News from August 2011
Teays Valley Assisted Living, stockholder sue president for injunctive relief
WINFIELD – Teays Valley Assisted Living and one of its stockholders are suing the president of the company for wrongfully trying to freeze him out.
Suit filed in Morgantown beating of former WVU student
MORGANTOWN – The father and friend of a former West Virginia University student left in a coma after a 2009 beating filed a lawsuit against the six individuals allegedly involved in the attack.
Huntington attorney named founding director of Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy
Proctor HUNTINGTON – A Huntington attorney and Marshall University alumna was recently named founding director of the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy at Marshall.
Legal Aid of W.Va. announces WV Law Help
CHARLESTON -- Legal Aid of West Virginia is pleased to announce the launch of "WV Law Help," an online system for people to create their own family court documents in West Virginia.
Maloney says he would join Obamacare suit
Maloney CLARKSBURG -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney says he would join 26 other states in their challenge to President Barack Obama's health care reform.
Clerks' offices to close for Oct. 4 special election
CHARLESTON -– Clerks' offices throughout West Virginia will be closed Oct. 4 for the special gubernatorial election.
Ky. man names 57 defendants in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON -- A Grayson, Ky., man is suing 57 companies he claims are responsible for his family member's lung cancer and death.
Ohio couple names 10 companies in lung cancer suit
CHARLESTON -- A Liverpool, Ohio, couple is suing 10 companies they claim caused a lung cancer diagnosis.
Graybar sues A.F.C. Electric for breach of contract
WINFIELD -- Graybar Electric is suing A.F.C. Electric after it claims it breached its contract and failed to pay for electrical goods.
Man names 73 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston man is suing 73 companies he claims are responsible for a family member's lung cancer and death.
McGraw warns residents not to fall for lottery scam
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Tuesday warned state consumers not to fall for a scam in which they are told they're the winners of unclaimed lottery winnings.
Man says he fell in Cross Lanes Wal-mart
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Wal-mart after he claims he was injured when he fell in the Cross Lanes store.
Couple sues Trivillian's Pharmacy for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A woman and her husband are suing Trivillian's Pharmacy of Kanawha City for injuries sustained from a fall.
Boone man sues Toyota for defective vehicle
CHARLESTON -- A Boone County man is suing Toyota Motor Sales for a vehicle he claims was defective.
Mercer County judge Swope to sit in for Spaulding
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret Workman on Monday appointed Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Derek Swope to preside in a class action lawsuit in Putnam County.
Marshall jury returns $7 million verdict in AEP blast case
Chris Regan and Geoffrey Brown MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County jury returned a verdict of nearly $7 million to the family of a Tyler County man who was killed as a result of an explosion at an AEP plan in Beverly, Ohio, in 2007.
Medical monitoring: guilty until proven innocent
Tort law, despite a variety of abuses associated with it, makes perfect sense in principle. If somebody damages your person or property, that someone should be required to make restitution for the harm done.
Link between asbestos trusts, courts hard to pinpoint
Dixon SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Researchers who set out to explore connections between asbestos trusts and asbestos courts returned with guesswork because of a lack of factual evidence.
Judge says regulators must prove they didn't interfere with mine ventilation plans
WASHINGTON – Mine safety regulators must defend claims that they dangerously interfere with ventilation plans, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled on Aug. 18.
Judge says state Supreme Court ruling harms privacy rights
Alsop CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Jack Alsop fears the Supreme Court of Appeals diminished privacy rights in electronic devices.