News from February 2016
Fools Gold Energy faces suit for allegedly not paying invoice
LOGAN – A Mallory company is taking Fools Gold Energy to court over allegedly unpaid invoices.
Nobel Energy wants to move employee injury case from state to federal court
CLARKSBURG – Nobel Energy, a defendant in a civil suit filed by Richard and Karen Good, is petitioning to move the case from Ritchie County Court to federal court.
Virco accused of unlawful debt collection
BECKLEY – A West Virginia woman is seeking the court’s help in getting relief from Virco’s alleged annoying and abusive debt collection practices.
Man says pension plan improperly ceased payments
WHEELING – An Ohio County man is suing his pension administrators over an alleged denial of benefits.
Antero Resources files suit to partition or force sale of land’s mineral rights
WEST UNION – An oil and gas exploration company is suing to force the sale of the mineral rights of a 70-acre tract of land in Doddridge County to obtain them.
UPS sued over alleged damages after I-70 accident
WHEELING – A Triadelphia family is filing a suit against UPS and one of its drivers after a vehicle accident that allegedly led to injuries.
Walker campaign draws more PAC endorsements
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), the West Virginia Trucking Association (WVTA) and the West Virginia Wholesalers Association (WVWA) all have their political action committees have endorsed Beth Walker for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
AG partnership with U.S. attorney nets first drug conviction
CHARLESTON — The partnership between West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office and U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II has landed its first conviction in northern West Virginia. Francisco Gaspar Sanchez, 56, of Kearneysville was found guilty of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Passenger injured in car wreck files negligence suit against McMechen Police Department, two drivers
MOUNDSVILLE – An Ohio County woman is suing the McMechen Police Department and the drivers of two vehicles she claims struck the car in which she was a passenger.
Couple sues Grenadier Energy over oil and gas lease royalties
MOUNDSVILLE – A Wetzel County couple is suing a natural gas exploration company, claiming it broke a contract promising them royalties for products extracted under an oil lease agreement.
Bank accuses construction firm of defaulting on loans
FAYETTEVILLE – A bank is suing a Union company and its Oak Hill owners for allegedly defaulting on three loans.
JMD Co. of Pa. seeks enforcement of judgment against S.S. Services
GLENVILLE – A company in Pennsylvania is suing Glenville-based S.S. Services to collect an allegedly unpaid judgment against it for nearly $23,000, plus interest and attorney’s fees.
Blind career counselor claims she was the victim of human rights violations
CHARLESTON – A blind career counselor is taking her former employer, Horizons Youth Services, to court over what she claims was a discriminatory act by the group.
Wrongful death suit blames freight truck driver for husband’s fatal wreck
MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County woman is suing the owners and operators of a freight truck that allegedly caused her husband’s fatal car wreck.
Duncan Land & Energy accuses Tenaska Resources of contract breach
KINGWOOD — A Pittsburgh company is suing two other firms in a dispute surrounding oil and gas lease royalties.
Restaurant landlord sues owner of gas station over alleged runoff
PRINCETON — JWK LLC is suing S&S Express Inc. over a dispute involving alleged property damage.
Landlord sues over claims of unpaid rent, slander
KINGWOOD — A Preston County landlord says a commercial tenant closed up shop before her lease expired, leaving thousands of dollars in unpaid rent.
Man sues Beni Kedem Shrine, potentate for expelling him
HUNTINGTON – A man is suing Beni Kedem Shrine and its potentate after he claims he was wrongfully expelled from the shrine and from his position as treasurer. Larry E. Bolling was previously for 18 years a “Noble” in good standing and also potentate of Beni Kedem Shrine and was treasurer of the Huntington Shrine Club, according to a complaint filed Jan. 19 in Cabell Circuit Court.
Man accuses N.Y. law firm of violating debt collection act
CHARLESTON – A man is suing the Offices of Rockwell Copeland Roth LLC after he claims it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. On Dec. 15, Mark Tscherne received a phone call from John Belfort, a duly authorized representative of the defendant, who stated that the defendant was a legal processing firm and calling in reference to a civil lawsuit that was filed against him in an attempt to collect debt, according to a complaint filed Feb. 11 in the U.S.
Woman says hidden camera was installed in her Huntington apartment
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing REMC Inc. after she claims a secret surveillance camera was found in her apartment. On March 13, 2015, Jessica Harris and REMC entered into a lease agreement for an apartment with a 12-month term beginning April 1, 2015, according to a complaint filed Jan. 20 in Cabell Circuit Court.