News from March 2015


Woman blames nursing home for sister's death

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County woman is suing Emeritus Corporation for failing to properly care for her sister while she was a resident in its nursing home.

Woman wants CSX to restore rights to her pension benefits

By Kyla Asbury |
BECKLEY – A former employee is suing CSX Corporation for withholding the rights to her pension benefits.

Raleigh couple names CAMC, doctors in negligence suit

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County couple is suing Charleston Area Medical Center after they claim the hospital and three of its physicians were negligent and caused damages.

Justice remand insurance case back to circuit court

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court of Appeals ruled to reverse and remand a case between Lexon Insurance and Berkeley County Council.

Couple sues Kokosing Construction for injuries

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – A Mason County couple is suing  Kokosing Construction Company for injuries a man sustained while working on the Dick Henderson Bridge.

Woman sues after incident at Elder-Beerman

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing Bon-Ton Department Stores after she claims she was injured while on its property as a customer.

Heir accuses oil driller of trespassing

By Carol Ostrow |
MADISON — A Logan County man has sued a construction company, alleging illicit oil drilling procedures.

Miner blames company for accident, amputation

By Carol Ostrow |
WHEELING — An Ohio County man has sued a coal mining company and three workers, alleging negligence in a 2013 accident that left him a partial amputee.

Woman says Kanawha school board violated labor laws

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON - A woman is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and failing to pay her for all her time worked.

Miner alleges willful disregard of safety

By Carol Ostrow |
LOGAN — A Cabell County miner has sued three mining companies for injuries allegedly received in a 2013 workplace accident.

Va. man says Kia was a lemon

By Carol Ostrow |
PRINCETON — A Virginia man has sued an auto dealer and a manufacturer, alleging breach of contract in a 2013 vehicle purchase.

Woman files suit after fall at Outback

By Carol Ostrow |
PRINCETON — A Mercer County woman has sued a restaurant chain, alleging negligence in a 2013 accident.

Worker alleges racism, hostility

By Carol Ostrow |
WHEELING — An Ohio County man has sued his former employer, alleging employment law violation.

Phone book publisher seeks payment

By Carol Ostrow |
WHEELING — A Pennsylvania phone directory firm has sued a Wheeling business, alleging breach of a 2012 contract.

Manchin, Capito draw a line in the sand for Obama's EPA

By The West Virginia Record |
“We need the EPA and our federal government to work with us as allies, not as adversaries who continually implement onerous regulations and move the goalposts before we even have a chance to comply.”

Appropriations: A platform for W.Va.

By Evan Jenkins |
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s budget submission to Congress in February kicked off the debate on Capitol Hill on funding the federal government for the next fiscal year.

Karl resigning as circuit judge

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Second Circuit Judge Mark A. Karl is retiring at the end of the month, and the state Supreme Court has assigned two senior status judges to fill in until a successor is appointed.

Capito opposes Lynch nomination as AG

By Chris Dickerson |
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday she will oppose President Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch as attorney general.

PERSONNEL FILE: Bello joins Lewis Brisbois

By Staff reports |
CHARLESTON – Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Patricia “Trish" Bello to the Charleston office as an associate in our Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation Practice.

PERSONNEL FILE: Three lawyers joins Lewis, Glasser, Casey & Rollins

By Staff reports |
CHARLESTON – Three attorneys have joined the roster at Lewis, Glasser, Casey & Rollins.