WHEELING — Toriseva Law announced the team of attorneys collaborating on behalf of female law enforcement in the state who are planning to sue the state police for alleged misconduct.
Toriseva Law will collaborate with the Law Offices of Kelly R. Reed and Cranston & Edwards on the lawsuits.
The misconduct lawsuits they will be working together on include an alleged hidden camera that was placed for an undetermined number of years in the female locker and shower facility at the state police training academy.
The victims will be filing claims for a toxic and hostile work environment. Many have additional claims relating to physical and sexual abuse they suffered while training at the academy.
The three law firms will combine clients, resources, and energy for the lawsuits.
Toriseva Law will be working closely with Kelly Reed and Traci Cook of the Law Offices of Kelly R. Reed and Bryan Edwards and Paul Cranston of Cranston & Edwards.
Reed has been professionally recognized as a Super Lawyer and regularly handles complex litigation for people who have been injured. She is the current vice-president of the West Virginia Association for Justice.
Cook brings extensive litigation experience in cases involving law enforcement. She has many years as a criminal defense attorney and as an assistant county prosecutor, as well as an assistant United States attorney.
Edwards has tried many complex cases to verdict and obtained numerous settlements and judgments for clients throughout West Virginia.
Cranston is a Nationally Ranked Top 10 personal injury attorney by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys for excellence in the field of Personal Injury. He is also recognized as on of the "Top 100" trial lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers.
The impending plaintiffs allege accusations of spoliation of evidence, invasion of privacy, breach of confidentiality, violations of the West Virginia Human Rights Act based on gender, violations of the state Constitution for deprivation of rights, privileges and immunities, negligent supervision, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, violations of the West Virginia Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act and negligence.
The women say they have suffered anxiety, humiliation, annoyance, inconvenience, invasion of privacy, emotional distress, pain, suffering, mental anguish, loss of ability to enjoy life and other damages.