News from 2008
Justices reject illiterate's educational malpractice suit
Maynard CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court has refused the argument of a man who says the public school system didn't adequately prepare him to become a functioning member of society.
Teacher group files suit over Kanawha drug test policy
CHARLESTON - A state teachers union has filed a suit against the Kanawha County Board of Education after the board decided to randomly drug test teachers and other employees.
Library to offer digital TV transition workshop
CHARLESTON -– A free workshop on "The Digital TV (DTV) Transition" will be presented by the West Virginia State Law Library at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6.
State Supreme Court mourns death of Staker
Chief Justice Spike Maynard, right, presented the 2008 Liberty Bell Award to Judge Robert Staker earlier this year. (Courtesy photo) CHARLESTON -– The state Supreme Court is mourning the death of retired U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Staker.
Big verdict against Massey will stand
Blankenship WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear the larger of two recent appeals involving Massey Energy and the West Virginia courts system.
Water company blames construction company for Huntington mishap
HUNTINGTON -- West Virginia American Water Company has filed a federal suit against Nichols Construction, claiming the construction company was responsible for a broken water line that flooded sections of Huntington in January.
Steelmaker says Ohio man stole more than $100,000 of metal
HUNTINGTON -- Steel of West Virginia has filed a complaint against an Ohio man, alleging he stole more than $100,000 worth of metal from the company.
Dentists tricked woman into veneers, suit claims
CHARLESTON – A Clendenin couple has filed suit against a Charleston dental company, two of its dentists and credit agencies, claiming the dentists led a woman into believing she was receiving free veneers when in fact she was signing a credit application to pay for them.
Disbarred attorneys had multiple complaints, records show
CHARLESTON – Should they seek to again practice law in starting in 2013, John E. Lutz and Anthony Tatano will still have to answer to collectively a dozen clients why they failed in their legal duties.
22 federal suits filed over hormone replacement drugs
HUNTINGTON -- At least 22 federal lawsuits were filed over a period of two days against drug company Wyeth in which plaintiffs alleged the company's hormone replacement therapy drugs for menopausal women can cause severe side effects such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Former WVU-P professor says he was underpaid $26,000
CHARLESTON – A former West Virginia University professor is asking the court to award him over $25,000 he alleges he was underpaid during his nearly seven years of employment.
Justice remand gravel driveway case back to Cabell judge
CHARLESTON – Cabell Circuit Judge David Pancake peered at a deed and thought he saw an easement to a gravel driveway off a Huntington street.
Kanawha man files age discrmination suit against Wachovia
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed suit against Wachovia, claiming he was demoted from his job as senior vice president/complex manager for the company's Charleston complex because of his age.
Court suspends one, disbars two attorneys
CHARLESTON – The licenses of three attorneys have either been suspended or annulled by recent order of the state Supreme Court.
ALL THINGS JURY: Litigation Hellholes: Is it the juries or the system?
Why are West Virginia and other venues considered "litigation hellholes" by many? Are the underlying reasons primarily a product of local juror attitudes and opinions or more closely tied to the workings of the local legal system?
Tissue samples misdiagnosed leading to cancer fight, suit alleges
PARKERSBURG – A Pleasants County woman has filed suit against a Wood County hospital and a New York physician, alleging they failed to timely diagnosis tissue samples from her scalp as cancerous.
Sears seeks to have circular saw suit dismissed
BLUEFIELD – Sears has requested the federal court drop a complaint a McDowell County man filed against the company after his fingers were lacerated while he was using a circular saw purchased from the store.
Woman sues after injuring ankle at Lowe's
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a national home improvement store after she injured her ankle while shopping at the store.
Putnam woman sues after fall at Tater's
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County woman has filed a suit against a local business after she was injured while a patron at the establishment.
Morgantown spa sues Wisconsin company over name
CLARKSBURG -- A West Virginia company has filed a federal suit against a Wisconsin company with the same name, alleging it lost business after its customers traveled long distances to go to the Wisconsin corporation.