News from March 2020
Nurses allege doctor's harassment caused hostile work environment
NEW MARTINSVILLE – Two registered nurses are suing ERX LLC over allegations they were forced to work in a hostile work environment due to a male doctor who was harassing them.
Consumer claims South Charleston auto dealer sold defective car that had seven previous owners
CHARLESTON – A South Charleston auto dealership is facing a suit from a 72-year-old Charleston woman who claims she was fraudulently sold a defective car that had seven previous owners.
Politically generous lawyers poised to take billions from opioid settlement
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Their request for some $3 billion in fees has generated fierce resistance from state attorneys general and defendants, but don’t worry about the financial states of private lawyers who represent thousands of municipal plaintiffs in opioid litigation.
Daughter of veteran who died at VA hospital due to severe hypoglycemia sues federal government
CLARKSBURG — A lawsuit filed against the federal government for the wrongful death of a veteran who was given an insulin injection while he was at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
No intermediate appellate court this year
“Will this be the year that West Virginia finally gets an intermediate appellate court?”That was the question we posed in an editorial two weeks ago.
In West Virginia, every voter counts
A new law requires election officials to make absentee voting fully accessible to voters with physical disabilities who are prevented from voting in-person at the polls and from marking ballots without assistance. These absentee voters with physical disabilities now have an option to mail or electronically submit their ballot back to their county clerk using approved technology.
WVDA laboratories vital to West Virginia food system
We clearly have a lot to be proud of when it comes to the WVDA laboratories. Maybe I am biased, as the Commissioner of Agriculture, but without a trusted food system, our citizens’ quality of life would surely suffer.
AG ready to enforce price gouging law during coronavirus state of preparedness
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has warned West Virginia businesses to adhere to the state’s price gouging law during the coronavirus-related state of preparedness. Laws prohibiting such activity took effect statewide Feb. 4 with Gov. Jim Justice's declaration of a state of preparedness.
Lawmakers in Oklahoma, West Virginia the latest to call for rejection of ALI's insurance Restatement
PHILADELPHIA – Oklahoma and West Virginia can be added to the growing list of states seeking to formally reject the American Law Institute’s controversial Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance - a project that some see as evidence of an ideological shift at the organization that amounts to a power-trip.
Organization wants lawmakers to continue working on intermediate court after bill dies in House
CHARLESTON —Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia is disappointed that lawmakers decided to vote against legislation that would have created an intermediate appellate court in the state.
CAMC visitor alleges knee, leg were injured in fall caused by liquid in hallway
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center alleging she was injured when she encountered an unseen liquid in the floor of the hospital.
Richwood Industries employees sue coal mine for injuries sustained in mantrip collision
BECKLEY – Two Richwood Industries employees are suing Coronado Coal alleging injuries.
Woman claims Stryker Sustainability fired her over complaints about male employee
HUNTINGTON – A Wayne County woman is suing Stryker Sustainability over allegations of a hostile work environment and retaliatory discharge.
East Bank couple alleges Gateway Mortgage Group wrongfully pursued foreclosure
CHARLESTON – An East Bank couple is suing Gateway Mortgage Group over the alleged gross mismanagement of a loan program that was designed to foster home retention for borrowers who fell on hard times.
Woman sues Kia, auto dealership alleging Optima had numerous defects
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman is suing Kia Motors America and a West Virginia auto dealership claiming her new Kia Optima had numerous defects that were unrepairable.
Man sues Toyota, dealer over allegations they failed to fix rattling in Tacoma
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County man is suing Toyota and a West Virginia dealer over allegations his new Tacoma truck does not conform to the manufacturer's express warranties.
WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS: Judge Nines to Sit on Supreme Court for One Case
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Barbour and Taylor Counties) Judge Shawn David Nines will sit on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia to hear one case on Wednesday, March 4.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF WEST VIRGINIA: Department of Justice Launches a National Nursing Home Initiative
United States Attorney Mike Stuart joined Attorney General William P. Barr in announcing the Department of Justice’s National Nursing Home Initiative, which will coordinate and enhance civil and criminal efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care to their residents.
FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH BONASSO PLLC: Caleb Knight Reviews Legislative Changes at Craft 2: A Farm to Bottle Summit
Caleb Knight recently presented as part of a legislative update panel at Craft 2: A Farm to Bottle Summit at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, WV.
WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS: Treatment Court Graduation Ceremony Focuses on Hope
Treatment courts save lives and families, participants said during a multi-county Adult Drug Court graduation in the Supreme Court Courtroom on Thursday.