News from April 2013
Schlumberger Technology wins case over alleged fracking injuries
WHEELING – A jury has ruled against a Harrison County man in his lawsuit that claimed a group of defendants has caused him harm by exposing him to fracking fluids.
Man says Beverly Enterprises-West Virginia late with final wages
CHARLESTON - A former employee says Beverly Enterprises-West Virginia Inc. failed to pay his final wages in a timely manner after terminating his employment.
Man names 60 defendants in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - A Wheelersburg, Ohio, man is suing 60 companies he claims are responsible for his lung cancer.
Attorneys become litigants at Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – Instead of doing the arguing, some state attorneys and law firms were the subjects of the state Supreme Court’s oral arguments held April 16-17.
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
April 8
Environmental groups sue Bandmill Coal over alleged selenium discharge
HUNTINGTON - Three environmental groups are suing Bandmill Coal Corp. after they claim it has been discharging selenium into waterways.
Ex-wife owed $57K in child support can't make claim in wrongful death settlement
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court ruled that an ex-wife who was owed back child support on her now adult children does not a have claim on a wrongful death award received as a result of her former husband’s death.
Woman faces $250K judgment, alleged to have stolen cars from Purple Heart foundation
MARTINSBURG – A Jefferson County woman faces a $250,000 default judgment in a lawsuit that alleged she help steal 43 cars belonging to an organization that helps Purple Heart recipients from an auto auction, but she apparently isn’t facing criminal charges.
Bus driver sues estate of woman over fatal 2011 crash
CHARLESTON - A bus driver is suing the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office after he claims he was injured by a woman who caused a collision with the bus he was driving.
Woman says Putnam emergency workers dropped her
WINFIELD - A woman who claims Putnam County Emergency Medical Services employees dropped her is suing for injuries she sustained.
Woman says Teays Valley Center caused mother's death
WINFIELD - A Putnam County woman is suing Teays Valley Center after she claims it is responsible for her mother's death.
Man sues St. Mary's Medical Center for father's death
St. Mary's Medical Center
