News from 2017
Lowe's, others facing suit over allegedly defective flooring
BECKLEY – A Greenbrier County man and the owner of commercial retail property in Beckley claim that a hardwood floor they had installed on a property was defective and had to be replaced.
Logan man alleges skin cancer, lung disease caused by exposure during reclamation jobs
LOGAN – A Logan couple alleges that the husband has developed medical conditions as a result to exposure during reclamation work for coal companies.
Miner claims Panther Creek Mining terminated him for filing workers' comp claim
WILLIAMSON – A Williamson man alleges he was wrongfully terminated because he filed a workers' compensation claim and that he was subjected to discriminatory treatment because of his race.
K-Motion Transport LLC alleges it is owed more than $140,000 for services
PINEVILLE – A transportation company alleges that it has not been paid for its services.
Glade Springs Village Property Owners Association alleges it is owed more than $75,000 for fees
BECKLEY – The owner of several properties in Raleigh County's Glade Springs Village is alleged to have failed to pay a property owners association.
Man alleges he was charged excessive fees for American Advisors Group loan
WHEELING – A man alleges that his loan was closed by an unauthorized person and that he was charged excessive fees.
Attorney: EQT drilling verdict 'affirms property rights of surface landowners'
WEST UNION – A jury verdict delivered earlier this month that ordered EQT Production Co. to pay $190,000 to two Doddridge County landowners after the company built a well pad on their land without permission “simply means that the industry will need to negotiate in good faith with surface landowners to obtain the use of their land prior to the commencement of horizontal drilling operations,” David Grubb of The Grubb Law Group told The West Virginia Record.
Opioid Abuse Prevention Game of the Week enjoying a 'successful' second season
CHARLESTON – With more than a dozen games visited and more scheduled across the state through the rest of football season, the second year of West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's Opioid Abuse Prevention Game of the Week is proving as successful as the first, he says.
Judge denies motion to set aside $2 million judgment in wrongful termination case
MADISON – A judge has denied a motion to set aside a nearly $2 million judgment in a wrongful termination lawsuit.
Man sues Kanawha County, others for wrongful conviction for 1990 Zain case
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Kanawha County, as well as county officials and agencies, after he claims he was wrongfully convicted.
State Supreme Court says Huntington man has to pay fines
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued a memorandum decision agreeing that a Huntington man must $685 in fines.
Wal-Mart slip-and-fall case removed to federal court
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Wal-mart Stores East LP after she claims she slipped and fell in one of its stores and was injured.
Couple sues Liberty Mutual Insurance for alleged bad faith, unfair practices
WHEELING – A couple is suing Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for acting in bad faith and violating a state act regarding unfair practices.
Man sues The Vanguard Group for negligence, breach of duty
ELKINS – A man is suing The Vanguard Group after he claims it wrongly gave his ex-wife half of his entire retirement fund.
Supreme Court says man did not timely file grievance
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued a memorandum decision finding that Kanawha Circuit Court did not err in finding that a man did not timely file a grievance with the Pocahontas County Board of Education.
Nelson Mullins partner joins state Chamber board
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington attorney has been selected to serve on the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce board.
Norfolk Southern Railway conductor seeks $5 million after fall
NEW CUMBERLAND – A conductor alleges he was injured because his railway employer failed to provide a safe place to work.
Men allege Chesapeake well polluted water supply, seek $4 million
LOGAN – Three Logan County individuals are seeking $4 million in damages over allegations that a Chesapeake Energy well has polluted their private wells and a pond used to provide water to livestock.
Patient alleges Cook Medical implanted device failed
BECKLEY – A Lynco man alleges he needed a second surgery because of the failure of a medical device.
Glade Springs Village Property Owners Association alleges it is owed fees from property owner
BECKLEY – A property owners association alleges that a property owner in Glade Springs Village has failed to pay annual dues and other costs.