News from May 2014
UTV accident results in lawsuit
MOUNDSVILLE -- A lawsuit has been filed after three people sustained injuries in a UTV accident.
Scott Orthopedic, doctors accused of negligence
LOGAN -- Local medical care providers are being sued after allegedly failing to perform necessary tests, which resulted in injuries.
Phone directory firm says company owes $128K
LOGAN -- Ogden Directories is suing after allegedly failing to be paid nearly $130,000.
Company hasn't paid promised bonuses, man claims
WINFIELD -- A Pecks Mill resident is suing, claiming he has not received bonus checks as promised.
Herd football player named in civil suit
HUNTINGTON -- A man is suing a Marshall University football player and those who served him alcohol after sustaining injuries in an accident.
Man files claim against Toys R Us, others over childhood bicycle injury
HUNTINGTON -- A man is suing a toy company after being injured as a child.
Judge rules for city in landfill MCHM contamination case
WINFIELD -- A Putnam County judge has ruled the city of Hurricane can move forward with its investigation of contaminated water dumping at the DSI Landfill owned by Waste Management.
Woman says lawyer didn't file complaint in time
POINT PLEASANT – A lawyer who since has taken a job with the West Virginia Attorney General’s office has been sued for allegedly failing to file a lawsuit.
Property owners sue rest home for unpaid taxes, rent
HUNTINGTON -- A property owner is suing a rest home and its owners over unpaid taxes and rent.
Marple files wrongful termination suit again
CHARLESTON -- The former state school superintendent has filed a lawsuit accusing the state Board of Education and its former president of wrongful termination.
Widower blames dialysis facility for wife's death
PINEVILLE -- A Dunbar man is suing Fresenius Medical Care Holdings after he claims it caused his wife's death.
Candidates supported by trial lawyers are in a league of their own
This Thursday was the day for middle and high school baseball players to sign up for the next season of Mountaineer Little League at Dave Patton Field in Charleston.
Panera visit causes $170,000 in medical bills, MU student alleges
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County man claims a case of food poisoning after a trip to Panera Bread resulted in more than $170,000 in medical bills.
PERSONNEL FILE: Dinsmore's Morgantown March Madness raises funds for charity
MORGANTOWN -- Dinsmore & Shohl’s Morgantown March Madness event raised $3,800 for Milan Puskar Health Right.
PERSONNEL FILE: Law firm helps animals at shelter
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston law firm is doing its part to help animals in need of adoption.
Who funds CALA? Who's 'buying' our elections?
CHARLESTON -- Just when you believe that it would be impossible for Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and Greg Thomas to sink to new lows, they manage to do it.
Woman says her storage unit property was wrongly auctioned
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing a storage unit owner after he auctioned off her property by mistake.
Mom blames Huntington hospital for injuring newborn
HUNTINGTON -- A Michigan mother is suing over claims the negligence of St. Mary's Medical Center caused irreparable damages to her newborn baby.
Company trespassing on property, owners claim
WHEELING -- Property owners are suing a Marcellus Shale gas plant company, claiming is is trespassing on their property.
Cabell Co. woman says insurers intentionally denied her claim
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County woman is suing Erie Insurance Company and Potts Insurance Agency, claiming they purposely denied her insurance claim.