News from 2010
The woman who cried conspiracy
One of Aesop's best-loved fables is the story of the boy who cried wolf, a shepherd boy who relieves the tedium of his lonely job with false alarms.
Dils, associate file breach of contract suits against clients
Dils PARKERSBURG - A Wood County attorney's mantra in not taking no for an answer in helping clients obtain disability benefits also extends to those clients who don't pay for the work she's done.
Mason alloy plant named in two personal injury suits
POINT PLEASANT -- Two employees of a Mason County alloy plant are suing their employer for on-the-job injuries.
Anti-depressant led to elderly couple's murder-suicide, Jackson suit claims
RIPLEY -- The murder-suicide of a Jackson County couple is at the center of a wrongful death, and product liability suit against New York pharmaceutical company.
Greenbrier owner says some lawyers switched sides, now suing him
CHARLESTON -– The Greenbrier resort owner James Justice claims lawyers for some of the coal companies he sold last year improperly switched sides and sued him.
Justices to hear case regarding consumer proof of deception
Calwell CHARLESTON – Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether class action consumer fraud claims require proof of deception.
Former osteopathic school president sues school Board of Governors, others for violations
Rafes CHARLESTON -- The former president of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is suing the school's Board of Governors for violating his First Amendment rights and the West Virginia Whistleblower Act.
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
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CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
May 12
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
April 12
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
April 12
CIVIL FILINGS: Marshall County
April 12
Judge rejects Digitek consumer class action
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Chief U.S. Judge Joseph Goodwin sternly rejected a consumer class action over Digitek heart medicine on May 25.
Mason funeral home settles with AG for $175K in pre-need funeral suit
McGraw POINT PLEASANT -- For its repeated mishandling of pre-need funeral contracts, a Mason County funeral home has forever lost the ability to sell them, and is out almost $200,000.
THEIR VIEW: Honoring our fallen on Memorial Day
CHARLESTON -- Military service has been important in the Mountain State because of our proud history of serving this country.