News from 2015
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.
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.