News from 2017
Man files suit against Wheeling Hospital, doctor alleging surgery injured wrist
WHEELING – A Belmont County, Ohio, couple alleges the husband was injured because of a screw used in a surgery.
Pritchard Mining Co. alleged to owe nearly $400,000 for fuel
CHARLESTON – A Chesapeake business is alleged to have failed to pay for fuel it purchased.
All Quality alleges gate operator from Controlled Products Systems Group was defective
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County business alleges that a product it ordered was defective and has cost it damages.
S & W Trucking Co., driver named in suit over fatal accident on state Route 123
PRINCETON – A Mercer County man has filed suit against a Virginia trucking company and its driver after a fatal accident in the county.
Financial Pacific Leasing says it is owed more than $30,000 for loan
KINGWOOD – A financing company alleges it is owed for a loan currently in default.
G.M. McCrossin files suit against Ronceverte over waste water facility contract
BECKLEY – A Pennsylvania company alleges that the city of Ronceverte forced it to incur more labor costs and other damages on a construction project.
New Beginnings Drug Treatment Center alleged to have failed to timely pay wages to discharged director
CHARLESTON – A former nursing director for a Kanawha County drug treatment center alleges she was not paid in a timely manner after she was discharged.
AG, State Police team to expedite drug offender prosecution
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Attorney General's office and the West Virginia State Police announced a $1 million contribution to accelerate the prosecution of drug offenders by providing much needed resources to reduce the state Forensic Laboratory’s backlog of drug identification tests.
Supreme Court hears appeal in Nicholas County school consolidation case
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments on the appeal of the case involving a request to consolidate schools in Nicholas County.
Morrisey helps recover another half million in state funds
Remember how Darrell McGraw spent two decades as state attorney general using public funds for self-promotion and awarding contingency contracts to cronies?
The Flag, the Medal of Honor and the President
WHEELING – During the Civil War, flags on the battlefield had enormous tactical and strategic importance. Regimental flags allowed soldiers to know the position of their units, and which direction they should be moving to keep up with it.
Major reform of nation's tax system badly needed
You've probably heard in the news that President Trump is beginning to move Congress toward tackling tax reforms.
Kanawha Co. jury awards $5.7 million in medical malpractice case
CHARLESTON – A jury has awarded $5.7 million to a woman who claimed she was injured during surgery.
Medical screening program underway in DuPont case, informational meetings planned
PARKERSBURG – Chemical giant DuPont and spin-off company Chemours are in the process of paying out $670 million to 3,500 claimants in Ohio and West Virginia who contended in lawsuits their health was jeopardized from a spill of toxic chemicals used to make Teflon from a plant near Parkersburg more than a decade ago.
Burdette to bridge Bowles Rice, Polymer Alliance Zone in new CEO role
DAVISVILLE – Bowles Rice Business Development Director Keith Burdette has been named president and chief executive officer of the Polymer Alliance Zone.
Special Metals employee alleges unsafe workplace caused thumb amputation
HUNTINGTON – An Ohio couple alleges the husband was injured while working for a metals manufacturer.
Ohio Valley Colon and Rectal Surgeons, others alleged to have left instrument in man's body after surgery
WHEELING – An Ohio couple is seeking damages from a surgeon and two health care facilities after a surgical instrument was allegedly left in the husband's body after a surgery.
Huntington McDonald's customer alleges greasy restroom floor caused fall
HUNTINGTON – A McDonald's patron is seeking damages after a fall in the restaurant allegedly caused her to fracture her knee cap.
Trinity Health Care Services of Logan accused of failing to provide a safe environment
LOGAN – An administrator alleges a Logan care facility caused his decedent harm because of its actions and/or inactions.
Pedestrian files suit against city of Huntington after falling on sidewalk
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman alleges that she was injured because of an uneven portion of sidewalk.