News from July 2010
C&H Heating & Cooling sues for breach of contract
WAYNE -- C&H Heating & Cooling is suing Blackberry Enterprises and an individual for failure to pay for services.
Former employee sues Allegheny Energy, others for wrongful termination
MORGANTOWN -- A Grafton man is suing Allegheny Energy Supply Company and Allegheny Energy Service Corporation for wrongful termination.
Father, son sue Fog, AllState for house fire
CHARLESTON -- A father and son are suing Fog Inc. and AllState Insurance Company after their house caught fire.
Group calls McGraw the fifth worst AG
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown is the worst current state attorney general, according to a group that promotes free enterprise and limited government.
Tax breaks for a Motley crew
Although attorney Ron Motley of Motley Rice received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the the annual American Association for Justice (AAJ) convention earlier this month, we choose not to congratulate him. His gain, alas, is our loss.
*** Standalone p1 art for 7/26 issue: Webster fundraiser
Gov. Joe Manchin speaks about Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster, right.
Charleston Newspapers antitrust settlement approved
Copenhaver CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver looms as a dragon guarding the Charleston Daily Mail from those who would weaken it.
Putnam attorney sued for $56K in credit card debt
WINFIELD – A California bank is seeking to collect on over $55,000 in credit card debt owed them by a Putnam County attorney.
Suspended Wood attorney files suit to collect on unspecified legal work
PARKERSBURG - Despite records showing no direct involvement, a Wood County attorney wants an Parkersburg nursing home to pay him for legal work he performed in a 2004 wrongful termination case.
Hayhurst comes up short in other collection suits
PARKERSBURG - Prior to going to prison, Richard Hayhurst met with little success in winning other suits where he thought money was due him.
U.S. Chamber, W.Va. trial lawyers comment on proposed rule changes
CHARLESTON -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform says changes proposed by the West Virginia Supreme Court to its appellate procedures don't go far enough.
Boone mother says daughter hit by bat at softball practice
MADISON -- A mother has filed a personal injury suit against the Boone County Board of Education, alleging her seventh-grade daughter suffered nose and eye socket fractures when struck in the face by a bat during softball practice in the Wharton Grade School gym.
Landowners say Del. company cheated them on oil, gas leases
CLARKSBURG – A group of West Virginia landowners say a Delaware company cheated them out of thousands of dollars after reneging on an offer to secure oil and gas leases on more than 500 plots of land.
USSC rules in arbitration of arbitration disputes
Scalia WASHINGTON – When an agreement to arbitrate disputes contains an agreement to arbitrate disputes over arbitration, an arbitrator and not a judge must determine the validity of the entire agreement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June.
Phone book publisher sues Fayette business for unpaid advertising
WINFIELD – A Pennsylvania telephone book publisher is suing a Fayette County contractor for failing to pay for advertising in one of their directories.
Wood Co. woman sues Putnam McDonald's for slip-and-fall injury
WINFIELD – A Wood County woman is suing a Putnam County McDonald's franchise for injuries she sustained there two years ago.
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July 14
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