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Woman sues Wheeling physician for mother's death

By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 @ 12:52pm

WHEELING – A woman is suing a physician she claims is responsible for her mother's death.

Man sues U.S. Cavalry Stores, others for breach

By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 @ 12:51pm

WHEELING – A man is suing U.S. Cavalry Stores for breaching its contract with him and causing him damages.

Employee, widow sue construction firm for injuries, death

By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 @ 12:44pm

MOUNDSVILLE – An employee and a widow are suing Davis H. Elliott Construction Co. for injuries and one employee's death.

Former Patriot Coal employees allege wrongful termination

By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 @ 12:32pm

MADISON – Two former employees are suing Patriot Coal after they claim they were wrongfully discharged from their employment.

Man sues Res-Care for son's injuries

By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 @ 12:29pm

CHARLESTON – A man is suing Res-Care after his special needs son was injured while in one of its employee's care.

Man sues DOC for injuries sustained at Pruntytown

By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 @ 12:24pm

CHARLESTON – A man is suing the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety-Division of Corrections for injuries he sustained on its property.

UPDATE: Tomblin signs asbestos trust claims bill

By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 @ 10:51am

CHARLESTON – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed Senate Bill 411, also known as the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act.

Manchin, Capito work to stop EPA’s ozone regulation

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 4:15pm

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has introduced legislation to block the federal Environmental Protection Agency from implementing costly ozone regulations.

Law firms looking at Raleigh General cardiac issues

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 3:54pm

CHARLESTON – At least two Charleston law offices are investigating claims by former Raleigh General Hospital patients regarding unnecessary cardiac procedures performed by a surgeon at the hospital.

Morrisey asks ATF to not ban certain types of ammo

By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 3:49pm

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is taking a stand about a federal proposal to ban a type of used by sportsmen.

Man accuses Penhall of racial discrimination

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 3:44pm

CHARLESTON – A man is suing Penhall Company after he claims he was discriminate against based on his race.

Woman says company didn't clean up black mold in apartment

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 3:39pm

CHARLESTON – A woman is using Encore Management after she claims black mold began growing in her apartment and the company failed to remedy the problem.

Man blames Genesis for nursing home negligence

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 3:29pm

CHARLESTON – A Fayette County man is suing Genesis Healthcare after he claims his sister was a victim of nursing home negligence.

Woman says State Police demoted her for expressing political opinions

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 1:24pm

CHARLESTON – A Texas woman is suing the West Virginia State Police Department after she claims she was demoted after expressing opinions and participating in lawful political activies.

So, what happened under the Capitol Dome?

By Hoppy Kercheval | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 9:02am

CHARLESTON – It will take a few days for the dust to settle and sort out everything that happened during the just-completed 60-day regular session of the Legislature, but here are some initial observations.

Your rights are safe with Republicans, unless ...

By Chris Regan | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 @ 8:58am

CHARLESTON – The most stunning moment among many in the 2015 legislative session occurred when the Republican forced-pooling bill — pushed by Speaker Tim Armstead himself, went down on a 49-49 tie vote late Saturday night.