News from August 2019
Disabled veteran claims Bank of America violated settlement by negatively reporting loan to credit agencies
CLARKSBURG – A disabled U.S. Coast Guard veteran who reached a settlement with Bank of America after a foreclosure dispute now claims the bank has violated the agreement by continuing to supply negative credit information to credit reporting agencies.
Man says his wife was bullied until she killed herself
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man claims his wife was bullied and intimated until she committed suicide by jumping off the New River Gorge Bridge.
Opioid judge supports `negotiating class,’ tells critics like state AGs to `come up with a better model’
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors left little doubt he supports a plan developed by private lawyers to assemble an unprecedented “negotiating class” consisting of every city and county in the U.S.
Nurse alleges Open Doors for the Developmentally Challenged terminated her because of disability
SUMMERSVILLE – A Webster County registered nurse who worked at a center for those with disabilities alleges the facility reported her to the Board of Nursing with false allegations and fired her because of her disability.
Logan Regional Medical Center patient alleges hospital's negligence caused ulcers
LOGAN – A Holden man is suing Logan General Hospital over allegations medical negligence caused him to develop pressure ulcers.
Disability Rights of West Virginia alleges it was not provided with all requested records
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Advocates, doing business as Disability Rights of West Virginia, has filed a suit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources-Bureau for Children and Families seeking declaratory judgment regarding access to records.
Man injured in auto accident alleges air bags did not deploy, seeks damages from GM
WILLIAMSON – A North Matewan man is suing General Motors over claims he purchased a defective vehicle that did not protect him during an accident.
Mother files suit against Burlington United Methodist Family Services over son's broken arm
KEYSER – A Fairmont woman alleges the negligence of a treatment center caused her son's broken arm.
Couple sues Thornhill Ford Lincoln over allegations the truck they purchased was defective
LOGAN – A Chapmanville couple is suing Thornhill Group Inc., doing business as Thornhill Ford Lincoln, over allegations a vehicle they purchased was defective.
Wayne County resident rear-ended by Shield Roofing and Construction employee seeks damages
HUNTINGTON – A Wayne County resident who allegedly suffered neck and shoulder injuries after she was rear-ended by the driver of a roofing and construction vehicle is suing the company over allegations of negligence.
Another pipeline to prosperity and national security
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 16-state group urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that halted construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This project offers enormous economic and national security benefits.
Morrisey sold us out with drug settlements
CHARLESTON – There has never been any doubt that the opioid epidemic has ravaged the state of West Virginia. Now newly uncovered evidence proves what we already know.
Accurate voter registration lists are first step in election integrity
CHARLESTON – There is much concern over election integrity as we approach the 2020 election. However, West Virginians can rest assured that as our state's top election official, I have been working diligently with county clerks and other officials throughout the state to secure our elections, and to ensure an accurate vote count on election night.
Justice companies continue to argue they should be dismissed from Virginia lawsuit
ROANOKE, Va. — Nine companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family that are defendants in a lawsuit filed by the United States government in May continue to argue they should not be part of a lawsuit filed in Virginia.
Settlement reached in Raleigh Heart Clinic cases
BECKLEY — A settlement was reached Friday during a hearing before the Mass Litigation Panel to resolve 124 cases against Raleigh Heart Clinic and Dr. Thair Barghouthi.
Couple sues Family Dollar over alleged slip and fall injuries
MOUNDSVILLE – A Moundsville couple is seeking damages from the operators of a Family Dollar store after the wife was injured in a fall.
Woman sues Winfield QuickStop over alleged injuries from fall in parking lot
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman is suing Winfield QuickStop after tripping and falling in its parking lot.
Man struck by large piece of ice that fell from Odd Fellows building sues lodge, facility operator
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man who allegedly suffered injuries from a large piece of ice that fell on his head while he was working near an Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge has filed suit against the lodge and its maintenance and building operator.
NAPA sales associate injured in fall from ladder alleges store exposed him to unsafe working condition
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington man employed at an auto parts store and his wife are suing the store after he fell from a ladder while in the store room.
Man injured in crash claims Smith & Smith Hardwoods should have known about employee's driving history
MOUNDSVILLE – An Ohio man who alleged suffered injuries after a crash in Glen Easton involving a Smithfield company's tractor-trailer claims the company should have known about its employee's driving history.