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News from July 2016


Woman sues financing companies, ex-husband

By Philip Gonzales |
BECKLEY — A woman is suing Primerica Financial Services Inc., Princor Financial Services Corp. and Mark Robert Lively, financing companies and her former husband, citing alleged failure to effectuate equitable distribution.

Patient says surgeon's mistakes resulted in loss of kidney

By Philip Gonzales |
FAYETTEVILLE — A patient is suing David F. Meriwether, M.D., a surgeon, alleging negligence in health care.

Raleigh judge revokes attorney’s bond

By Kyla Asbury |
BECKLEY – Raleigh Circuit Judge Robert Burnside granted a motion to revoke Beckley attorney Richard E. Hardison Jr.’s bond after he was charged with an additional count of embezzlement this week.

Couple sues Erie Insurance company for delay in payment

By Kyla Asbury |
LOGAN – A Logan couple is suing Erie Insurance Property and Casualty Company after they delayed a Homeowners’ Insurance payment.

Man sues California Casualty Management for acting in bad faith

By Kyla Asbury |
WILLIAMSON – A Delbarton man is suing California Casualty Management Company after he claims it acted in bad faith when settling an uninsured motorist claim.

Father sues city and law enforcement officers

By Philip Gonzales |
WHEELING — A father is suing Garrett Pugh, Doug Howell and the City of Wheeling, a municipal corporation and law enforcement officers, alleging assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent retention and hiring, negligent training and supervision, deliberate indifference and civil conspiracy.

Paramedic sues former employer following termination

By Philip Gonzales |
FAYETTEVILLE — A paramedic is suing Priority Ambulance LLC, a former employer, citing alleged wrongful termination.

AG, Board of Pharmacy create launch tool to help reduce opioid use

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and the state Board of Pharmacy have launched cutting-edge technology to help prescribers and pharmacists reduce opioid overprescription in the Mountain State.

Senator stresses need for broadband access amid small business tour

By Carrie Salls |
WHEELING – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) began a tour of the state’s small businesses on July 21 in an effort to highlight West Virginia small businesses as a means to grow the economy.

Landowner says power plant operators polluted property

By Philip Gonzales |
NEW CUMBERLAND — A landowner is suing FirstEnergy Corporation, FirstEnergy Generation LLC and FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation, power generating plant operators, citing alleged reckless, willful and wanton conduct.

Virginia man accused of not paying rent

By Philip Gonzales |
MOOREFIELD — A lawyer is suing Andrew R. Hammaker, a resident of Chesapeake, Virginia, citing alleged abandonment.

Homeowners claim granite installer failed to do job right

By Philip Gonzales |
MOUNDSVILLE — Two homeowners are suing Quarry Granite Fabrication a/k/a Quarry Granite Fabricators, a granite installer, citing alleged fraudulent misrepresentation.

Motorist says carelessness caused injuries

By Philip Gonzales |
PRINCETON — A motorist is suing Bluefield resident Zachary Keith Brewster and his insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, alleging insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.

Woman seeks compensation for denied benefits

By Philip Gonzales |
BECKLEY — A woman is suing Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, d/b/a CNA Group Life Assurance Company, alleging that she was wrongly denied long-term disability benefits.

Man sues Blue Creek Mining for wrongful termination

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – A Mingo County man is suing Blue Creek Mining for wrongfully terminating his employment.

Man says Orders Construction Company for sexual abuse by employee

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing Orders Construction Company after he claims he was sexually abused by an employee.

AG's office files suit against Logan Co. cemetery monument company

By Chris Dickerson |
LOGAN – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed a lawsuit against a Logan County headstone seller for failing to deliver on his business promises.

AG's office announces August mobile office hours in Metro Valley

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — A consumer representative from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office will hold public events during August throughout Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam and Wayne counties.

AG's office says Putnam Co. roofing company didn't finish jobs

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed suit against a Putnam County construction company.

Partnership between AG, U.S. Attorney prosecutes Maryland heroin dealer

By Chris Dickerson |
MARTINSBURG — A Maryland man will spend nearly two years in federal prison thanks to a partnership between West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and U.S.