News from April 2009
Pay to play in PA not OK
In Pennsylvania, they're calling it "pay to play."
But here in West Virginia, when trial lawyers donate to politicians before getting no-bid contingency contracts worth millions, it's just business as usual.
Harron won't testify about X-ray reads, CSX claims
Harron WHEELING – Radiologist Ray Harron refuses to testify about X-rays he read twice with different results, according to railroad company CSX Transportation.
Hershey says landscaper needs to stop using Reese's name, logo
MARTINSBURG – Hershey has filed suit against a Ranson landscaping company, alleging it attempted to capitalize on the name of Hershey's candy products by using a similar name and logo.
Business4Breakfast comes to Huntington
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has partnered with The State Journal, SCORE, and the Small Business Association to present the first series of Business4Breakfast events to be held in Huntington.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
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April 7
THIS JUST IN: Wood County
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THIS JUST IN: Putnam County
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THIS JUST IN: Jackson County
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April 9, 2009
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March 23
Berkeley judge planning SC run
Yoder MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court race of 2010 has its first candidate, a circuit judge from the Eastern Panhandle.
Judge approves Aracoma plea
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has approved a plea in a government case against a coal company in the deaths of two miners.
ConAgra wants peanut butter case in federal court
CLARKSBURG – A peanut butter manufacturer that is defending itself in multiple lawsuits across the country after a salmonella outbreak has asked the federal court for West Virginia's northern district to keep a complaint within its jurisdiction.
Couple sues law firm, others over collection calls
MARTINSBURG -- A Berkeley County couple is suing a Pennsylvania law firm, two of its employees and a Florida company over alleged illegal phone calls the law firm made to the couple's house in an attempt to collect a debt from them.
Man claims job led to asthma
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington man is suing his former employer and the makers of industrial lubricants and fluids, claiming the vaporized substances used in his job left him with asthma.
Correctional officer says discrimination started after run-in with warden's wife
CHARLESTON – A correctional officer at Mt. Olive Correctional Center says that after a run-in with the warden's wife, he's been discriminated against.
Heath to take helm of WV CALA
Heath CHARLESTON -- Charleston native Richie Heath has been named the new executive director of West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.
Cabell woman blames VA for husband's death
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington woman has filed a federal complaint against the United States, claiming her husband died of cardiac arrest and renal failure due to the negligence of doctors at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center.