News from October 2009
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
Oct. 1
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Oct. 7
THIS JUST IN: Putnam County
Oct. 8
THIS JUST IN: Wood County
Oct. 7
THIS JUST IN: Wayne County
Sept. 23
THIS JUST IN: Jefferson County
Sept. 29
THEIR VIEW: Governor off target on health care
INWOOD -- Gov. Joe Manchin recently said in a newspaper article that we have only a choice between the current system and a government-run system.
Cabell Huntington, doctors named in wrongful death suit
Cabell Huntington Hospital HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing Cabell Huntington Hospital and two physicians for negligence and wrongful death.
Man sues after attack outside Huntington convenience store
HUNTINGTON -— A man is suing a Huntington business and its owner after being attacked and assaulted on its premises in 2007.
Cable company denies race-based firing, wants case dropped
CHARLESTON – A cable company denies it fired a black man because of his race and says a lawsuit he filed against the company should be dismissed.
THEIR VIEW: Join the hunt this year
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia has become a popular destination for hunters from across the country, and wildlife associated recreation brings more than $750 million in our state each year.
Radio personality sues over fall at Milton Pumpkin Festival
HUNTINGTON -- A longtime Charleston radio personality and his wife are suing the city of Milton, an unidentified man and the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival after a fall that caused injuries.
Woman sues over tainted gasoline
HUNTINGTON -- After purchasing gasoline that was allegedly tainted with water, a woman is suing the oil company that owned the gas station.
Couple sues over surgical implant devices
HUNTINGTON -- A woman and her husband are suing two companies that manufactured medical devices she was implanted with during surgery.
Lawyers in lawn mower MDL try to head off Ill. reverse auction
MILWAUKEE – U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman has halted national class action litigation over lawn mower engines while lawyers in his court try to head off a copycat class action in Illinois.
McGraw drops his fight to keep Comcast suit out of federal court
McGraw PHILADELPHIA – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has dropped resistance to federal jurisdiction over his antitrust suit against Comcast.
Williams finishes 'challenging' year as DRI president
Williams HUNTINGTON -- Earlier this month, Marc Williams concluded a "challenging" year as president of the largest international organization of civil defense attorneys.
PERSONNEL FILE: Hurney co-authors article in In-House Defense Quarterly
Hurney CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly attorney Thomas J. Hurney Jr. has co-authored "A Practical Analysis of HCQIA Immunity," which appears in the fall 2009 issue of DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly.
Martinsburg dentist, wife sue Jefferson planning commission
BERKELEY SPRINGS -— A Martinsburg dentist and his wife are suing the Jefferson County Planning Commission for review and reversal of a decision made earlier this year.
13 CSX workers say Texas firm screwed up their W.Va. cases
WHEELING -– Thirteen CSX Transportation workers from North Carolina claim a Texas firm bungled their injury suits in West Virginia.