News from March 2010
Couple sues Fifth Third Bank for attempts to collect unowed debts
HUNTINGTON -- A Barboursville couple is suing Fifth Third Bank after they claim the bank failed to act on a loan modification and continued in attempts to collect debts it was not owed.
McGraw not among 13 AGs suing over health care reform
McGraw WASHINGTON -- A group of at least 13 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform legislation signed earlier in the day by President Barack Obama.
Man sues six attorneys, others for monetary losses
MARTINSBURG -- A man is suing six attorneys, a law firm, two banks and several others for causing him to sustain monetary damages.
Mother sues Kanawha school board after daughter attacked at school
CHARLESTON -- A woman whose daughter was attacked while getting off a school bus is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education.
State Law Library offers free tax preparation
CHARLESTON -- The State Law Library, in cooperation with the Central West Virginia Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, is offering free income tax preparation for people who earn less than $49,000.
Health care is first topic for Leadership West Virginia
CHARLESTON -– Health care will be the first issue examined as part of this year's learning/training sessions for the 2010 class of Leadership West Virginia.
Former employee sues Select Specialty Hospital-Charleston for unlawful termination
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Select Specialty Hospital-Charleston Inc. after she claims her employment was unlawfully terminated.
Former employee sues YRC Worldwide for unlawful termination
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing YRC Worldwide and one of its employees for unlawful termination.
Court to co-sponsor a 'Relatives as Parents' workshop
CHARLESTON -- The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is co-sponsoring a free workshop entitled "Relatives as Parents" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, for grandparents, foster parents, attorneys, social workers, and all interested people.
Man sues Portect Rail Products, Marshall Reynolds, others for violating fiduciary duties
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Portec Rail Products, L.B. Foster Company, Foster Thomas Company and Huntington businessman Marshall Reynolds for knowingly or recklessly violating their fiduciary duties.
W.Va. Chamber laughs off trial lawyers' comments
Roberts CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's trial lawyers are calling on the state Chamber of Commerce to denounce a national study that criticizes state courts, a suggestion Chamber president Steve Roberts called laughable.
Man sues Yamaha Motor Corporation for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston man who claims Yamaha Motor Corporation failed to consider facts and circumstances surrounding the safety of one of its vehicles, is suing after he was injured.
Couple sues Chase Home Finance, unknown holder for breach of contract
CHARLESTON -- A Great Cacapon couple is suing Chase Home Finance and an unknown holder for breach of contract.
Lincoln Co. men sue sheriff's deputy, Kanawha Co. Commission for mistaken identity
S. Adkins CHARLESTON -- Two Lincoln County men are suing a Kanawha County sheriff's deputy and the Kanawha County Commission in separate lawsuits after they claim they were wrongly arrested and held overnight at the Western Regional Jail.
W.Va. still last for business-friendly courts, survey finds
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-- West Virginia still holds the distinction of having the most anti-business courts in the nation, a survey released today indicates.
Jury verdict offers glimpse of what's ahead
"There, but for the grace of God, go I," may sum up the way Pittsburgh asbestos attorney Robert Peirce feels right now.
Legislative session debate continues
Canterbury CHARLESTON –- The 2010 regular Legislative session is over, but talk about the actions -– and inactions -– of lawmakers will continue for quite a while.
Wood couple names five doctors in wrongful death of infant daughter
PARKERSBURG - Five Wood County physicians are named in wrongful death suit alleging they failed to properly diagnose an infant's intestinal problems following four days of tests and observations.
High Court suspends Braxton attorney for mishandling of estate
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court has suspended a Braxton County attorney's license for his mishandling of a Harrison County woman's estate.