News from 2016
Gus's Mart employee alleges she was harassed, is owed overtime wages
WINFIELD – A kitchen employee alleges her Hurricane employer owes her for approximately 160 hours of unpaid overtime wages and subjected her to a hostile work environment.
Trump victory gives W.Va. Coal Association president reason to be excited
CHARLESTON – It was overcast the morning of Nov. 9, but Bill Raney woke up seeing sunshine.
Woman says she found foreign object in son's hot chocolate at Snowshoe Starbucks
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Starbucks Corporation and Snowshoe Mountain Inc. after she claims a foreign object was found in her son’s hot chocolate.
Sixteen file class action against Ford for sudden acceleration incidents
CHARLESTON – Sixteen individuals are suing Ford Motor Company in a class action lawsuit after they claim their Ford vehicles were prone to sudden acceleration incidents that caused them damages and injuries.
Fayette Co. couple blames CAMC for man's MRSA infection
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County man and his wife are suing Charleston Area Medical Center after he developed a MRSA infection in the hospital and suffered permanent injuries.
Couple sues General Motors for son’s death
HUNTINGTON – A couple is suing General Motors after they claim it is responsible for their son’s death.
AG's office secures $60K judgment against mortgage broker
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has secured a nearly $60,000 judgment against a fraudulent mortgage broker, who charged hundreds to thousands of dollars in unauthorized expenses to the credit cards belonging to his residential customers.
WVU partnership with Chinese company targets clean energy discoveries
MORGANTOWN – A new partnership between West Virginia University and China Shenhua Energy Co. is expected to promote discoveries that could provide cleaner, cheaper energy to countries across the globe.
Governor and team take a business trip to Europe
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, along with members of the Department of Commerce, recently took a business investment and outreach trip to the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Law firm raises money for MS, local artists
The event has special meaning to the firm, as one of its attorneys suffers from multiple sclerosis.
Trap, trash and trick: How lawyers win with 'junk' science
WASHINGTON – Despite a recent scolding by more than 100 Nobel laureates for its science-denying campaign against perfectly healthful and environmentally beneficial genetically modified foods, Greenpeace and others with a financial interest in misleading the public are no more likely to change their ways than are the personal injury lawyers now using their own junk science to manipulate St. Louis juries and drive multimillion-dollar verdicts with groundless allegations that talcum powde
Morrisey earns second term with victory over Reynolds
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has earned a second term with a victory in the state’s most expensive general election race of 2016.
Vehicle owner alleges #1 A LifeSafer of West Virginia caused damage during ignition interlock install
NEW CUMBERLAND – A Weirton man alleges an Charleston company negligently installed a ignition interlock and damaged his vehicle.
Couple alleges vehicle purchased from Sheets Automotive Group is defective, seeks refund
PRINCETON – A Bluefield couple alleges a Chrysler vehicle they purchased was defective and seeks a refund of the purchase.
Hopemont Hospital employee alleges she was retaliated against for reporting harassment
KINGWOOD – A human resources employee at Hopemont Hospital alleges she was retaliated against for reporting sexual harassment she observed.
Comcast subscriber alleges services were disconnected for amounts she didn't owe
WHEELING – An Ohio County woman alleges her services were frequently disconnected for debts that were not owed.
Man alleges Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. failed to pay medical claims
WINFIELD – A Putnam County man alleges his insurer refused to pay for medical benefits after an accident.
Burdette Camping Center sues financing firms over telephone lease agreement
An RV vehicle dealership is suing Greatamerica Financial Services Corp. and Greatamerica Leasing Corp., equipment financing companies, citing alleged unlawful telephone equipment leasing scheme.
McDowell Co. couple accuse medical device providers of negligence that led to second spinal surgery
Mcdowell County couple are suing Bluefield Regional Medical Center Inc., Health Services of the Virginians Inc., Medtronic Inc., Medtronic PLC, Zimmer Inc. and Zimmer Holdings Inc., medical device providers, citing alleged breach of warranty and insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.
Investors file suit against Budget Finance Co. for alleged securities law violations
Investors are suing Budget Finance Co., Donna Braown, hte estate of Carolyn Welch, River Rentals inc., Carla Knapp and Sharon Midcap, multiple entities, citing alleged fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.