News from March 2015
Man blames B&B Metal for accident
BLUEFIELD – A man is suing B&B Metals Inc. after he claims one of its drivers caused an accident.
Woman blames Kaplan Trucking for husband's death
BLUEFIELD – A widow is suing Kaplan Trucking Company for the wrongful death of her husband.
Five Guys in Teays Valley sued before it opens
WINFIELD – The new Five Guys restaurant in Teays Valley isn’t even open yet, but it already has been sued.
Woman blames Turner Broadcasting for funhouse injuries
CLARKSBURG – A woman is suing Turner Broadcasting Company and Hadley Media for injuries she sustained in a funhouse.
Man says Janssen wrongfully represented Xarelto
MARTINSBURG - A man is suing Janssen Research & Development for allegedly wrongfully representing one of its drugs.
Amputee accuses company of discrimination
WINFIELD — A Kanawha County man filed suit against a Putnam County industrial firm, alleging human rights violation in a 2013 incident.
Woman accuses lumber company of property breach
KINGWOOD — A Preston County woman filed suit against a lumber company alleging unlawful removal of property in 2014.
Apartment complex sues contractor for negligent snow removal
MARLINTON — A Greenbrier County apartment building corporation filed suit against a neighboring property’s service provider for alleged negligence in a Nov. 2014 mishap.
Worker blames firms for severe leg injury
ST. MARYS — A Wetzel County man has filed suit against two companies for injuries incurred in a 2014 Ohio workplace incident that left him a partial amputee.
BMI says Beckley radio company owes nearly $200K
BECKLEY – Broadcast Music Inc. sued Southern Communications Corporation for a judgment entered during arbitration amounting to nearly $200,000.
Judge denies request for new mesh trial
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has denied a motion requesting a reduction in punitive damages in a lawsuit against C.R. Bard Inc. for its vaginal mesh products.
Making Washington work for W.Va.
Editor's Note: This column is an excerpt from Capito's maiden speech as a United States Senator. It was delivered March 10.
West Virginia is just the first battlefield
Will the third time be a charm? Let's hope so, because this is the third time Rep. David McKinley has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives in an increasingly desperate effort to prevent the regulatory ruin of West Virginia's coal industry.
PERSONNEL FILE: Williams admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
HUNTINGTON – Marc Williams, managing partner of the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's West Virginia office, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: Flannery to serve as ORSANCO member
CHARLESTON – Steptoe & Johnson attorney David M. Flannery has been appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to serve as a member of the Ohio Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO).
PERSONNEL FILE: Wallace joins Littler's W.Va. office
MORGANTOWN – Following a series of recent lateral hires, Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Richard (Rick) M. Wallace as the newest member of its attorney ranks.
Justices affirm ruling in tractor-trailer accident case
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court agreed with Ohio Circuit Court that there was no indication that Werner Enterprises knew or should have known of a potential lawsuit against it when it destroyed evidence.
Court says man's license should still be revoked
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ruled to reinstate a revocation of a West Virginia man's driver's license.
Supreme Court annuls Morgantown attorney's law license
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court issued a mandate annulling a Monongalia County attorney's law license.
Parents sue Teays Pediatrics for son's injuries
WINFIELD – The parents of a child who is now in a vegetative state are suing Teays Pediatrics for their son's injuries.