News from June 2013
Former employee says Lumos terminated employment based on age
CHARLESTON - A former employee says Lumos Networks of West Virginia Inc. terminated her employment based on her age.
Woman, husband say physician 'verbally accosted' her
CHARLESTON - A woman and her husband are suing Dr. Phillip Surface for injuries sustained after she was "verbally accosted" by the physician.
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
June 7
Woman says photo of Lincoln on deathbed is real, sues museum director
The picture Ernestine Glessner claims is Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed.
Lawsuit filed against Martinsburg police over fatal shooting
MARTINSBURG – The estate of a man shot and killed by Martinsburg police officers is seeking $200 million in a recently filed lawsuit.
Widow denied dependent benefits in SC decision
CHARLESTON – The widow of a Lindy Coal employee who died of lung cancer was properly denied dependent benefits even though her husband had been awarded permanent partial disability for occupational pneumoconiosis prior to his death, according to the opinion of the state Supreme Court.
Former employee sues Excel for wrongful termination
CHARLESTON - A former employee is suing Excel Modular Scaffold and Leasing Corporation after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated.
Couple blame Fourever Young for injuries caused by toilet
WINFIELD - A couple are suing Fourever Young LP for injuries sustained from slipping on an overspill of water.
Woman sues nursing home for negligence
Golden Living Center-Riverside
Couple sue Werner Enterprises over car accident
WINFIELD - A couple are suing Werner Enterprises for injuries sustained in a car accident allegedly caused by one of its drivers.
Lawsuit: Citynet wrongfully denied employee's requests
CHARLESTON - A man is suing Citynet LLC after he claims it wrongfully denied his requests under the employee incentive plan.
Bus driver loses Workers' Comp appeal to Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court left intact an administrative court finding that a school bus driver’s cervical disc syndrome was not the result of an injury he received while opening and closing a bus door.
PERSONNEL FILE: W.Va. Bar Foundation names Fellows
CHARLESTON - Robert V. Berthold, Jr., Rebecca A. Betts, Thomas J. Hurney, Jr., Neva G. Lusk, Judge Ronald G. Pearson, Rory L. Perry, II, Don R. Sensabaugh, Jr., Howard E. Seufer, Jr. and Lonnie C. Simmons of Charleston have been named as West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows.
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
May 21
