News from April 2010
Duke prof: Efforts at financial reform misdirected
Munger DURHAM, N.C. - President Barack Obama is on a publicity tour to tout proposed financial industry reform proposed by outgoing U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd.
Ohio man sues Marathon for brother's death on towboat
WAYNE -- An Ohio man is suing Marathon Petroleum Co. for the death of his brother.
Skating rink wants out of lawsuit
PARKERSBURG -- The owners of a skating rink are fighting a Marietta, Ohio, man's attempts to include them as defendants in his lawsuit.
Man should've filed for workers' comp before suing, company says
CHARLESTON -- A Williamson man and his wife have filed suit against GCR Tire Center and Phoenix Coal-Mac Mining, alleging the man sustained severe injuries after a side rim slammed into him.
Walmart denies blame for employee's injury
CHARLESTON -- Walmart denies it is to blame for an employee's injuries after she slipped on ice outside its Nitro Marketplace store.
Toyota fine confirms class action, attorney says
Bell CHARLESTON -- The $16.4 million fine Toyota faces from the Transportation Department recently announced confirms the propriety of a class action complaint West Virginians recently filed against Toyota, said attorney for the class plaintiffs, a Charleston attorney says.
Charleston man says he was victim of fraudulent investment scheme
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing seven companies and five individuals for after he claims they collectively orchestrated a fraudulent investment scheme involving the sale of high dollar equity-indexed universal life insurance policies.
Woman suffered trauma in nursing home, suit says
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing 12 companies on behalf of a woman he claims suffered physical and emotional trauma while staying in a nursing home.
McCollum and McGraw: light versus dark
Count Dracula never could live in Florida, not even in retirement. There's too much sunshine there, literally and figuratively.
Man can't blame employer for fall at coal mine, Justices rule
Davis CHARLESTON – Former driller Kyle Ramey can't blame his employer for an 80-foot fall at a Logan County coal mine, the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 15.
Journalists ask Justices to release petitions
CHARLESTON – Journalists around the nation press the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to release referendum petitions with hundreds of phony signatures to the monthly Observer newspaper in Shepherdstown.
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Shareholder says Massey violated court order
CHARLESTON – Manville Personal Injury Trust, a shareholder of Massey Energy, claims Massey violated a court order that would have made its coal mines safer.