News from September 2008
Heroes player, former MU star sues over injury
HUNTINGTON - A former Huntington Heroes football player has filed a suit against the team, seeking compensation for an injury he sustained while playing.
Justice Benjamin draws recusal line in major case
Benjamin CHARLESTON - State Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin has maintained his participation in the cases of a major campaign supporter, but this year withdrew from a high-profile case that involved his former employer.
Ohio man sues repair company for job injury
HUNTINGTON - An Ohio man has filed a suit against a service repair company in Cabell County after he allegedly was struck by a pallet jack that had been negligently repaired.
CSX says woman has filed two asbestos suits against company
CHARLESTON -- CSX has filed suit against a Kentucky woman, alleging she has filed a second asbestos lawsuit against the company.
THEIR VIEW: West Virginia babies lack human rights
CHARLESTON -- No one should be allowed to decide whether one innocent life is worth more than another. Not someone as poor as a college student or as powerful as a United States senator.
THEIR VIEW: Business, government continue working together
CHARLESTON -- Most businesses around the Mountain State have found their own individual methods of how to turn a profit in the current fluctuating national economy.
Maynard expected to appoint temp justice in coming days
Albright West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Spike Maynard is expected to appoint a replacement for Justice Joseph Albright in the next few days.
Albright announces leave from Supreme Court
Albright CHARLESTON - Justice Joseph Albright announced today he would no longer perform his duties at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for the current term because of health reasons.
First appeal request heard in controversial $381 million case
R. Edison Hill CHARLESTON - A Charleston attorney asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow landowners left out of a recent $381 million verdict against industrial giant DuPont back in.
Woman says she got salmonella from peanut butter
CHARLESTON - A West Virginia woman has filed a lawsuit against a national food manufacturer, claiming she contracted salmonella after eating recalled peanut butter.
23 Wayne families sue Huntington for flood damage
WAYNE - Twenty-three Wayne County families have filed suit against the City of Huntington, claiming the city is to blame for damage that occurred when a backed up storm drain caused flooding to their property in 2006.
Man sues Verizon after falling on downed phone lines
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a telephone company after he was injured when he fell over downed telephone lines.
Woman's estate sues nursing home, parent company
CHARLESTON - The estate of woman who died from injuries sustained in a Dunbar nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the home's parent company, seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Barr's Libertarian ballot suit dismissed by federal judge
Barr CHARLESTON – Libertarians can't blame anyone but themselves for failing to qualify presidential candidate Bob Barr and running mate Wayne Root for West Virginia ballots, according to U.S. District Judge Copenhaver.
Target sues developer for $1 million
MORGANTOWN -- Target has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $1 million after its site development agreement fell apart along with the property along the back of its building.
Business breakfast to focus on business branding
CHARLESTON -- The September Business for Breakfast will feature Mark Wolfe of Mark Wolfe Design discussing "Color Psychology in Business Branding."
Breach of contract suit filed by Firestone Financial
Firestone Financial Corp. has filed a breach of contract complaint against two Putnam County residents and two West Virginia companies, alleging they failed to pay charges on an invoice, promissory note and security agreements.
Man says he was fired from Marriott because of his nationality
CHARLESTON - A man who claims he was fired because of his national origin has filed a suit against the company that fired him, claiming it violated the West Virginia Human Rights Act.
Huntington suit filed over mooring agreement
WAYNE - The City of Huntington has filed a suit against a Huntington Marine Services, seeking to have a mooring agreement from 1994 terminated.
South Charleston woman sues for injuries on bus ride
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against the regional transportation service after she was thrown from her seat when the bus she in which she was riding ran onto a curb.