News from January 2016
Leslie Equipment Co. sues over allegedly unpaid services
FAYETTEVILLE – A Fayette equipment company is seeking compensation for alleged unpaid services provided to a West Virginia trucking company.
11 lawsuits filed over flood damage at Eagle View
CHARLESTON – Rabel Development LLC has been named in 11 lawsuits for a flood that caused property damages. Eagle View Properties LLC; EAB Global Enterprises LLC; Capitol Land LLC; Allen Bell Properties LLC; Allen Bell Properties 2 LLC; and Edward Allen Bell, individually, were all named as defendants in the suit. Joyce Elswick; Joshua Donley and Donna Walker; Rebecca Bare; Kenneth Casdorph and Donna Casdorph; Amy Joyce; Steven Smith; John M.
Patron blames Captain D’s icy sidewalk for injuries
BECKLEY – A Wyoming County woman says she was injured after falling on an icy sidewalk and parking lot at Captain D’s.
Widow alleges husband died from opioid overdose after seeking treatment at Hope Clinic
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman alleges her husband died of opioid overdose under the care of Hope Clinic.
Family accuses Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of wrongful death of their mother
CHARLESTON – The family of a deceased Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center resident is seeking damages for alleged abuse and death.
Could be the last year of the War on Coal
One more year. That's all we've got to endure. One more year of the recklessness that has characterized the current presidential administration. One more year of the long-running war on coal, national prosperity, the U.S. Constitution, and American exceptionalism.
Combating drug abuse on multiple fronts
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s deadly addiction to opioid drugs gained national attention in 2015. And as the state looks toward a new year, my office seeks to combat this epidemic with a combination of enforcement, education and prevention.
Man sues WV Motor Sales alleging retaliation over workers' compensation filing
CHARLESTON – A man is suing his employer after he alleges he was retaliated against and unfairly terminated because he sought workers' compensation.
Goodwin files pre-candidacy papers to run for governor
CHARLESTON – Former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin has filed pre-candidacy papers to run for governor of West Virginia. Goodwin filed the papers Friday, less than a week after said he was stepping down as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. Goodwin, a Democrat, will be running against billionaire Jim Justice and state Senate Minority Leader Jeff Kessler. State Senate President Bill Cole is the lone Republican in the race right now.
AG's office warns of payday loan scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey is warning consumers about a scam in which callers attempt to recover a payday loan, which they claim the consumer took out several years prior. The callers allege they are from Stark Recovery and, in many cases, have the targeted consumer’s personal information such as name, phone number, address, date of birth and Social Security number. “It’s always a scary thing when strangers have such sensitive information,” Morrisey said in a statemen
Woman clams MetLife cut off long-term disability benefits
WHEELING – A woman is suing Metropolitan Life Insurance Company after she claims it wrongfully cut off her long-term disability benefits. Melania Streski-Herald is the CEO and the sole member of MDStreski LLC and offered an employee welfare benefit plan, providing long-term disability benefits to eligible employees, according to a complaint filed in Ohio Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Streski-Herald claims MetLife insured the long-term disability benefits provided by the Streski p
Man blames Elite Coal for work injuries, termination
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Elite Coal Services after he claims he suffered injuries while working and was wrongfully terminated from his employment. Joshua Hatfield was employed by Elite as an underground coal miner earning approximately $21.50 per hour and was terminated from his employment on Aug. 29, according to a complaint filed in Boone Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Hatfield claims on Aug. 22, during the course and scope of his employment, he was working with a move crew f
Pittsburgh woman sues Lenzner Coach for injuries
WHEELING – A Pittsburgh woman is suing Lenzner Coach USA after she claims she was injured while on one of its buses. On July 19, 2014, Veronica Robinson was a passenger on the defendant’s vehicle, operated by an unknown bus driver, traveling along Virginia Avenue in Wheeling, according to a complaint filed in Ohio Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Robinson claims at the time that the vehicle was traveling on Virginia Avenue, the bus driver was speeding, driving erratically and failed
Couple sues Mingo Logan Coal for man's work injuries
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Mingo Logan Coal Company after they claim injuries were sustained on its premises. Arch Coal Inc. and Willie Barker were also named as defendants in the suit. Jeremy Vance was employed as a coal miner at the Mountaineer II mine in Logan when he was seriously and permanently injured at the mine on April 1, according to a complaint filed in Boone Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Vance and his wife, Melissa Vance, claim Jeremy Vance was installing roof b
Applebee's worker says she was victim of sexual hostility
CHARLESTON – A woman in seeking compensation after she claims she was not protected from sexual hostility in the workplace.
Man accuses CAMC of negligence in woman's death
CHARLESTON – A man is suing the Charleston Area Medical Center following the death of his decedent, alleging that the center was negligent in failing to provide the medical attention required.
Man claims he was fired for requesting workers' compensation
CHARLESTON – A man is suing his employer after her claims he was fired because of his request for workers' compensation.
Women sue Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia, alleging unlawful termination
PRINCETON – Two women are suing their former place of employment after they allege that the company participated in unethical business practices and fired them after reporting it.
Thomas Memorial Hospital sued over negligence claims after woman's death
CHARLESTON – A Scott Depot woman is suing the Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital over claims that a Kanawha County woman's death could have been prevented.
Kroger allegedly to blame for woman's injuries in fall
LOGAN — A woman is suing a national grocery chain after she allegedly tripped over a protruding object in one of its stores and fell.