News from September 2014
Employee accuses WesBanco of discrimination
WHEELING – An Ohio County woman is suing over claims she was denied a promotion due to her gender.
Company wants paid for church construction materials
KINGWOOD – A Harrison County company is suing over claims it was not paid for construction materials provided for a project in Bruceton Mills.
Lumber company wants paid for materials
KINGWOOD – A Preston County company is suing over claims it has not been paid for materials provided to a construction company.
Drug company accuses Mylan of patent infringement
WHEELING – A drug manufacturer alleges a rival company infringed on its patent copyright.
Motion to dismiss several defendants in slandered Mingo magistrate suit filed
CHARLESTON – A motion to dismiss has been filed in a lawsuit against former Mingo Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury and other officials.
Woman claims advanced age got her fired from care home
CHARLESTON – A woman alleges she was fired her because of her advanced age and the benefits she had acquired after working for a company for years.
Two men say they got caught in middle of copper, brass theft scheme
WHEELING – Two Ohio County men are suing over claims they were falsely accused of theft by their employer then unlawfully discharged.
Man blames hospital, doctors for woman's renal failure after CT scan
WHEELING – An Ohio County man is suing over claims a relative was injured as a result of a CT scan.
Mother sues school board, others for son's injuries
UNION – A Monroe County woman is suing over claims her son was injured near a playground.
AG warns school districts of textbook scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has warned school districts to be on the lookout for invoices for textbooks that the school did not order.
PERSONNEL FILE: Seven Jenkins Fenstermaker attorneys listed in Super Lawyers
HUNTINGTON – Seven attorneys of Jenkins Fenstermaker PLLC have been named to the West Virginia Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in West Virginia for 2014.
WVU's top legal officer to retire
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University's top legal officer is retiring next month.
PERSONNEL FILE: Galeota inducted as fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers
MORGANTOWN – Steptoe & Johnson has announced that member William E. Galeota has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: George elected to National Association of State Lobbyist board
CHARLESTON – Edward J. George, a member of Robinson & McElwee PLLC, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Association of State Lobbyists.
Leadership W.Va. announces October leadership conference
CHARLESTON – Leadership West Virginia has announced a “Moving West Virginia Forward: Reclaiming Our State” Leadership Conference will be held Oct. 15–16 at the Erickson Alumni Center on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown.
We must confront the totalitarian mindset of the EPA
The 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States reminds us that our country has – always has had, always will have – external enemies who despise our culture of freedom and seek to destroy it through violent means.
West Virginia taxpayers deserve better
FALLING WATERS – West Virginia's governor is proposing our next year's State Budget, and that proposal recommends siphoning off another $100 million from our "Rainy Day" fund in order to deal with an ongoing budget shortfall.
Morrisey wants judgment on ACA suit
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit West Virginia filed against the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Mingo officials wrong to try to fill family judge vacancy, court rules
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that Mingo County officials exceeded their powers in trying to fill a judicial vacancy on the Eighth Family Court Circuit by placing a nominee on the upcoming November election.
State SupCo drew line on enforcing arbitration agreements in U-Haul case, attorneys say
CHARLESTON – While the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals recently has found three types of arbitration agreements enforceable, the court may have actually found more room to determine that arbitration agreements never existed at all.