News from March 2013
Man says Monongalia assessor ignored FOIA request
MORGANTOWN – A man is suing the Monongalia County assessor after he claims he has failed to respond to his request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
Man blames 55 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON – An Ona man is suing 55 companies he claims are responsible for his lung injury.
Former paramedics sue Cabell EMS, allege wrongful termination
HUNTINGTON – Two former paramedics are suing Cabell County Emergency Medical Services for wrongful termination of employment.
Forest Fibers says Route 2 Recycling, others owe nearly $30K
HUNTINGTON – Forest Fibers, Inc., is suing Route 2 Recycling, LLC, after it claims it owes nearly $30,000 for goods and services.
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Woman says photos of her chest were distributed
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington woman is suing the Marshall University Board of Governors after she claims photographs of her chest were distributed without her consent.
Report offers judicial profiles for W.Va. counties
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A report released March 5 by USLAW NETWORK shows many counties in West Virginia with a moderate judicial profile, though each panhandle with a definite stance.
Woman who quit job over new hours not owed unemployment
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ruled a former Verizon employee is not entitled to unemployment benefits because she voluntarily left her job.
Kentucky couple sue 57 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON – An Ashland, Ky., couple are suing 57 companies they claim are responsible for an asbestosis diagnosis.
Woman says she was hit by a bus, sues
CHARLESTON – A Beckley woman is suing Abbott Bus Lines, Inc. after she claims she was injured when one of its motor coaches struck her.
Cop on cell phone caused fatal crash, woman alleges
CHARLESTON – An Upper Kanawha Valley woman says a deputy sheriff’s distracted driving led to the death of her mother.
Lawsuit: Airport authority's incompetence led to closing of Mountaineer Grading Co.
PARKERSBURG – A defunct Clendenin contractor alleges bungling by the agency that oversees the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport played a large role in driving it into bankruptcy, and as a result nearly 200 people into the unemployment line.
With parental rights voided, man not subject to child support payments
PARKERSBURG – A circuit judge has ruled a Wood County family law judge erred in ordering a Parkersburg man to support a child who’s no longer his.