News from September 2014
Man blames Ky. company, driver for wife's death
CHARLESTON – The husband of a recently deceased woman blames a truck driver for causing his wife's death after allegedly attempting to cross into her lane.
Paving company says man owes more than $100K
CHARLESTON – A paving company alleges a South Charleston man has failed to pay more than $100,000 for materials it delivered to him.
Man says Chinese restaurant didn't pay him overtime
CHARLESTON – A man alleges he was not paid fairly for overtime hours he worked.
Couple claims fracking is destroying their land
CHARLESTON – Two Harrison County residents have filed suit against the oil and gas companies they allege harmed their land when they drilled horizontally into it in an attempt to retrieve the resources.
PERSONNEL FILE: Dettinger named to national A&D list
CHARLESTON – Steptoe & Johnson member G. Kurt Dettinger has been named to Oil and Gas Investor’s 20 Under 40 for principals and advisors in asset acquisitions and divestitures.
PERSONNEL FILE: Mahaney named Litigation Star
HUNTINGTON – J.H. Mahaney, a partner with Huddleston Bolen, has been named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation, described by the publishers as “the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys.”
Marshall announces O'Hanlon essay contest winners
HUNTINGTON – Sophia D. Mills, a sophomore from Proctorville, Ohio, took first place in the sixth annual Dan O’Hanlon Essay Competition at Marshall University.
Spilman assists in sale of Fairmont General Hospital
MORGANTOWN – A team of attorneys from Spilman Thomas & Battle helped Fairmont General Hospital in its sale to Alecto Healthcare Services.
Plants' future rests with judges
CHARLESTON – The fate of Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants now rests in the hands of a three-judge panel.
Black customer accuses Best Buy of discrimination
CHARLESTON – A black man alleges he was not able to buy a gaming system and was escorted from a store due to his race.
Security guard says he was fired because of cancer
CHARLESTON – A man alleges he was fired from his job due to his suffering from cancer.
AG's office to sponsor Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office will participate in the ninth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday near the East Rotunda on the California Street side of the West Virginia Capitol.
Woman blames job loss on military commitment, gender discrimination
CHARLESTON – A woman alleges she lost her job because she was placed on active duty for the U.S. Air Force.
Man says workers' comp claim led to firing
CHARLESTON – Maxum Petroleum Products is named as a defendant in a complaint in which a man alleges he lost his job after filing for workers' compensation benefits.
Man says he was fired because of his disability
KINGWOOD – A Preston County man is suing over claims he was fired due to his disability and that his employer failed to pay all wages owed.
Industrial dryer didn't work properly, suit alleges
KINGWOOD – Two Preston County companies are suing over claims an industrial dryer system it purchased has not performed correctly.
Morrisey, other AGs file brief in Arizona First Amendment case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia's Patrick Morrisey and attorneys general from nine other states have weighed in on an Arizona First Amendment case before the United States Supreme Court.
Morrisey warns seniors of burial insurance scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning senior citizens in West Virginia about a new insurance scam where callers try to pressure them into purchasing burial insurance.
Sam's Club wants discrimination case in federal court
CLARKSBURG – Sam's Club wants a case in which a former employer alleges she was unlawfully fired heard in federal court.
Man accuses bank of harassment to collect debt
CHARLESTON – A man alleges a bank placed numerous calls to his residence in an attempt to collect a debt, causing him inconvenience.