News from August 2008
Garbage man sues after being run over on route
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a tractor and truck company after he was run over while riding on one of the trucks during his route as a garbage man.
Greenbrier medical center, doctor named in federal suit
RONCEVERTE -- A West Virginia woman has filed a federal lawsuit in against Greenbrier Valley Medical Center and one of its doctors after she suffered cardiac complications and infection.
Woman trips over curb, sues indoor racetrack
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a local indoor racetrack after she fell while entering the track.
Raleigh woman blames facility, DHHR for brother's death
CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County woman has filed a suit on behalf of her brother, who died as a result of negligent treatment while a resident at a long-term health facility.
In defense of reason
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin is right.
Oxycontin case divides McGraw's fans, foes
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Oxycontin could be the Kryptonite to the power built by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw during this decade and a half in office.
Suit shows you shouldn't drink and ride horses
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a Charleston attorney after she was injured when she tried to get on his horse after she had been drinking.
Bank, attorney at odds over payment of loan
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney says he is baffled as to why, despite making regular and timely payments, he's been named a co-defendant in a lawsuit alleging he "defaulted" on a nearly $500,000 loan.
Judge ignored evidence in divorce, complaint says
Kelly CHARLESTON – A Dunbar man has lodged a complaint against a Kanawha family law judge alleging the judge not only failed to consider evidence of his ex-wife's bigamy during their divorce, but also failed to forward to information to police.
Official: Lakin criminal, civil cases are firsts
Childs POINT PLEASANT – Both a civil and criminal case arising from a former maintenance supervisor having a sexual relationship with an inmate at the Lakin Correctional Center for Women are the first since the facility opened in 2003 and a law passed penalizing sex with inmates, a top correctional official said.
Law firm sues former partner, wife for alleged fraud
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County law firm has filed a suit against former partners, seeking compensation for fraud the partners allegedly committed.
Logan man says he was fired because he is black
CHARLESTON - A Logan County man has filed a suit against a local tree cutting business, claiming he was treated poorly and fired because he is black.
Woman sues Wal-Mart after slipping on baby food
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman filed a suit against a national retail giant after she slipped on a spilled jar of baby food at the Nitro location.
Case that split judge, jury also splits Supreme Court
Benjamin CHARLESTON – In a case that drove Raleigh County jurors and Circuit Judge Robert Burnside in opposite decisions, three Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sided with the jury and two sided with the judge.
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