News from May 2011
McGraw, other AGs settle over movie rental collections
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, along with 49 other state attorneys general and the District of Columbia, announced on Friday it has entered a settlement with Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery.
Judge wrong to order paper to reveal sources, Justices say
Ketchum CHARLESTON – Cabell Circuit Judge Jane Hustead exceeded her authority when she ordered the Lincoln Journal to reveal news sources, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
Woman sues Barboursville attorney for legal malpractice
Herrenkohl HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing a Barboursville attorney after she claims the attorney violated the rules of professional conduct.
Jackson testing firm sues Ravenswood plant operator for lost contracts
RIPLEY – A Jackson County environmental testing firm wants a Marion County man to be held accountable for a whispering campaign he started about the reliability of their services.
Court reprimands Jefferson Co. attorney for conflict in divorce case
CHARLESTON -– The state Supreme Court has disciplined an eastern Panhandle attorney for his conflict of interest in a domestic relations case.
State wants judge to repeal delay on water quality permits
WASHINGTON – West Virginia environmental protection secretary Randy Huffman asks U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton to repeal federal procedures that delay water quality permits for mountaintop mines.
Putnam parents say Huntington doctors assaulted, injured them
HUNTINGTON -- A Hurricane couple is suing Marshall University Board of Governors, among others, after they claim they were assaulted and injured by two physicians.
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
April 18
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
April 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
April 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
April 18
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
April 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
April 26
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
April 12
Fred Thompson's 'ludicrous' litigation
Attorney Fred Thompson of Motley Rice has a keen sense of the absurd. First, he tries to launch a class action suit on behalf of plaintiffs who have not been harmed. Then he admits that many of the compensation claims made by his clients are ludicrous.
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
March 21
Ohio man sues Wise Trucking, others for work injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Gallipolis, Ohio, man is suing Wise Trucking after he sustained injuries while driving a tractor trailer.
Bert Wolfe employee says manager intentionally hit him with car
CHARLESTON -- A Cross Lanes man is suing Bert Wolfe Ford after he claims his manager intentionally hit him with a car.
Woman sues Cabell Huntington Hospital, others for husband's death
CHARLESTON -- An Iaeger woman is suing Cabell Huntington Hospital, University Urological Associates and a physician after she claims they are responsible for her husband's death.
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