News from November 2015
Woman says exterminator didn't pay wages after firing
PRINCETON – A former manager of Standard Exterminating Co.’s Princeton office says she was fired after requesting back pay for time off for surgery.
Son claims father’s death at Glenwood Park a result of negligence
PRINCETON – A Mercer County man has filed a suit against Glenwood Park nursing home, claiming his 76-year-old father developed infections and dehydrations, leading to his death.
Logan man says former employer retaliated against him
LOGAN – A Logan County man is suing his former employer over claims of discriminatory and retaliatory actions.
Man alleges Transworld engaged in illegal debt collection
LOGAN – A Logan County man is suing a collection agency over claims of abusive or unconscionable tactics to collect an alleged debt.
Mingo Co. man claims Aracoma Coal violated his rights
LOGAN – A Mingo County man claims that a Holden coal company fired him after lung problems required him to return to work under a certain qualification.
Ky. company says shipping company owes for goods
LOGAN – A Kentucky supply company is suing a West Virginia freight shipping company over an unpaid balance for sold goods.
Class action says medical practice didn't pay in timely manner
LOGAN – Two Logan County women are suing a medical practice over claims it failed to pay its laid off employees and employees who quit in a timely manner.
Morrisey, Texas AG urge feds before climate summit
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, together with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is calling upon U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to fully acknowledge the legal limits faced by President Obama’s environmental agenda as the secretary negotiates at the upcoming United Nations summit on climate change, also known as Paris 2015 and COP21.
Chester mayor challenges city council bid of negligence
NEW CUMBERLAND – The mayor of Chester says the dereliction of duty charges leveled at him by five city council members violate procedural rules and are thus invalid.
Owners of modular home accuse manufacturer of negligence
RIPLEY – A Given couple says the modular home they ordered from The Commodore Corp. and D&W Estates is both structurally and cosmetically defective, and fails to meet West Virginia structural codes.
Inmate says Charleston officers used racial slurs, excess force
CHARLESTON – An Ohio County Correctional Complex inmate says Charleston police officers harassed him with racial epithets and manhandled him during two arrests.
Railroad worker says logging firm negligent in hiring
MARLINTON – A Randolph County man says he suffered injuries when a truck full of logs collided with the train on which he was a passenger.
Wyoming Co. miner accuses coal mines of harmful safety violations
PINEVILLE – A former coal miner says violations of safety rules by Big River Mining and other previous employers subjected him to harmful coal and silica dust.
Winfield files petition over rejection of annexation request
WINFIELD – The City of Winfield has filed a Petition for Writ of Error in response to its petition to the Putnam County Commission for annexation by minor boundary adjustment being rejected in August. The City of Winfield filed the writ of error requesting reversal and/or remand of the decision made by Putnam County Commission to deny the city’s application to annex property by minor boundary adjustment, according to a petition filed Nov. 16 in Putnam Circuit Court. Winfield sought approval to
AG announces mobile office hours for December
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says a consumer representative from his office will conduct mobile office hours during December throughout four local counties.
Federal court warns of jury service phone scam
CHARLESTON – Citizens in the Southern District of West Virginia are being targeted by phone calls and threatened with prosecution for failing to appear for jury service in federal court. In this scam, the caller identifies himself as a representative of the court and asks for the victim by name.
Cameron farmers accuse Foremost Insurance, agent of misrepresentation
MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County couple says their insurance agent sold them a policy for their farm that did not include liability coverage for claims related to farming.
Cameron couple claims Bill Wise Excavating employee negligent in wreck
MOUNDSVILLE – A Cameron husband and wife are suing an excavation company and one of its employees over injuries sustained in a vehicle collision.
Marshall County deputy accused of illegal arrests
MOUNDSVILLE – Two West Virginia residents are suing a deputy sheriff and the Marshall County Commission after they claim they were illegally arrested.
Clinton agenda bad for West Virginia
CHARLESTON – Earlier this month, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wrote a column presenting proposals to "help" the coalfield families and communities now suffering under the Obama Environmental Protection Agency's relentless assault on their way of life.