News from September 2009
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Sept. 10
Frank: Agency needed to regulate financial industry
Frank WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who introduced a consumer protection bill affecting state attorneys general, told a House committee Wednesday that the Federal Reserve should not be trusted to have consumers' best interest in mind.
Tort liability lecture scheduled for Sept. 30 at WVU
Epp MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University's Department of Political Science presents the John R. Williams Memorial Lecture, titled "Making Rights Real: How Tort Liability Reformed Local Government," given by Charles R. Epp, professor and director of the Department of Public Administration's doctoral program at the University of Kansas.
Ky. woman says roller coaster gave her whiplash
Camden Park opened in 1903. HUNTINGTON – A Kentucky woman has filed suit against Camden Park after she says she suffered from whiplash on one of the amusement park's rides.
Man says he slipped on ice outside Golden Corral
HUNTINGTON – A man claims Golden Corral is responsible for his fall on ice as he was leaving the restaurant.
Man sues after he's hit crossing Huntington street
HUNTINGTON – A man has filed suit against the driver who he says struck him as he was attempting to cross the street.
Burger King meal made woman sick, suit claims
MARTINSBURG -– A woman claims she became extremely ill after eating a salmonella-contaminated burger at Burger King.
FINANCIAL FOCUS: Bankruptcy Chapter 11: Rising from the ashes
CHARLESTON -- Bankruptcy is a situation where an individual, business or other entity cannot meet all of its financial obligations. This may be the result of unusually high expenses, reduction of income, mismanagement, litigation or a combination of factors.
Berkeley woman says she was fired for refusing boss's advances
MARTINSBURG -– A Berkeley County woman claims she was terminated from her job after she refused her boss's repeated sexual advances toward her.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen staff members named to Marshall Alumni Board
McChesney HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced that staff members Thomas McChesney and Jill Francisco have been named to the Marshall University Alumni Association Board of Directors.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bill Robinson joins Dinsmore & Shohl
Robinson CHARLESTON -- William E. Robinson, former Chair of the Labor & Employment Department at Charleston-based Robinson & McElwee, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl.
Driver blames Frito-Lay for accident
BECKLEY -– A man who collided with a guard rail is blaming the accident on his employer, saying the company provided him with a truck containing worn tires.
Zyprexa settlements piling up, four states remain
NEW YORK -- All but four states out of a group of 12 have settlements in place with Eli Lilly & Co., it was revealed Monday during a hearing.
Bank responds to woman's wrongful firing suit
HUNTINGTON – Fifth Third Bank says a woman lost her job because she failed to follow policies and procedures, but the woman maintains her position was terminated because she was older than 40 and had cancer.
Woman says she was injured at mattress plant
PARKERSBURG -- A Waverly woman and her husband say the woman sustained irreversible injuries to her right hand after she was ordered to operate a machine she was not trained to run.