News from May 2016
Law firm asks court to help decide sole authority of client files
CHARLESTON – A Charleston law firm is asking the court to help decide who has sole authority to obtain client files of a Russian business it represented for seven years.
Plumbing company sues WVU for unjust enrichment
MORGANTOWN – One Call Plumbing is suing West Virginia University after it claims the school failed to pay for parts and labor.
Woman sues Weirton Daily Times for damages
NEW CUMBERLAND – A Weirton woman is suing Weirton Daily Times after she claims it damaged her reputation.
County Commission agrees to pay for hepatitis, HIV testing for Raleigh Heart Clinic patients
BECKLEY – The Raleigh County Commission has decided to pay the health department to help with the cost of hepatitis and HIV testing for former patients of Raleigh Heart Clinic.
District judge denies disqualification, dismisses suit
WHEELING – District Judge Frederick P.
Customer blames broken bones on allegedly inadequate signage
ELIZABETH – A Roane County woman says she suffered injuries when she tripped on a sidewalk while exiting a Wirt County filling station.
Mother blames bus driver, school board for injuries
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County woman is suing a school bus driver for allegedly causing an injury accident involving her and her son, with medical expenses of nearly $20,000.
Cav’s Coach Company sues insurance company for breach of contract, fraud
WINFIELD – Cav’s Coach Company LLC is suing an insurance company it claims the company breached its contract and its actions constituted fraud.
Man sues CitiFinancial for illegal debt collection
WINFIELD – A man is sing CitiFinancial after he claims it violated West Virginia code and attempted to collect a fraudulent debt.
Attorney General unveils Draft Best Practices Initiative
CHARLESTON – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has unveiled a draft best practices initiative aimed at eradicating prescription drug abuse by better equipping the state’s prescribers and pharmacists.
Former employees file suit against Seneca Coal Resources after mass layoff
BECKLEY – A West Virginia coal company is being sued after it instituted a sudden mass layoff.
Beth Walker wins, and so does West Virginia
We affirm State Republican Party Chairman Conrad Lucas' contention that “Beth's election guarantees a tough, fair court that should maintain the progress we've made to ensure the lawsuit lottery in our state comes to a stop.”
Insurance company seeks default judgment in Putnam Co. funeral home suit
HUNTINGTON – Homesteaders Life Company is seeking default judgment in a lawsuit against Gatens-Harding Funeral Home in which it alleged the funeral home cashed in on $1 million worth of false death benefits.
Estate representatives blame N.C. woman for man's wrongful death
MORGANTOWN – The personal representatives of an estate are suing a North Carolina woman they allege is at fault for their brother’s premature death.
Elkview couple sues individuals for unreasonable search and seizure
CHARLESTON – An Elkview couple is suing 11 individuals it claims are responsible for an unreasonable search and seizure against them that occurred in 2014.
Promoter files three federal suits over unauthorized showing of UFC fights
CLARKSBURG – Joe Hand Promotions has filed three lawsuits in two federal courts claiming the defendants misappropriated licensed exhibition of a program and infringed on Joe Hand’s exclusive rights.
Morrisey seeks funds from state to fight substance abuse
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reiterated his request that $10 million returned by his office to the state’s General Fund be used to fund drug abuse treatment and reduce the backlog of drug tests at the West Virginia State Police crime lab.
Natural gas producer wants to move contract breach lawsuit to federal court
CLARKSBURG – A gas production firm being sued for breach of contract is petitioning to move the case from state to federal court.
Prisoner accuses jailers of excessive use of force
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man incarcerated in the Western Regional Jail says he suffered assault and battery at the hands of officers while in custody.
Woman says she was fired for reporting harassment
NEW CUMBERLAND – A Hancock County woman says she was fired after telling management her supervisor was harassing her and had created a hostile work environment.