News from March 2011
Ky. woman sues Ponderosa for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Martin County, Ky., woman is suing Ponderosa after she claims she sustained injuries at its Huntington location.
U.S. Attorney announces settlement with Putnam care provider
Goodwin CHARLESTON – U.S. Attorney R. Booth Goodwin II announced a settlement March 23 between the United States, West Virginia and Putnam County Aging Program Inc. that provides for the recovery of more than $1.35 million for the West Virginia Medicaid program.
THEIR VIEW: Reducing the food tax
CHARLESTON -- "A penny saved is a penny earned." With that, Benjamin Franklin added to a growing collection of wise words to share with a very young nation. These wise words still apply today.
Kanawha family law judge accused of exceeding authority
CHARLESTON – A Putnam County man is alleging a Kanawha family law judge overstepped his bounds when he granted custody of the man's daughter to his ex-girlfriend.
Federal appeals judges uphold mandatory vaccinations
Tabit RICHMOND – Fourth Circuit appeals judges have upheld the constitutionality of mandatory vaccination for West Virginia school children.
Wood Co. woman accuses son of fraud in estate dispute
PARKERSBURG – A Wood County woman is suing her son for siphoning assets from her deceased husband's estate.
N.C. man wants W.Va. Justices to hear his case
CHARLESTON – North Carolina takes a two-year limit on wrongful death suits more seriously than West Virginia, so a North Carolina man pleads for a West Virginia court to hear his suit.
Security company sues former employees, new firm
MORGANTOWN – A security corporation is suing three former employees and their new business after it claims they stole information and solicited its customers.
Stotler named 23rd Circuit Family Court Judge
CHARLESTON -- Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced the appointment of Glen Stotler as Family Court Judge to fill the judicial vacancy in the Twenty-Third Family Court Circuit (Morgan, Hampshire and Mineral Counties). The appointment is effective immediately.
Ky. woman sues Huntington Mall for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Kentucky woman is suing the owner of the Huntington Mall after she claims they caused her and her son injuries.
Orthodontist sued for woman's disfigurement
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington woman is suing an orthodontist after she claims he caused her permanent disfigurement.
Former inmate sues state for sexual misconduct
CHARLESTON -- A former inmate is suing the West Virginia Division of Corrections after she claims she was sexually harassed, assaulted and abused during her incarceration.
Court won't order auditor to cut Tomblin's pay
Tomblin CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court says it will not order state Auditor Glen Gainer to stop paying Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a governor's salary.
Drug stores make their case against McGraw
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. -- Six prescription drug retailers made their case to a federal appellate court Tuesday that West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed a class action lawsuit against them.
Judge gives Bayer neighbors more time to amend suit
Goodwin CHARLESTON -- A federal judge is giving residents who live near Bayer CropScience's Institute plant time to amend their lawsuit against the company.
Randolph Co. to open Juvenile Drug Court
Benjamin ELKINS -- Supreme Court Justice Brent D. Benjamin will be the keynote speaker at a ceremony celebrating the opening of the Randolph County Juvenile Drug Court.
Lawyer wants Tomblin's pay cut
Tomblin CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court on Monday eliminated an April 15 deadline for filings in a lawsuit looking to stop acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin from drawing a governor's salary and receiving other perks of the office.
Former circuit judge Madden dies
GLEN DALE -– West Virginia Supreme Court Justices is mourning the loss of former Second Judicial Circuit Judge John Thomas Madden of Moundsville, who died Sunday, March 20, at home. He was 78.
McGraw wins case against settlement company
McGraw CHARLESTON -- A West Virginia judge has permanently enjoined Illinois attorney Robert K. Lock Jr. and New York lawyer Philip M. Manger and their company, Credit Collections Defense Network LLC, from doing business in the state.