News from May 2008
Putnam man names 31 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County man has filed a suit against 31 companies, claiming he suffered from asbestos exposure while working for Union Carbide.
110 insurers on workers' comp list
CHARLESTON - One hundred and ten insurance companies will compete for workers' compensation premiums of West Virginia employers starting July 1, according to state insurance commissioner Jane Cline.
Workers' comp insurers
These insurers have filed workers' compensation rates and forms with the West Virginia insurance commissioner: (To avoid repetition, "Insurance" is dropped from names except as first word.).
Mailers make mock McGraw memos
CHARLESTON - State businesses are on alert that letters claiming Attorney General Darrell McGraw is investigating them are in the mail.
Campaigning on the public's dime
University professors have little day-to-day supervision. They answer mostly to their students.
Whittaker business sued for not paying gas bill
WINFIELD – A business owned by Powerball winner Jack Whittaker is being sued in Putnam Circuit Court.
Justices recommend settlement in bridge death suit
CHARLESTON - If ever the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals answered maybe instead of yes or no, they did it in the case of Wallie Blessing, who died building a bridge.
Thomas, heart doctor sued for malpractice
Thomas Memorial Hospital is located in South Charleston. CHARLESTON - A Craigsville man has filed a medical malpractice suit against Thomas Memorial Hospital and one of the physicians who performed his heart surgery.
CAMC, elevator company named in lawsuit
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County woman has filed a suit against a local hospital after she was injured when stepping into an elevator after visiting a friend.
CSX, 46 other companies named in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - A West Virginia man has filed a suit against 47 companies, claiming he was exposed to asbestos and other harmful dusts while working on the railroad.
Man says he was discriminated against on mine job
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a local mining company, claiming he was discriminated against because of his race and religion.
Attorney says former client to blame for his injuries
HUNTINGTON - John David Mooney withdrew a guilty plea and gained freedom after five years in federal prison, but his former attorney still thinks he's guilty.
Musgrave failed to list judgments in civil suits on bankruptcy petition
Musgrave CHARLESTON – Records show a Mason County attorney has failed to list on his bankruptcy petition judgments in two civil suits against former clients for non-payment of legal services.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
April 17
THIS JUST IN: Ohio County
April 18
THIS JUST IN: Jefferson County
April 11
THIS JUST IN: Berkeley County
April 10