News from May 2013
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
April 30
Court affirms foreclosure sale price
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has found that the purchase price obtained for a piece of property at a foreclosure sale did not “shock the conscience” and affirmed the circuit court’s denial of the property owner’s request for a preliminary injunction.
Preston County Commission sued by former animal shelter manager
CLARKSBURG - The former manager of the animal shelter in Preston County alleges voicing her opinion about both the decline in animals being euthanized and the shelter’s condition got her fired from it.
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Feb. 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
April 8
Con-way Freight sued by former employee
CHARLESTON – A former employee says Con-way Freight Inc. wrongfully terminated his employment after he suffered an on-the-job injury.
Woman says physician's misdiagnosis caused blindness
Matthew Lindsay
St. Alban's woman blames Par Mar for injuries
CHARLESTON – A St. Albans woman who was allegedly injured leaving a gas station is suing Par Mar Oil Company Inc. for her injuries.
Actos litigation hits small business
Patterson's Drug Store in downtown Martinsburg.
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
April 24
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
April 25
PERSONNEL FILE: Sensabaugh named a state Bar Foundation Fellow
CHARLESTON – Don R. Sensabaugh, Jr., a founding member of Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC, was inducted to the 2013 class of the West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows.
Gov. Tomblin signs public financing bill
CHARLESTON – A bill that continues a public financing program to the 2016 state Supreme Court election was signed into law by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on May 1.
Harrison County deputies accused of false arrest
CLARKSBURG - Two Harrison County sheriff’s deputies are accused of unlawfully entering a Lost Creek man’s home and falsely arresting him.
Bar, sued over fatal accident, files suit against insurance company
MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County bar is suing insurance companies that refuse to defend or indemnify it in a 2011 lawsuit over a fatal car accident.
Dunbar couple name 67 defendants in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON – A Dunbar couple are suing 67 companies they claim are responsible for a lung injury caused by exposure to asbestos.