News from 2010
Fairmont woman sues hospital for wrongful discharge
MORGANTOWN -- A Fairmont woman is suing the Monongalia County General Hospital and the Monongalia Health System, Inc., after she claims she was wrongfully discharged from her employment.
Weirton couple names 72 defendants in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON -- A Weirton couple is suing 72 defendants they claim are responsible for an asbestos-related lung injury.
Former inmate sues state jail authority, four individuals
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, three correctional officers of the jail and an unnamed person for sexual harassment, abuse and assault.
Former inmate sues state jail authority, five individuals
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, four correctional officers of the jail and an unnamed person for sexual harassment, abuse and assault.
Female truck driver sues for hostile work environment
MADISON -- A female truck driver claims her former employer and supervisor for creating a hostile work environment.
THEIR VIEW: Small Business Jobs Act provides tools for growth
On Sept. 27, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act, the most significant piece of small business legislation in over a decade. The law provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with greater access to capital and more tax relief so they can grow and create the jobs America needs.
Law Library hosts relatives as parents meeting
CHARLESTON -– The State Law Library will host the monthly meeting of Kanawha Valley Relatives as Parents (KV-RAP) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13.
New probation officers for northern Panhandle sworn in
CHARLESTON -- The Northern Panhandle now has six new probation officers whose job is solely to supervise sex offenders.
Man names 81 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON -- A Cabell County man named 81 companies as defendants in an asbestos suit for his father's death.
Dunbar woman sues Thomas Hospital for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Dunbar woman is suing Thomas Memorial Hospital Foundation after she claims she was injured at the hospital.
Woman sues CAMC, physician for husband's death
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center and a physician after she claims they are responsible for her husband's death.
Huntington couple sues Kroger for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington woman and her husband are suing Kroger after she claims she was injured while attempting to clean the windshield of her vehicle.
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.