News from September 2014
Mattress flips, woman sues motel
BECKLEY – A Virginia woman is suing over claims she was injured when a mattress in a hotel flipped.
Hospital, doctors blamed for not timely detecting woman's heart damage
BECKLEY – A former Raleigh County woman is suing over claims she sustained heart damage as a result of emergency room staff failing to diagnose her problem in a timely manner.
Woman says she was injured at gas pumps
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County woman is suing over claims she was injured while filling her car with gas.
Class action claims hotel didn't pay final wages in timely manner
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County man is suing over claims he was fired and not paid his wages for five days instead of the legally required three.
Arbitration issue coming into focus for W.Va. employers, attorney says
CHARLESTON – A series of recent West Virginia Supreme Court decisions confirms that if employers carefully draft arbitration agreements that comply with the court’s case law, they will likely be enforced, according to one local attorney.
Federal jury awards $3.27M transvaginal mesh MDL verdict
CHARLESTON – A West Virginia jury has awarded $3.27 million to the plaintiff in a multi-district litigation lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective transvaginal mesh products.
Morrisey urges FCC to allow call-blocking technology
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday joined 38 other states and territories in a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow phone companies to utilize call-blocking technologies that would better protect consumers from unwanted calls and scams.
Tree cutter's widow blames company for husband's death
BECKLEY -- A Raleigh County woman is suing over claims her husband was fatally injured while working as a tree cutter.
Miner says coal company never paid promised loyalty reward
BECKLEY -- A West Virginia man is suing over claims he was never paid a loyalty reward promised by his employer.
Company hasn't paid for fuel, supplier claims
BECKLEY -- A West Virginia company is suing over claims another business has failed to pay for fuel provided on credit terms.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nearly 90 Steptoe & Johnson attorneys listed in Best Lawyers
BRIDGEPORT – Nearly 90 Steptoe & Johnson attorneys were included in the 2015 Best Lawyers in America listings.
Worker says he was injured lifting panels from truck
BECKLEY -- A Raleigh County man is suing over claims he was injured on the job due to an unsafe working condition.
Man says kidney stone surgery caused paralysis
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County man is suing over claims the lower half of his body was paralyzed during kidney stone removal surgery.
Accident with FedEx truck results in lawsuit
BECKLEY -- A Raleigh County couple is suing over claims their car was damaged in a collision with a Federal Express Corporation truck.
Fayette Co. woman says doctor, med group didn't properly treat fracture
BECKLEY -- A Fayette County woman is suing over claims a doctor failed to properly treat her after she fractured her wrist.
AG's office warns of phone background check e-mails
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning consumers about a new scam that tries to lure in victims through an e-mail that says the recipient has been the subject of a background check.
State Supreme Court to hear cases at Marshall
HUNTINGTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals returns to Marshall University’s Huntington campus Tuesday, Sept. 16, to conduct a session in which it will hear four appeals.
App block calls, evaluates Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims
STAMFORD, Conn. – A prolific-filing law firm specializing in debt collection harassment cases has helped develop an app that it says could help those who download it make up to $1,500 per robocall or debt collection call.
C8 medical monitoring program now available
PARKERSBURG – As of this week, tens of thousands of Mid-Ohio Valley-area residents who were exposed to C8 in drinking water are able to apply for a free C8 blood test and free medical screening to uncover diseases linked to C8 exposure.
PERSONNEL FILE: Hurney honored for work with physicians
CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly attorney Thomas J. Hurney recently was presented with The Robert L. Ghiz Award for Outstanding Service to the Physician Community of West Virginia by the West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company (WVMIC) at the 2014 Healthcare Summit of the West Virginia Medical Association.