News from January 2010
Woman sues WVDHHR, others for unpaid child support
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing the WVDHHR Bureau for Child Support Enforcement and Policy Studies Inc. on behalf of her child.
Erie Insurance, Palace Properties sue 84 Lumber for property fire
HUNTINGTON -- Erie Insurance Property & Casualty Company and Palace Properties are suing 84 Lumber Company after a building caught fire.
Trio says Toyota engines accelerate on their own
CHARLESTON – Three West Virginia citizens claim the engines in their Toyotas are potentially life-threatening.
Lincoln woman says she's owed $25K in overtime
HUNTINGTON – A Lincoln County woman says Lincoln County Opportunity Company owes her more than $25,000 in unpaid overtime wages.
Employees say GC Services didn't pay overtime
HUNTINGTON –- GC Services employees filed a class action lawsuit against the company, claiming it failed to pay them for overtime.
Man says Kenova police violated his rights
HUNTINGTON –- A man has filed a lawsuit against the Kenova Police Department and two of its officers, saying they denied him his right to be free of unreasonable search after they arrested him on the belief that he had robbed a Kenova business.
Family sues after man's clothes caught on fire at work
CHARLESTON -- A man and his wife are suing two companies and one person, both individually and on behalf of their two daughters after his clothing caught on fire while at work.
Groups line up to support CSX asbestos appeal
Peirce RICHMOND (Legal Newsline) -- CSX Transportation's appeal in a case alleging a Pittsburgh law firm conspired with a radiologist to fabricate an asbestos exposure claim is drawing attention from tort reform groups and asbestos expert witnesses.
Greear officially files papers to run for Kanawha circuit judge
Greear CHARLESETON -– Charleston attorney Dan Greear has filed candidacy papers to run for a seat on the Kanawha Circuit Court bench.
Woman names 23 companies in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing multiple companies in an asbestos-related suit.
Walker Machinery sues Waste-Tron for failure to pay more than $300,000
CHARLESTON -- Cecil I. Walker Machinery Company is suing a Putnam County company and its president for failure to pay over $300,000.
Husband sues Foodland, others after wife struck by vehicle in parking lot
CHARLESTON -- A husband is suing two companies, two individuals and three John Does after his wife was struck by a vehicle in a parking lot.
Five companies, others named in wrongful death suit
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing five companies, one individual and several unnamed people and companies on behalf of his family member's estate.
Husband sues eight companies, others for wife's wrongful death
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing eight companies, one individual and several unnamed people and companies on behalf of his late wife's estate.
Inmate sues Division of Corrections for negligence, assault
CHARLESTON -- An inmate at the Huttonsville Correctional Center in Randolph County is suing the West Virginia Division of Corrections for negligence and assault.
Sides fight over where boss attack case should be heard
CHARLESTON – A man who claims he suffered a torn rotator cuff after his boss allegedly attacked him wants to see his lawsuit remain in Kanawha Circuit Court.
The best judges taxpayer money can buy
Whether judges should be appointed or elected is a question about which reasonable people can disagree. But the public financing of elections – for judgeships or any other position – is an option we should deplore.
Lawyers behind lame Digitek claims face punishment
Goodwin CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin plans to punish lawyers who filed worthless claims against Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Actavis Totowa.
Putnam attorney accused of keeping clients in the dark
WINFIELD - In failing to keep his former clients informed on the status of their personal injury case, a Putnam County attorney is now a defendant in a legal malpractice suit
Raleigh Co. woman files suit over wrongful arrest at casino
CHARLESTON - Officials from the West Virginia Lottery Commission and the State Police are named as co-defendants in civil rights lawsuit filed by a Raleigh County woman who alleges she was wrongfully arrested for a gaming violation at one of the state's newest casinos.