News from March 2010
Four companies sue Cabell County Commission, assessor for overvaluing property
HUNTINGTON -- Four companies are suing the County Commission of Cabell County and Assessor Ottie Adkins in two separate suits after they claim their properties were erroneously overvalued.
Woman sues Weiler Realty Group, others for not honoring contract
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing the Weiler Realty Group, the Janes Irrevocable Trust and the Cloister Corporation for not honoring a contract.
Clarksburg man sues five banks for fraud
MORGANTOWN -- A Clarksburg man is suing Huntington Bancshares, Huntington National Bank, West Union Bank, Freedom and an unknown bank after he claims they negligently approved loans to be taken out in his name by someone other than him.
Former employee sues PAIS for violations of Human Rights Act
HUNTINGTON -- A Kentucky woman is suing her former employer for violations under the West Virginia Human Rights Act.
Mother sues Southern Amusement for sons' injuries
WAYNE -- A mother is suing two men and Southern Amusement Co. Inc. after her sons were injured.
Bill would have let W.Va. AG probe fuel price-gouging
McGraw CHARLESTON - A bill introduced this year would have allowed state Attorney General Darrell McGraw to charge businesses with price-gouging on fuel.
Employee sues Cabell Huntington Hospital for thyroid cancer
HUNTINGTON -- Cabell Huntington Hospital is being sued by an employee who claims her thyroid cancer was caused by large amounts of radiation exposure over the years.
Ohio couples sues Steel of W.Va. for work injuries
HUNTINGTON -- An Ohio couple is suing Steel of West Virginia and an individual who designed a clip feeding machine for work-related injuries.
Ky. woman sues Camden Park for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Martin County, Ky., woman is suing Camden Park after she was injured on the premises.
Woman sues Canyon Sudar Partners, others for negligence in a nursing home
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing six companies, an individual and multiple unknown individuals and entities for negligence in a nursing home.
Man sues Jefferson County Assessors Office, others for unfairly assessing real estate
CHARLES TOWN -- A man is suing the Jefferson County Commission, after he claims they unfairly assessed property he owns
Harrison woman sues WVU Hospitals, others for injuries
MORGANTOWN -- A Harrison County woman is suing West Virginia University Hospitals Inc., West Virginia University Medical Corporation, University of West Virginia Board of Governors and a physician for injuring her during a pre-operative femoral nerve block.
McGraw issues alert about latest round of 'grandparents' scam
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning grandparents across West Virginia of a telephone-based "grandparents" scam that has resurfaced.
Women sue WVDHHR, others for unpaid child support
CHARLESTON -- Six women are suing the secretary of the WVDHHR Bureau for Child Support Enforcement and Policy Studies, Inc., on behalf of their 10 children.
Women sue Buckle, manager for sexual harassment
CHARLESTON -- Two women are suing their former employer and its manager in separate lawsuits after they claim they were sexually harassed.
Ohio woman files suit in W.Va. for Tenn. accident
WHEELING -- An Ohio woman has filed suit against the driver and trucking company she blames for causing a television to fall on her head when the truck driver backed into a truck in which she was riding in Tennessee.
Former Burger King employee sues for sexual harassment
MORGANTOWN -- A former employee is suing the Sabraton Burger King and two individuals after he claims he was forced to quit his job because he could no longer tolerate being sexually harassed.
Man sues individual, unknown bar for accident
MORGANTOWN -- A Tucker County pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle while he was walking on the sidewalk, is suing the intoxicated driver of the vehicle and the unknown bar the driver had been before the accident.
Taxpayers pay so that incumbents stay
How many West Virginians would support a scheme to spend taxpayer dollars to help insulate incumbent judges from criticism and to make it easier for them to stay in office?
Ryan Homes, City of Charles Town sued is three separate lawsuits
CHARLES TOWN -- Four individuals are suing NVR Inc., and the City of Charles Town in three separate lawsuits after they claim their basements were flooded several times with raw sewage.