News on West Virginia Record

WEST UNION – A three-judge panel has issued an order denying and dismissing a removal petition for Doddridge County Commissioner Greg Robinson. The three-judge panel held an evidentiary hearing on April 18. It found that the respondent, Charles Patrick Heaster, failed to meet the burden of proof on the charges alleged. The order was filed May 23.

BECKLEY – A Florida woman says she was injured during an accident on shuttle at The Greenbrier Resort.

NEW CUMB​ERLAND – An Ohio woman claims her four-year-old son suffered a severe burn when he swallowed a lithium battery from a Dollar Tree night light.

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Robin Jean Davis says she believes there was no legal basis for granting a rehearing in the royalties case in which the Supreme Court reversed its previous ruling last week.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – The West Virginia Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers recently meet with the dean of the West Virginia University College of Law to discuss how to strengthen ties between the two organizations.

HUNTINGTON — A customer is suing Lowe's Home Centers alleging negligence caused him to suffer injuries.

WHEELING — A Wheeling woman has filed a class action lawsuit against telemarketers, alleging violation of telephone harassment statutes.

WHEELING — A Wheeling woman is suing a Pennsylvania transport business and a driver, alleging negligence, and vicarious liability in running over the plaintiff.

NEW CUMBERLAND — A Hancock County man is suing an Ohio company and driver, alleging their negligence caused a crash.

CHARLESTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a Charleston business in a patents rights case filed by Lexmark against Impression Products in 2010. Lexmark sued Impression alleging patent infringement after Impression refilled and resold used Lexmark toner cartridges.

MOUNDSVILLE — An employee is suing a construction company, alleging wrongful termination after the plaintiff complained about the death of a worker.

Financing company accuses Hanover Wrecker of wrongful detention of propertyPINEVILLE — A financing company is suing Hanover Wrecker, a towing company, citing alleged wrongful detention of property.Ally Financial Inc, f/k/a GMAC filed a complaint on May 11, in the Wyoming Circuit Court against Hanover Wrecker alleging that the towing company failed to provide timely notice that it was retaining the vehicle and charging storage as required by law.According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that, in Aug. 10, 2015, he defendant towed a vehicle to its storage lot for an unknown reason.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is urging state consumers to beware of impostor scams, particularly ones involving callers who claim to represent utility companies.

There's mystery ga​​​​​lore at WSAZ-TV in Huntington. As many as eight persons have been calling Channel 3 for more than two years, making harassing and obscene comments about one of the NBC affiliate's news anchors, but management at WSAZ claim not to know who the callers are and refuse to identify the targeted anchor, despite inadvertently divulging her sex.

CHARLESTON – Upon taking office five months ago, Secretary of State Mac Warner wasted no time in teaming up with county clerks across the state to clean up voter rolls in all 55 counties. The results of that teamwork are incredible.

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed its previous ruling in a lawsuit regarding royalties payments to property owners who have natural gas wells on their properties.

HUNTINGTON – A couple is suing Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9738 after they claim they were injured when slipping on ​​​​​the dance floor.

HUNTINGTON – A Wayne man is suing Huntington Alloys after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated.

HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center after she claims a surgeon was negligent and caused her damages and injuries.

WHEELING – A physician is suing Weirton Medical Center after he claims it breached its contract with him when it terminated his employment with no notice.