News from November 2010
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Nov. 12
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Nov. 12
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
Nov. 10
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Nov. 4
CIVIL FILINGS: Wayne County
Oct. 19
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Oct. 26
CIVIL FILINGS: Marshall County
Oct. 25
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
Oct. 25
Justices side with Johnson & Johnson on appeal
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Thursday found that a lower court erred in finding that communications from Janssen Pharmaceutica and its parent company Johnson & Johnson to state health care providers were false and misleading.
Majority of state wants intermediate appellate court, survey finds
CHARLESTON -– A majority of West Virginians support the idea of creating an intermediate appellate court in the state.
Sod woman says 76 companies responsible for husband's lung cancer, death
CHARLESTON -- A Sod woman is suing 76 companies that she claims are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.
Dry Branch woman sues Glenmark, Neighborcare for family member's death
CHARLESTON -- A Dry Branch woman is suing Glenmark Associates and Neighborcare after she claims they are responsible for the death of her family member.
Kanawha man sues GM for defective Hummer
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County man is suing General Motors after he claims a vehicle he purchased was defective.
Ga. couple names 80 defendants in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON -- A Georgia couple named 80 companies as defendants in their asbestos-related suit after they claim the companies are responsible for a lung cancer development.
Kenna woman sues 72 companies for husband's lung cancer, death
CHARLESTON -- A Kenna woman is suing 72 companies after she claims they are responsible for her late husband's lung cancer and death.
DuPont wants handwritten documents from 8,500 smelter plaintiffs
CHARLESTON -- The chemical giant DuPont now wants the 8,500 people who brought a pollution case against the company to provide it with handwritten documents.
Former inmate sues jail authority for sexual misconduct
CHARLESTON -- A former South Central Regional Jail inmate is suing the state jail authority and a correctional officer she claims sexually harassed and abused her.
Logan attorney pleads guilty to tax charge
CHARLESTON -- A Logan attorney has entered a guilty plea of guilty to tax evasion.
Court sends plane crash case back to Kanawha
Benjamin CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has found that a lower court erred in dismissing a case in which two Canadian residents died in a 2008 plane crash in Virginia, 20 miles from the West Virginia border.