused Tri-State Airport to shut down for several hours in 2006, has filed a federal lawsuit against US Airways, claiming she was racially profiled.
Jackson man says he's disabled after being wrongly diagnosed
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County man has filed a malpractice suit against a family physician, claiming she misdiagnosed him and caused him to be disabled.
Lawyer only defendant remaining in unjust incarceration case
HUNTINGTON – A man who sued Huntington policemen, a federal agent and his former lawyer over his unjust incarceration, has dropped his claims against everyone but the lawyer.
Greear will take 'hard look' at McGraw committee
Greear SHEPHERDSTOWN - While Attorney General Darrell McGraw's staff says his Citizens Advisory Committee provides a link between his office and West Virginia several communities, his Republican challenger says he wants to make sure it is not publicity stunt.