News from September 2009
BrickStreet sued Whittaker company for not paying Workers' Comp premiums
Whittaker WINFIELD – Powerball winner Jack Whittaker again has found himself as a defendant in a lawsuit.
Fatal hit-in-run now subject of civil suit
Sherman CHARLESTON - Following recent criminal charges filed against her, a Kanawha County woman is being sued for wrongful death following a hit-and-run accident in July.
Mary Kay dismisssed from dog bite case
Bossory CHARLESTON - A month after it was removed to federal court, a Wood County man's personal injury suit against a cosmetics company has been dismissed, but his claims against one of its independent consultants remains.
Ohio woman says hospital test left her in wheelchair
HUNTINGTON – An Ohio woman alleges she is confined to her wheelchair as she is no longer able to walk with a cane after a botched CT angiography.
Judge issues order in DNR, Constitution Party case
ELKINS – U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey practically dares West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Director Frank Jezioro to deny Constitution Party members the right to circulate petitions at National Hunting and Fishing Days at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park next year.
Bar admonishes Alderman for not disclosing 2006 conviction
Alderman CHARLESTON - Despite a magistrate later setting it aside, the state Bar has sanctioned John W. Alderman III for failing to not only report his 2006 drug-related conviction, but also not answering truthfully about it in the course of a civil trial.
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Former mechanic blames Steel of W.Va. for injuries
HUNTINGTON – A former mechanic at Steel of West Virginia has filed suit against the company, alleging his lack of protective clothing while working with a torch caused his injuries during an explosion.
Harron, Peirce granted summary judgment
Harron WHEELING – U.S. District Judge Frederick Stamp has cancelled a trial on CSX Transportation's claim that radiologist Ray Harron of Bridgeport conspired with Pittsburgh lawyers Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond to fabricate an asbestos exposure suit.
THEIR VIEW: Witness at Hawk's Nest
MORGANTOWN -- The tragedy at Hawks Nest Tunnel near Gauley Bridge is the worst industrial disaster in the country's history, yet it's not a story commonly known, even in our own state.
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Motion Docket
Berkeley man sues school board for character assassination
MARTINSBURG -- A man has filed suit against the Berkeley County Board of Education, alleging he deserves $1 million after he says the school board damaged his character by filing legal proceedings against him after he allegedly failed to pay for vehicles at an auction.
Insurer wants $20K from driver at fault in wreck
HUNTINGTON -- An insurance company is seeking more than $20,000 from the driver who it claims is at fault for an automobile accident.
N.J man seeks remand of civil suit to state court
Bradberry CHARLESTON - Along with his cash, a New Jersey man is fighting to get a civil suit he filed against police for improperly seizing it returned to state court.
39 Digitek plaintiffs must answer questions
CHARLESTON – Thirty-nine individuals suing drug companies Actavis Totowa and Mylan Bertek over Digitek heart medicine must answer questions loaded with trouble for their lawyers.