News from June 2014
Investment board seeks to take business' collateral
CHARLESTON - A corporate public body of Kanawha County is suing a business for its equipment and money owed on an allegedly defaulted loan.
AG's office reaches settlement with debt company
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a settlement with Illinois-based Legal Helpers Debt Resolution LLC prohibiting the company from engaging in future debt negotiating or modification services in West Virginia.
Kanawha parent says teacher sexually assault her son
CHARLESTON - A parent is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after she claims it was responsible for a teacher sexually harassing, assaulting and abusing her son.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa named in Morgantown lawsuit
MORGANTOWN - A well-known rapper is part of a Monongalia County lawsuit.
Phillips Construction sues law firm, attorney for negligence
CHARLESTON - Phillips Construction is suing Daniels Law Firm after it claims the law firm was negligent in its conduct during litigation.
Widower says NuvaRing caused wife's injuries, death
NEW CUMBERLAND - A widower is suing the makers of NuvaRing after he claims it caused his late wife's fatal injuries.
Woman accuses Nicholas County Commission of wrongful termination
SUMMERSVILLE - A former employee is suing the Nicholas County Commission and the sheriff after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated.
Man accuses physicians of negligent care
CHARLESTON - A man is suing two physicians after he claims they were negligent in their care of him after he was injured in an ATV accident.
Morrisey warns Eastern Panhandle residents of contractor scams
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reminded Eastern Panhandle residents to make sure they draft and sign a contract with a contractor before starting a home improvement project.
Former basketball star sues school board for son's injuries
CHARLESTON - A former University of Charleston basketball star is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after he claims it is responsible for an accident that caused his disabled child to suffer injuries.
Clay Music Co. seeks $236K in embezzled money
CHARLESTON -- A music company is suing its former employee to recover money he embezzled.
Ohio woman says employer sexually harassed her
HUNTINGTON -- An Ohio woman is suing her employer, claiming sexual harassment.
Road worker files suit after she was hit by car in construction zone
HUNTINGTON -- A Kanawha County woman is suing after she was hit and dragged by a car in a construction zone, claiming negligence.
State reaches $22M settlement with GlaxoSmithKline
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that West Virginia has reached a $22 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline.
Woman accuses Service Wire of discrimination
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing her former employer after they terminated her employment, claiming discrimination.
Man claims he lost job because of disability discrimination
HUNTINGTON --- A former employee of DeAngelo Brothers sues after his position was terminated.
Cabell man files suit after daughter injured in wreck
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County man is suing after his daughter was injured in a car accident, claiming negligence.
Judge Michael Thornsbury sentenced to the 'comfy chair'
In a famous "Monty Python" sketch, comic representatives of the Spanish Inquisition attempt to extract a confession from an elderly woman (and alleged heretic) by poking her with “soft cushions” and forcing her to sit for hours in a “comfy chair.”
Truancy: We are making progress
CHARLESTON -- When the Supreme Court launched an initiative in 2011 to coordinate judicial truancy programs in West Virginia, we knew it would not be an easy task.
Water is a critical corridor of commerce
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives recently passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve our nation’s water infrastructure, such as dams, locks, ports, navigation channels and inland waterways.