News from February 2018
Assistant safety director alleges wrongful termination by Marshall County Coal
MOUNDSVILLE – A Wyoming County man alleges his employment at a Cameron mine was wrongfully terminated.
Enhanced Recovery Co. alleged to have attempted to collect debt beyond statute of limitations
BLUEFIELD – A Mercer County consumer alleges a debt collector attempted to collect a purported debt that was beyond the statute of limitations for collection.
Morrisey joins brief to ban dismemberment abortions
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently joined a 24-state effort asking a federal appeals court to uphold state laws banning a disturbing type of abortion.
Most Gazette-Mail employees will have to reapply for jobs, lose seniority
CHARLESTON – Charleston Newspapers employees were provided some details of the company’s bankruptcy and pending sale to another newspaper company.
Former student sues Marshall over handing of assault case
HUNTINGTON – A former Marshall University student is suing the university over its handling of her sexual assault case.
Bad Science at NIOSH?
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as a research agency focused on the study of worker safety and health.
Mother alleges minor son was burned during procedure at Cabell Huntington Hospital
HUNTINGTON – A Logan County mother alleges her son was burned by a surgical instrument during a procedure at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Wheeling Jesuit University softball player files suit against school after getting hit by ball during practice
WHEELING – A Wheeling Jesuit University softball player and student alleges that the university's failure to maintain training equipment caused her head injuries.
PPPFD Inc. alleged to owe more than $180,000 for loan
BECKLEY – A Shady Spring corporation is alleged to have failed to pay a loan.
Marlinton man seeks damages from state after pickup was hit by state-owned dump truck
MARLINTON – A Marlinton man alleges he was injured when his pickup truck was hit by a state-owned dump truck.
Estate co-administrators of woman killed in Cherry Tree collision seek damages from driver, others
LOGAN – The co-administrators of an estate of a woman killed in a pedestrian/auto collision are seeking damages from the driver, the vehicle's owner and the establishment that allegedly sold the driver alcohol.
Driver alleges Ohio man failed to control church-owned vehicle in Wheeling collision
WHEELING – An Ohio County man is seeking damages from an Ohio church and resident after a rear-end collision in Wheeling.
Water crisis settlement finalized
CHARLESTON – A class action settlement in the January 2014 water crisis that left nearly 300,000 residents in nine counties without water has been finalized.
Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit against DHHR for infant’s death
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit against the state Department of Health and Human Resources over the death of an infant.
Woman alleges Wheeling physician failed to tell her biopsy found melanoma
WHEELING – A Wheeling doctor is alleged to have failed to inform a patient that a biopsy revealed melanoma.
Wheeling man alleges he fell at McDonald's because of hazardous condition
WHEELING – A patron of a Wheeling fast food restaurant alleges he was injured because of hazardous condition.
Nurse claims Monongalia Health System terminated her because of vaccine allergy disability
CLARKSBURG – A registered nurse residing in Pennsylvania alleges she was terminated after she requested a medical exemption from receiving the flu shot.
Jill Jones Formal Wear alleged to owe more than $27,000 to shopping center
WHEELING – A Wheeling shopping center alleges that a tenant failed to pay rent.
Better Hearing Center alleged to owe more than $25,000 to Florida company
WHEELING – A Wheeling business is accused of failing to pay for equipment it purchased.
Motorist seeks damages from Coca-Cola, driver after state Route 54 collision
BECKLEY – A Fraziers Bottom resident alleges a rear-end collision caused by a Coca-Cola employee caused him injuries.