News from November 2017
GE-Fairchild claims Bluestone Coal owes more than $64,000
BECKLEY – A Lawrence Park, Pennsylvania, company alleges that a Daniels corporation failed to pay for goods delivered.
Reinhart Foodservice alleges Wheeling eatery failed to pay for goods
WHEELING – A Wheeling restaurant is alleged to owe more than $17,000 for goods.
State auditor dismissed from Richwood mayor’s lawsuit
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Joanna Tabit dismissed Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber claims against State Auditor J.B. McCuskey in his lawsuit after he was put on administrative leave while the McCuskey’s office performed an investigation.
AG provides update on Frontier settlement
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that Frontier Communications has increased internet speeds for approximately 43 percent of customers impacted by its estimated $160 million settlement with West Virginia.
Taco Bell customer seeks damages after fall allegedly caused by leaking soda machine
CHARLESTON – A Dunbar woman alleges she fell at a St. Albans restaurant because of water on the floor.
Woman alleges dealer failed to disclose vehicle had been painted, repaired
CHARLESTON – A Charleston auto dealer is alleged to have sold a defective vehicle without disclosing the defects to a consumer.
Newport II LLC alleges Tanfastiq owes more than $8,000 in past-due rent
CHARLESTON – The owners of an Elkview property allege that former tenants abandoned it without paying past-due rent and taxes.
Hanson Ready Mix Inc. alleges Allmon General Contractors owes more than $9,000
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County business is alleged to have failed to make payments under a credit application.
Former Merry X-Ray Chemical employee files suit over termination
WINFIELD – A man alleges he was subjected to retaliatory discharge by his Putnam County employer after he filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits.
Some people are never satisfied
Greed used to be considered a bad thing, a vice. How often have we heard that line from St. Paul's epistle about the love of money being the root of all evil? How many times have parents and teachers reminded us of Aesop's fable about the dog that lost the bone he had while trying to snag another one from his reflection in a stream?
A national response to the fentanyl epidemic
WASHINGTON – Last month, President Trump brought national attention to an issue affecting West Virginia more than any other state – the fentanyl and opioid crisis. By declaring a public health emergency, new resources and support will be coming to West Virginia to help stop drug trafficking and expand treatment for people struggling with addiction.
Human trafficking can happen here
CHARLESTON – When many hear the phrase “human trafficking,” they may think of people from abroad being smuggled into this country to work.
Mercer Co. man accuses physician of negligence, alleges permanent nerve damage
PRINCETON – A Mercer County man alleges that he has suffered injuries to his arm because of a physician's negligence.
Dentons global CEO Portnoy to talks about 'Morgantown roots' at WVU event
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia native Elliott Portnoy talked about his “Morgantown roots” and shared how they helped to lead him to a post as the global chief executive officer at law firm Dentons during a Nov. 6 event at the West Virginia University Erickson Alumni Center.
Applachian Justice Initiative discussion focuses on impact of incarceration
MORGANTOWN – A Nov. 1 discussion jointly hosted by the Appalachian Justice Initiative and West Virginia University on mass incarceration “(highlighted) the documentary work of artist Raymond Thompson on the struggles particular to family members who have a loved one incarcerated in Appalachia."
Woman alleges Express Employment Professionals terminated her after notification of pregnancy
CHARLESTON – A woman alleges that her former employer discriminated against her because of her sex.
Amherst Madison employee alleges hands were crushed while trying to remove log
CHARLESTON – A Red House man alleges he was injured while working on the Ohio River when his hands were crushed.
Putnam Co. man accuses nephews of illegal timber harvesting from property
WINFIELD – A Hurricane man alleges his nephews illegally removed timber from a property he has a share in without his permission.
Former Bethany College employee seeks disability benefits under plan
CLARKSBURG – A Wellsburg woman alleges that her claim for disability benefits was wrongfully denied.
Midland Credit Management Inc. alleged to have attempted to collect time-barred debt
BECKLEY – Two consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a debt collector over allegations it is attempting to collect time-barred debts.