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Woman blames foster care system for autistic son's drowning
PARKERSBURG – A Ripley woman blames the state foster care system for her three-year-old autistic son’s drowning death.
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Cary secures judgment against second largest bank in the world
CHARLESTON – Charleston attorney Michael M. Cary has scored a judgment against Bank of America in a debt collection case.
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Class action claims Buffalo Wild Wings didn't pay workers before abrupt closure
HUNTINGTON – A class action lawsuit claims employees at a recently closed Barboursville restaurant weren’t paid all of their wages.
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Hotel consulting company sues Glade Springs resort operator for nonpayment
BECKLEY – A company that provides consulting services to hotels has sued a company associated with the Resort at Glade Springs.
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Man accuses Service Wire of age discrimination
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man says he was a victim of age discrimination by his former employer.
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Estate blames jail system, medical staff for man's suicide
CHARLESTON – The estate of a Kanawha County man with a long history of mental illness blames the state jail system and its medical provider for his death.
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Pitt says Marshall doesn't have sovereign immunity in football dispute
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh says Marshall University does not enjoy sovereign immunity from being sued in the schools’ legal dispute over the cancelation of a 2020 football game.
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Estate blames corrections, medical staff for man's death at NCRJ
CHARLESTON – The estate of man who died in custody has filed a lawsuit blaming the state jail authority and its medical provider for his death.
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Gay ex-lawmaker says he was discriminated against by employer, embattled former cop
CHARLESTON – A gay former lawmaker says he was discriminated against by his employer after he announced his engagement to his partner.
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Australian company seeks $9M foreign judgment from Active Resources
WILLIAMSON – An Australian investment company has filed a $9 million foreign judgment petition against a Tennessee-based energy company that has mining operations in southern West Virginia.
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Morgantown employee accuses former supervisor of sexual harassment
MORGANTOWN – A woman who works for the City of Morgantown says city leaders failed to enforce its zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy.
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Sissonville couple convicted of child neglect, trafficking sued by adopted daughter
CHARLESTON – A Sissonville couple convicted last month of child neglect, human trafficking and more have been sued by one of their adopted children.
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Accident on Barboursville Fall Fest ride results in lawsuit
HUNTINGTON – A accident involving a child at Barboursville Fall Fest has resulted in a lawsuit.
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Woman accuses Ranson's police chief of sexual harassment, unlawful termination
CHARLES TOWN – A Kearneysville woman says she was a victim of sexual harassment and unlawful termination by Ranson’s police chief.
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Woman blames salon after permanent eyeliner tattoo spreads over face
PRINCETON – A Virginia woman says a visit to update her permanent eye makeup became a real eye-opening experience.
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Law firm says bank mishandled money in trust account
FAIRMONT – A Fairmont law firm is accusing a bank of improperly handing its money.
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Mountaineer Gas sues water company over second rupture that caused gas outage
CHARLESTON – Second verse, same as the first.
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Couple blames Blennerhassett Hotel, owner for wedding night theft
PARKERSBURG – A recently married couple says their nuptials were ruined when most of their wedding gifts as well as irreplaceable family items were stolen.
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Woman accuses security company of sexual harassment, gender discrimination
LOGAN – A woman says she was a victim of sexual harassment and gender discrimination by a southern West Virginia security company.
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Former juvenile residents say they were sexually abused by River Park Hospital staff
HUNTINGTON – A dozen former juvenile residents of River Park Hospital say they were sexually abused there by guards, counselors and others while they say the facility “turned a blind eye to this culture of abuse.”