News from July 2017
Couple seeks underinsured motorist benefits from State Farm
HUNTINGTON – A Putnam County couple is seeking damages from an insurer after a collision in 2013.
June employment figures signal growth
CHARLESTON – Recently released numbers from Workforce West Virginia and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that West Virginia’s economy is showing encouraging job growth.
Man sues Kanawha-Roxalana Company for injuries
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Kanawha-Roxalana Company for injuries suffered from a fall.
Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action sues TLTEK for failing to pay back loan
CHARLESTON – The Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action is suing TLTEK after it claims the company and its owner failed to pay back a loan.
Man sues Polaris Industries for defective vehicle
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Polaris Industries Inc. after he claims he was injured on a defective off-roading vehicle.
Woman sues BB&T for illegal attempt to collect debt
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Branch Banking & Trust Company after she claims it attempted to collect a debt from her that she did not owe.
Judge grants order to set aside entry of default in Paige-Hunter Properties lawsuit
CHARLESTON – A judge has granted a motion to set aside entry of default judgment in a lawsuit against PD Enterprises after a clerical error caused the court summons to be served to a defunct business.
Consumer claims Charleston Area Medical Center Inc. unlawfully tried to collect alleged debt
CHARLESTON – A Charleston consumer alleges a debt collector engaged in misleading and illegal unlicensed debt collection activities.
Administrator files negligence suit against CAMC, doctor after man's death
CHARLESTON – A Dunbar man alleges that his decedent was not properly monitored after a surgery in Kanawha County.
Consumer claims Cabell Huntington Hospital Inc. unlawfully disclosed alleged debt
LOGAN – A Logan County woman claims that a debt collector wrongfully disclosed an alleged debt to a third party in an effort to coerce payment from her.
Man alleges he was wrongfully terminated by Steve & Stacy BP Service
CHARLESTON – A former employee of a Charleston business alleges he was injured on the job by another employee and unlawfully terminated him.
Woman claims Charleston Area Medical Center isn't licensed to collect debt
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman alleges that a collection agency is unlawfully attempt to collect a purported debt.
Consumer claims Accounts Receivable Management Services makes false threats in collection letters
PUTNAM – A Winfield woman has filed a class action claiming that a debt collector engaged in abusive collection practices.
Willis-Miller brings experience, university pride to WVU board secretary role
MORGANTOWN – Taunja Willis-Miller’s one-year term as newly elected secretary of the West Virginia University Board of Governors began on July 1, marking the latest chapter in her service of the state and university she holds dear.
Charleston attorney receives 2017 John McClaugherty Award
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney has received a prestigious award from the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation.
Morrisey: Indictment highlights enforcement, benefits of preneed funeral contracts
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey believes the recent indictment of a funeral home owner highlights not only his office’s civil enforcement of preneed funeral contracts, but also the benefit such agreements provide families across the state.
Morrisey urges caution with online classified deals
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging consumers to exercising caution when making online classified purchases.
Morrisey seeks Supreme Court review of anti-gun rights ruling
CHARLESTON - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led a five-state coalition in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that unnecessarily burdens an individual’s constitutional right to bear arms lawfully.
Two lawsuits filed against New Creek Wind for wind turbine noise
ELKINS – Two lawsuits have been filed against New Creek Wind after the plaintiffs claim its wind turbines are noisy.
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia president concludes term
MORGANTOWN – Jill Cranston Rice, an attorney with Dinsmore & Shohl, has concluded her term as the president of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.