News from February 2012
Yoder says surgery won't affect caseload, campaign
Yoder CHARLESTON – An eastern Panhandle circuit judge who is one of the Republican candidates for state Supreme Court says an upcoming heart surgery will affect neither his caseload nor his campaign.
Carper-Strickland appointed new Kanawha Juvenile Referee
CHARLESTON -– Kanawha Chief Circuit Judge Louis H. "Duke" Bloom has appointed a new Juvenile Referee for Kanawha County.
Woman sues Cabell Huntington Hospital for infant's injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing Cabell Huntington Hospital after she claims they are responsible for her infant's injuries.
Cabell couple sues water company for damage
HUNTINGTON -- A couple is suing West Virginia-American Water Company for damage they sustained to a subdivision they own.
Woman sues attorney for legal malpractice
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing her former attorney for legal malpractice.
Woman sues The Cold Spot for daughter's death
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing The Cold Spot after she claims the business sold alcohol to a woman who was involved in a vehicle accident that killed her daughter.
Woman blames Lone Star Steakhouse for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing Lone Star Steakhouse for injuries she sustained from slipping on ice and/or snow.
Union couple names 69 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Union couple is suing 69 companies they claim are responsible for a lung injury.
As ship of state sinks, Commander McGraw worries about strawberries
Like the paranoid and delusional Commander Queeg of "The Caine Mutiny," Attorney General Darrell McGraw envisions himself as a ship's captain of the State of West Virginia.
Bottle rocket incident leads to fraternity lawsuit
HUNTINGTON -- Bottle rockets, a man's anus and a fraternity party have resulted in a lawsuit.
Putnam man accuses family law judge, staff of mischief
WINFIELD – A Putnam family law judge and his staff are accused of legally taking more than $10,000 from a Scott Depot man to pay for his alleged child support arrearage.
Watkins' rulings challenged three times in 2011
WINFIELD – Records show Putnam Family Law Judge William Watkins' decisions were questioned in three other writs of mandamus or prohibition last year including the same case twice.
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