News from 2015
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.
Ohio man brings suit against Travelers to recover benefits
MOUNDSVILLE – An Ohio man is suing an insurance company to claim benefits for injuries he sustained in an automobile collision.
Who decides what is best for West Virginia?
CHARLESTON – On Nov. 4, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper filed suit against Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman in the Colorado Supreme Court for a ruling as to whether or not the Attorney General can appear on behalf of Colorado in litigation and proceedings when the governor has not asked or authorized her to do so.
Marshall Co. couple claims Blue Racer plant causes too much pollution
MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County husband and wife are suing a midstream energy company after an explosion at its plant allegedly created pollution and emissions around their home and property.
Cameron residents allege Consol mine damaged home
MOUNDSVILLE – Two Cameron residents are suing a coal mining company over claims that mining operations damaged their home.
WVDHHR wants Raleigh County pain clinic shut down
BECKLEY – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has filed a petition for injunctive relief and temporary restraining order in an attempt to get a pain clinic in Raleigh County to be shut down. Dr. Michael Kostenko is doing business as Coal Country Clinic Inc. The WVDHHR/Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification filed the petition in Raleigh Circuit Court this week after the owner, Kostenko, has twice defied the state’s orders to close. In 2012, the West Virgin
Eastern Panhandle judge returns to bench after heart transplant
ROMNEY – It was just a little over four months ago that Circuit Judge Charles E. Parsons received a heart transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Earlier this month, the judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Hampshire, Hardy, and Pendleton counties returned the bench full-time after working hard on his recovery.
Former state Supreme Court Justice Scott dies at 86
CHARLESTON – Former Supreme Court Justice and retired Circuit Judge George Scott has died.
Woman sues city of Charleston claiming a pothole caused her permanent injuries
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman is suing the city claiming their negligence led to her injuries after tripping into a pothole.
Fatal cell tower collapse results in four federal lawsuits
CLARKSBURG – Four lawsuits have been filed in federal court regarding injuries and two deaths caused by a collapsed cell tower. SBA Communications Corp.; SBA Towers LLC; SBA Infrastructure LLC; SBA Network Services LLC; FDH Velocitel; FDH Engineering Inc.; FDH Innovation; and FDH Inc. were all named as defendants in the suit. On Feb. 1, 2014, Randall McElhaney, Terry Lee Richard Jr., Jerry Hill and Kyle Kirkpatrick were repairing and removing old structural supports when the Despard Cell Tower