News from November 2010
Former employee sues Flamos for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A former employee is suing Flamos Enterprises after she was injured on the job.
Tomblin, Thompson differ on special election
Tomblin CHARLESTON -- Lobbing grenades from opposite ends of the state Capitol, two high-profile gubernatorial hopefuls have begun a war of words about whether the state should have a special election.
Worker sues CSX for injuries sustained in derailment
PARKERSBURG – A CSX Transportation employee is suing the railroad giant for injuries sustained on the job while working in Wetzel County in August.
McGraw settles with three collection agencies for more than $1 million
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Tuesday announced settlement agreements with three unlicensed collection agencies that will result in more than $1 millon in cancelled debts for 161 state consumers.
Supreme Court remands Cabell wrongful death case
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court's order to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against a construction company.
Justices reverse Hancock Co. discrimination ruling
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a circuit court's ruling that an in-state company discriminated against and wrongfully terminated one of its employees.
Cooper still planning gubernatorial succession lawsuit
Cooper CHARLESTON –- A South Charleston attorney says he stilll plans to file a lawsuit to require a timely special election to fill the unexpired term for governor now that Gov. Joe Manchin has been elected to the U.S. Senate.
After Manchin
West Virginia has lost a governor but gained a senator. We're hopeful that Sen. Joe Manchin will represent us in Washington as Gov. Joe Manchin did here.
THEIR VIEW: Gubernatorial succession controversy looms
By HOPPY KERCHEVAL
State sues company for not having workers' comp insurance
MARTINSBURG -- The Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of West Virginia says Remac America was illegally operating in the state without workers' compensation insurance when an employee was injured.
Camden-Clark seeks reimbursement from former insurer in Boggs case
PARKERSBURG -– A Wood County hospital is suing its former insurance carrier for failing to defend them against an additional lawsuit stemming from a 2002 wrongful death suit.
Complaint filed against two attorneys over Tucker criminal case
CHARLESTON -– A Lewis County businessman alleges he was let down not by one, but two attorneys in a criminal case in Tucker County
McGraw settles with debt company
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced on Thursday the recovery of $169,400 in a settlement with debt management company Amerix.
Judge grants motion to dismiss former bouncer's lawsuit
CHARLESTON –- Circuit Judge James C. Stucky granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit regarding a former bouncer at Banana Joe's who claimed he was unable to collect the $1.5 million a jury awarded him about he was shot in 2005.
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Justices uphold ruling to OK drilling in state park
CHARLESTON -- The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia this week upheld the order of a lower court to allow oil and natural gas drilling in Chief Logan State Park.
Berkeley woman sues male nurse, hospital for assault
MARTINSBURG -- A Berkeley County woman is suing WVU Hospitals East and an unidentified male nurse she claims assaulted her.
Hernshaw man sues Ford for vehicle defects
CHARLESTON -- A Hernshaw man is suing Ford Motor Company after he claims the new vehicle he purchased has substantial defects that the company has failed to correct.
Kanawha couple sues hospital for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County couple is suing Thomas Health System after they claim it caused injuries.