News from May 2012
Princeton woman sues Con-way Freight for nephew's death
CHARLESTON -- A Princeton woman is suing Con-way Freight for the death of her 18-year-old nephew.
14 asbestos suits filed against 173 defendants
CHARLESTON -- Fourteen people are suing 173 companies in eight separate complaints for asbestos exposure that caused various lung injuries.
Couple sues CAMC for defective parking gate
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston couple is suing Charleston Area Medical Center after injuries were sustained due to a defective parking gate.
AFL-CIO alerts worker safety bureaus to silica exposure at fracking sites
Rotunda WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The AFL-CIO has put federal bureaus responsible for worker safety on alert regarding silica exposure at hydraulic fracturing sites.
Woman says she slipped, fell at Gabriel Brothers
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing Gabriel Brothers for injuries she sustained while on its premises.
W.Va. SC sides with circuit court in ruling over tax assessments
Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week agreed to set aside the decision of the state's Office of Tax Appeals against a packaged foods company over tax assessments.
W.Va. SC rules for insurer in suit over car's pumpkin damage
CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a ruling Thursday, sided with an automobile insurer in a lawsuit brought by a driver who argued that the damage to his car was the result of Halloween hijinks and should've been covered.
PAC, potential donors call W.Va. election laws 'unconstitutional'
Tennant BLUEFIELD - An independent political action committee and a group of potential donors are suing West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and the state's prosecuting attorneys, arguing that some of the state's election laws and policies violate their First Amendment rights.
Our 'nonpartisan' state attorney general afraid to debate his opponent
The dictionary defines the word nonpartisan as "objective, not taking sides," but that's not what most Democratic politicians mean when they use it.
Morrisey again issues debate challenge
CHARLESTON – Republican challenger Patrick Morrisey again is calling on state Attorney General McGraw to take part in some debates.
Wetzel man sues church, others for mineral rights, royalties
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Wetzel County man is suing St. Joseph Catholic Church after he claims it has claimed an interest in his property without any rights to it.
Parkersburg mayor, police chief want out of FOP lawsuit
PARKERSBURG – The city of Parkersburg's mayor and police chief say a lawsuit filed against them by a local Fraternal Order of Police lodge is politically motivated.
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