News from 2010
Nitro couple names 47 defendants in asbestos lawsuit
CHARLESTON -- A Nitro couple named 47 defendants in an asbestos-related law suit.
Widow sues over husband's nursing home death
CHARLESTON -- A Fayette County woman is suing Beverly Enterprises for medical negligence after her husband died at the Golden Living Center.
Four people file discrimination suits against Jobs Corps Center
CHARLESTON -- Four people have filed separate lawsuits against Management & Training Corp., claiming they were wrongfully terminated because of age, race, gender and/or physical handicap.
Huntington couple sues Reckitt Benckiser, others for flash fire
CHARLESTON -- A Huntington couple is suing Reckitt Benckiser, American Water Heater Co., Gabriel Brothers and an individual for a flash fire that occurred in their apartment.
St. Albans couple sues Wells Fargo for predatory lending practices
CHARLESTON -- A St. Albans couple is suing Wells Fargo after they claim it engaged in predatory lending practices.
Poca couple names 48 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Poca couple named 48 defendants in an asbestos-related law suit involving lung cancer.
Ky. man names 56 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Catlettsburg, Ky., man named 56 defendants in an asbestos-related law suit regarding his lung cancer.
Mason Co. woman sues Thomas Foundation for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Mason County woman is suing Thomas Memorial Hospital Foundation after she fell on its premises and was injured.
What goes around comes around
Some people call it karma, and it's like a boomerang. Whatever you send out, thought or deed -- good or evil, it comes back, sometimes with a vengeance.
Bar warns Hayhurst not to bill for 'unrequested work'
CHARLESTON -- Six months before his suspension, the state Bar had strong words for Richard H. Hayhurst in his handling of a Wood County woman's defense in a contract dispute.
Mingo coal slurry cases moved once again
WHEELING -– Water contamination lawsuits that started in Mingo County and bounced to Jackson County have bounced again, to Ohio County.
Crazy claims no reason to reject class action, lawyer says
Thompson CHARLESTON –- Ludicrous claims shouldn't have caused U.S. District Joseph Goodwin to reject a class action over economic damages from heart medicine Digitek, according to Fred Thompson of Motley Rice.
Judge will hear claim of insurance discrimination, Justices say
Davis CHARLESTON – West Virginia's human rights act prohibits discrimination in settlement of insurance claims, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
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