News from March 2018
Beckley residents allege State Farm failed to pay underinsured motorist coverage
BECKLEY – A Beckley mother and son are seeking damages from a motorist and insurer regarding an auto accident in Sophia.
Submission open for Kids Kick Opioids contest
CHARLESTON – West Virginia, the state with the highest drug overdose death rate in the country, will seek again this year to promote student awareness of prescription painkiller abuse with the 2018 Kids Kick Opioids contest.
W.Va. joins coalition pushing to help protect employees from sexual harassment
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently joined a bipartisan coalition of 56 states and territories urging Congress to end secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment.
Morrisey announces fraud investigation nets prison sentence
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General announced that an Eastern Panhandle contractor is now heading to prison after an investigation conducted by his office and partners.
Morrisey moves to suspend lawsuit against DEA
CHARLESTON – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has moved to suspend a December lawsuit filed against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration after receiving a federal directive given to the DEA from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Family Dollar shopper alleges wooden chest fell on her, caused injuries
WHEELING – A shopper at a Wheeling Family Dollar store alleges she was injured when a chest that was part of a display fell on her.
Traveler seeks damages from Sleep Inn Beaver after fall on ice
BECKLEY – A New York traveler is suing a Beaver hotel over alleged injuries after slipping on ice.
Bluefield man alleges sewage backup caused more than $20,000 in structural damage
PRINCETON – A Bluefield man is suing the city's sanitary board after sewage backed up into his home and allegedly damaged his property.
Man claims Schlumberger Technology discriminated against him
MOUNDSVILLE – A Monongalia County resident alleges his ethnicity and faith were factors in his termination by a company doing business in the oil and gas industry.
Employee alleges State Electric Supply terminated him in retaliation
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County company is alleged to have terminated a Fayette County man in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim.
Bounty Minerals seeks declaration in well dispute with Alabama company
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Texas company is seeking declaration from the court in a dispute with an Alabama company regarding a well in Wetzel County.
Judge grants petition in chief workers’ comp judge’s case
CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Carrie Webster granted a petition for a writ of mandamus and partially granted a petition for injunctive relief in a lawsuit filed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Rebecca A. Roush.
Supreme Court suspends Putnam Co. attorney facing federal child porn charge
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of a Putnam County attorney who is facing a federal child pornography charge.
Pet groomer sues insurance company for denying claim
MARTINSBURG – A pet groomer is suing Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America after she claims it failed to pay on a claim for fire damages.
Two men sue Arch Coal for Fair Labor Standards Act violations
BECKLEY – Two men are suing Arch Coal after they claim it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to properly pay them for all hours worked.
11 Antero royalty payment lawsuits removed to federal court
MARTINSBURG – Eleven lawsuits against Antero Resources for oil and gas royalty payment issues were removed to federal court.
ECM Energy Services alleged to have retaliated against former employees over legal claims
CLARKSBURG – Two West Virginia residents formerly employed by an energy services company with an office in Bridgeport allege they were not rehired because of their legal claims against the company over wages.
Dollar General shopper claims boxes of glass jars injured her at store
PINEVILLE – A shopper at the Dollar General Store in Oceana alleges she was injured when several boxes fell on her.
Kentucky woman alleges claim for disability benefits was wrongfully denied
HUNTINGTON – A Kentucky resident alleges her claim for disability benefits was illegally denied.
Hurricane woman files suit against Ditech Financial over foreclosure letter
WINFIELD – A Hurricane resident alleges a debt collector used unfair and unconscionable means to collect an alleged debt.