News from November 2015
Ohio Co. judge OKs $18 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit
WHEELING – An Ohio County judge has approved an $18 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit arising from an explosion in Tyler County in 2013.
Calif. governor says Morrisey, Texas AG grandstanding on climate issue
SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Jerry Brown says the attorneys general of West Virginia and Texas are guilty of “crass obstructionism” as they seek to gain momentum against President Obama’s environmental agenda. Last week, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas AG Ken Paxton sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry in advance of next month’s United Nations climate summit also known as Paris 2015 and COP21.
Circuit judge helps celebrate National Adoption Month
West Virginia families who have opened their homes and expanded their families by adopting children came out to celebrate National Adoption Month. Joining the celebration was Judge Gary Johnson, Chairman of the Supreme Court’s Court Improvement Program Oversight Board (CIP) since 2001, who gave a speech at the Adoption Day ceremony on Nov. 21, in South Charleston.
McDowell County woman alleges Tungste-Met terminated her job because of disability
FAYETTEVILLE – A McDowell County woman is suing her former employer, a West Virginia tungsten carbide products manufacturer, after allegedly being fired over a newly acquired disability.
Ritchie Petroleum, Jay-Bee Oil and Gas sued over trespassing claims
ST. MARYS – A pair of Florida plaintiffs are suing after they say the defendants were unjustly enriched from their trespassing on the plaintiffs' property.
Direct Energy Business seeks payment for gas deliveries
KINGWOOD – A gas company is suing over non-payment of gasoline delivered in 2014 to two different states.
Jefferds alleges L & L Concrete Construction owes money for services
PHILIPPI – A West Virginia heavy equipment sale and leasing company is suing a West Virginia construction company and its owner over an unpaid balance for services.
Former employee alleges Renal Ventures Management violated her rights after termination
MOOREFIELD – A West Virginia woman is suing her former employer and supervisor after they fired her twice.
Big Lots delayed distribution of final paycheck, suit alleges
PRINCETON – A West Virginia woman is suing over claims that her former employer did not pay its discharged employees in a timely manner.
Triad Engineering sues for payment for services rendered last year
MOOREFIELD – A Scott Depot corporation is suing over an unpaid amount due on contract work it completed, citing breach of contract, unjust enrichment, intentional misrepresentation and theft of services.
Babcock Lumber claims Fertig Cabinet owes sum for goods
MOOREFIELD – A Pennsylvania lumber company is suing a West Virginia cabinet company over a past due balance
Wrongful death charge brought against Eldercare of Jackson County, administrator
RIPLEY – The representative of a dead man's estate is filing a wrongful death suit, claiming negligence and reckless misconduct.
Fayette County man claims fellow employee assaulted him
FAYETTEVILLE – A Fayette County man is suing his former employer, a Texas artificial lift systems company, after another employee allegedly assaulted him.
Belmont Co. woman accuses Russell Nesbitt Services of gender discrimination
WHEELING – A woman in Belmont County, Ohio says she was fired by Russell Nesbitt Services in retaliation for coming forward with gender discrimination complaints against its executive director.
Marshall landowners accuse utility companies in lease dispute
MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County couple is suing four utility companies, alleging the defendants are disputing their ownership of the oil and gas taken from land they purchased in 1996.
AG's office reaches $13 million settlement with CashCall
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has reached a $13 million settlement with CashCall, Inc., a non-bank private lender found to have engaged in abusive debt collections. The settlement, which was finalized last week in Kanawha Circuit Court, requires CashCall to make an immediate $10 million lump sum payment.
Counsel: Now it's work for conservation group that bought mines
In a rare and complicated acquisition, the nonprofit land conservation fund Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF) purchased a group of bankrupt coalmines from Patriot Coal Corporation.
WVU law professor's book on human rights published
In 2011, the United Nations established the first set of global standards for preventing businesses from violating human rights by adopted the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Now, four years later, a new book has emerged courtesy of a WVU College of Law conference in Sept. 2013.
Good gravy!
America's most gravy-crazy holiday looms on the near-term horizon, so the warning couldn't have come at a better time. Gravy, whether the object of your appetite for breakfast, lunch or dinner, is hot.
Woman claims Chesapeake backed out of mineral rights lease
WHEELING – An Ohio County woman says Chesapeake Appalachia offered her money for land and oil and gas royalties only to cancel the deal once rights of way agreements had been signed.