News from July 2013
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
June 21
Court rules against widow of Charleston policeman
CHARLESTON – The widow of a Charleston policeman who was killed in the line of duty when he was struck by another policeman’s bullet at the conclusion of a car chase has failed in her attempt to have the city’s automobile underinsured motorist insurance coverage effective in regard to her wrongful death claim.
Former JPMorgan Chase worker loses constructive discharge claim
CHARLESTON – A Brooke County bank worker who alleged that intolerable work conditions forced her to resign has lost her appeal to the state Supreme Court.
North American Land paid in full by SC decision
CHARLESTON – A land company involved in a dispute over excavation of a site it had sold will be paid in full after the state Supreme Court ruled that the company had “substantially complied in all material respects with its obligation under the contract.”
CIVIL FILINGS: Jefferson County
June 10
Target settles slip-and-fall
CHARLESTON – Target Corporation has settled a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against it in September.
Court upholds firing of prison worker who gave keys to inmate
CHARLESTON – A state correctional facility medical assistant lost in her appeal to the state Supreme Court when the court found her claim of retaliatory discharge was not supported by any substantial West Virginia public policy.