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WEST VIRGINIA RECORD

Monday, March 18, 2024

News from 2019


Leonhardt, department working towards a better agricultural future

By Kent Leonhardt |
CHARLESTON – A turn of the calendar calls for revision of individual ideals and new goals to avoid any complacency we may have fallen into over the holidays.

AFP-WV's 2020 Path to Prosperity plan focuses on criminal justice reform, free speech

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia announced its plans for 2020 in a guide called Path to Prosperity, which it hopes lawmakers will use to help West Virginia reach its full potential.

Adult sues church, Awana club on behalf of child who was injured in group activity

By Marian Johns |
WINFIELD – Mount Vernon Baptist Church is facing a negligence suit after a young boy's two teeth were broken during an Awana program activity at the church.

Man alleges negligence of Texas ophthalmologist caused loss of sight in eye

By Marian Johns |
CHARLESTON – A West Virginia man who lost his sight in one eye from an infection alleges the infection was because of the negligence of a Texas ophthalmologist.

Woman alleges she received telemarketing calls from Classified Advertising Ventures after placing Craigslist ad

By Marian Johns |
WHEELING – An Ohio County woman alleges she received illegal telemarketing calls on her cellphone after placing an ad on Craigslist.

Woman who fell while horseback riding at Oglebay Resort files suit

By Marian Johns |
WHEELING – A Texas couple alleges the wife was injured while riding a horse in Wheeling because the saddle shifted and caused her to fall.

Lexington Coal faces breach of contract suit over alleged nonpayment of materials, labor

By Marian Johns |
HUNTINGTON – Lexington Coal is facing a suit over allegations it has failed to pay for services, materials and labor relating to its mining operations.

Lawsuit over Putnam County auto accident sent to federal court

By Kyla Asbury |
HUNTINGTON – A lawsuit over allegations that an accident occurred due to the alleged negligence of a Boyle Bros. employee was removed to federal court.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in West Virginia Construction Company Paying $242,039 in Back Wages and Damages

By Press release submission |
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Apex Pipeline Service Inc. has entered into a consent judgment with the Department requiring payment of $121,019 in back wages, with an equal amount in liquidated damages, to 243 employees at its Nitro, West Virginia, facility.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF WEST VIRGINIA: Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit

By Press release submission |
U.S. Attorney Bill Powell is applauding the announcement made by Attorney General William P. Barr last week regarding the launch of “Operation Relentless Pursuit,” an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven of America’s most violent cities through a surge in federal resources.

Patron files suit against Cinemark over allegations fall was caused by poorly lit stairs

By Marian Johns |
WINFIELD – Cinemark is facing a negligence suit by a Putnam County man who alleges he fell because of an unlit or poorly lit staircase at the theater.

EAN Holdings denies allegations in ice slip and fall case

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – EAN Holdings has denied all allegations against it in a lawsuit filed by a man who fell on the sidewalk in front of its Charleston storefront.

Huntington woman alleges mortgage company continued to harass her after she paid loan off in full

By Kyla Asbury |
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington woman is suing PHH Mortgage after she claims it used illegal and abusive servicing practices while servicing her home mortgage loan.

Status hearing scheduled in Reilley's shareholders' case over allegations they weren't provided proper payments

By Kyla Asbury |
MOUNDSVILLE – A status hearing has been scheduled in a lawsuit against Reilley's Inc. alleging two shareholders didn't receive dividend payments for more than 10 years.

Trial scheduled in Allstate case over homeowners' claim for damage from refrigerator leak

By Kyla Asbury |
MARTINSBURG – A trial has been scheduled in a lawsuit against Allstate over allegations of breach of contract for denying a water damage claim.

Suit against Sandbox Logistics over allegations of unpaid overtime pay removed to federal court

By Kyla Asbury |
CLARKSBURG – A class-action lawsuit against Sandbox Logistics alleging workers were not timely paid and were routinely required to work 16-hour days, seven days a week has been removed to federal court.

Wheeling commercial property owner claims tenant owes past-due rent, left 'substantial amount of junk'

By Marian Johns |
WHEELING – A Wheeling commercial property owner alleges it has not been paid in a year for the rental of building space to Klear LLC.

Former union member sues union, ex-employer for violating right-to-work law

By Kyla Asbury |
FAIRMONT — A former Tygart Center employee is suing her former union, claiming it violated the state's right-to-work law.

Cabell County Bar Association donates $6,000 to Huntington High food pantry

By Kyla Asbury |
The Cabell County Bar Association took nearly $6,000 in donations to Cliff's Closet, the food pantry operated within Huntington High School.

Late federal judge's estate provides $100,000 to WVSU scholarship fund

By Kyla Asbury |
DUNBAR – The estate of a federal appeals court judge who graduated from West Virginia State University provided $100,000 to a scholarship fund established in his honor at the university.