News from August 2011
Mingo slurry cases settled, group trials avoided
WHEELING – As Circuit Judge James Mazzone prepared for the first of many group trials over water pollution from former Massey Energy mines in Mingo County, Circuit Judges Derek Swope and Alan Moats relieved him of the duty.
August Business4Breakfast seminars announced
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen announced that two Business4Breakfast seminars will be held in August.
Truck driver blames Hobet Mining for injuries
MADISON -- A rock truck driver has brought a personal injury suit against Hobet Mining, claiming faulty operational parts of his truck bed caused him to suffer severe and permanent injuries.
Davis unveils anti-truancy effort
Davis KINGWOOD -- Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis has announced the details of a new effort to coordinate judicial truancy programs in West Virginia.
Man sues after fall at apartment complex
HUNTINGTON -- A Kanawha County man is suing the owners of a Huntington apartment complex for injuries sustained after slipping on an icy sidewalk outside the building.
Two N.Y. firms to stop collecting debts in W.Va.
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Two New York-based debt collection firms have agreed to cease collecting debts without a license in West Virginia as part of a settlement reached by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
Family blames Veterans Affairs for man's death
CHARLESTON -- The family of a deceased West Virginia veteran is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for wrongful death and medical negligence.
Class action debate over W.Va. AG headed to U.S. SC
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court will have the opportunity to decide if West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is acting like a class action lawyer.
PERSONNEL FILE: Fuller nominated to Council on Litigation Management
Fuller MARTINSBURG -- Martin & Seibert is pleased to announce that E. Kay Fuller has been accepted into the prestigious Council on Litigation Management.
South Carolina couple sues Elder-Beerman for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Greenville, S.C., couple is suing Elder-Beerman for injuries sustained in its Kanawha City store.
Thomas Hospital accused of medical malpractice
CHARLESTON -- An Alum Creek couple is suing Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital Association after they claim it was negligent in its care during hospitalization.
Woman sues United Healthcare Services for wrongful termination
CHARLESTON -- A former United Healthcare Services employee is suing after she claims she was wrongfully terminated from her employment.
Petroleum Products says trucking firm didn't pay for $30,000 in fuel
CHARLESTON -- Petroleum Products, Inc., is suing B&C Trucking, Inc., after it claims the company breached its contract and failed to pay for more than $30,000 in goods and services.
Buffalo couple says Bayer didn't provide safe work environment.
CHARLESTON -- A Buffalo couple is suing Bayer Cropscience after they claim it did not provide a safe work environment.
Couple sues church for son's injuries from Vacation Bible School game
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County couple is suing Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene after their son was injured while playing a game at Vacation Bible School.
Developer tells state to back off rent case
McGraw MARTINSBURG -- A Martinsburg real estate developer contends West Virginia does not have jurisdiction in a case alleging he fraudulently collected rent from tenants.
THEIR VIEW: Redistricting 'status quo' violates fundamental rights
CHARLESTON -- The conception of political equality from the Declaration of Independence, to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, to the Fifteenth, Seventeenth and Nineteenth Amendments can mean only one thing -- one person, one vote.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bob Allen joins Kay Casto & Chaney
Allen CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney have announced that Robert B. Allen has joined its Charleston office.
Man sues Mountaineer Gas for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston man is suing Mountaineer Gas Company for injuries he sustained from tripping on a gas line hole owned by the company.
Man says Radio Shack didn't pay wages in a timely manner
CHARLESTON -- A former Radio Shack employee is suing the company for failing to pay his final wages in a timely manner.