News from 2015
Logan County student sues vocational school over alleged injuries
LOGAN – A vocational school student is suing the school claiming he was injured by campus equipment.
Proctor couple claims plant explosion caused damage to their property
MOUNDSVILLE – A Wetzel County couple is suing processing plant claiming an explosion seriously damaged their property.
Wooton running for state Supreme Court seat
BECKLEY – Former state legislator William R. “Bill” Wooton has announced plans to run for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. “It is with humility that I offer myself as a candidate for justice of the state Supreme Court,” Wooton, 71, said. “I have extraordinary respect for this body and the work that the justices do for West Virginia.
City of Charleston says roofing systems defective
CHARLESTON – The City of Charleston is suing Ohio Valley Spray Foam after it claims its roofing systems are defective. In 2006, Charleston issued a request for proposals regarding the purchase of a polyurethane foam-applied roofing system for the city’s North Charleston Recreation Center and an adjacent building, according to a complaint filed Oct. 9 in Kanawha Circuit Court and removed to federal court on Nov. 23. The city claims the defendant was the winning bidder and the parties entered in
Tabit loving her job after one year on Kanawha bench
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Joanna Tabit is celebrating one year on the bench and calls her job very rewarding. Tabit, who ran for circuit judge 15 years ago and applied for the job when there were vacancies several times, loves what she is doing and said the job has exceeded her expectations. “I am loving every minute of it,” Tabit said.
Blankenship found guilty on one federal conspiracy charge
CHARLESTON – Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was found guilty Dec. 3 on one federal misdemeanor charge of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards. The jury found Blankenship, 65, not guilty of securities fraud and not guilty of making false statements after the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in Raleigh County that left 29 miners dead in 2010.
AG's office release Dirty Girl Mud Run reimbursement info
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is emailing as many as 1,100 would-be participants of the cancelled 2014 Charleston Dirty Girl Mud Run to secure refunds of their registration fee. The office initially reached out to affected consumers via the U.S.
Ohio couple claims gas and fumes caused permanent damage, sues company
POINT PLEASANT – A Gallipolis, Ohio husband and wife claims that harmful gasses were negligently released at the husband's job site, injuring him.
Aracoma Coal Co. sued by worker who claims his eye injury was preventable
LOGAN – An electrician claims he was blinded in a work related injury that could have been avoided.
Pipeline Energy Group sued for property rent
MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County company is being sued over its alleged failure to pay property rent.
Passenger sues alleged negligent driver and employer after Weirton accident
NEW CUMBERLAND – A Hancock County man claims a Weirton car accident left him seriously injured and is suing the companies who employed negligent driver that struck him.
Woman claims Family Dollar fired her after being injured on the job
FAYETTEVILLE – A Fayetteville woman is suing Family Dollar over claims the company unlawfully fired her after being injured on the job.
House votes to stop new EPA power plant rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives, including West Virginia’s delegation, voted Tuesday to void Environmental Protection Agency regulations for new and existing power plants. The House voted 242-180 to repeal the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which puts carbon emissions limits on existing plants, and 235-188 to block the federal agency’s rules governing emissions from new plants.
South Branch Inn sued over injuries allegedly caused by poorly maintained property
ROMNEY – An Elkins man is suing a hotel over claims that he was injured on their poorly maintained property.
Man claims mobile home delivered with water damage, sues Charleston Home Center
RIPLEY – A Jackson County man claims a mobile home he purchased was delivered with severe water damage.
Eastern Associated Coal sued by widow claiming negligence in husband's death
MADISON – A Foster widow is suing her deceased husband's former employer over claims an electrical accident led to her husband's death.
Drifter's Bar & Grill, driver sued over negligence claims after alcohol-related accident
FAYETTEVILLE – A Fayette County woman is suing a driver and bar after she was injured in an alcohol-related car accident.
State Farm sues General Motors to cover claim cost after car fire
CLAY – State Farm Insurance is suing General Motors after one of its clients' GM-made cars caught on fire, claiming the motor company is responsible for reimbursing State Farm for the cost of the claim.
Marmet citizens file petition to remove mayor from office
CHARLESTON – Nearly 100 townspeople filed a petition in Kanawha Circuit Court seeking to remove Marmet Mayor Bill Pauley from office. The 99 townspeople are representing themselves in the petition they filed Nov. 30.
West Virginia committed to combating substance abuse
CHARLESTON – Since becoming governor, I’ve made helping those struggling with substance abuse one of my top priorities, and I’m proud of the progress we are making in this difficult fight.