News from June 2016
Ex-supervisor accuses energy company of wrongful discharge
CHARLESTON – A Roane County man is suing his former employer after he was fired for allegedly raising safety concerns.
Beckley attorney charged with felony embezzlement
BECKLEY – A Beckley attorney has been charged with felony embezzlement while he is continuing to await trial for other charges from 2012.
Robes to Schools program exposes students to judicial system
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s only domestic violence court magistrate spent time last week speaking to elementary school children as part of the state’s Robes to School program.
Driver faults another motorist for injury accident on Route 19
FAYETTEVILLE – A Fayette County woman is suing another driver and his insurance carrier for allegedly injuring her in a chain-reaction car wreck.
Company says six-figure payment is overdue on work performed at oil well
CHARLESTON – An excavation firm is suing a client in a dispute involving payment for work on an oil and gas project.
AutoZone wants to move wrongful termination suit to federal court
BECKLEY – Retailer AutoZone Inc. says a former employee’s retaliatory discharge case should be tried in federal court, rather than state court, where it was originally filed.
Class-action suit accuses mine of breaking employment law
BECKLEY – A Wyoming County miner says his former employer violated federal law by closing a mine and laying him and his co-workers off without giving 60 days' notice.
Son blames mother’s health decline on facility’s negligence
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man says a nursing home’s alleged understaffing and lax supervision caused his 96-year-old mother to suffer catastrophic injuries that accelerated the decline in her overall health.
Morrisey claims victory in property rights case before U.S. Supreme Court
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is claiming victory with a unanimous decision from the U.S.
Man sues United Technologies Corporation for telemarketing calls
CLARKSBURG – An Illinois man is suing United Technologies Corporation after he claims it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by calling him and invading his privacy.
Supreme Court affirms dismissal of 2013 Shepherd assault lawsuit
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has affirmed a dismissal of a lawsuit alleging assault by Shepherd University and its police department in Jefferson Circuit Court.