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Man blames electrocution on property owner, utility company

By Robert Hadley |
GRAFTON – A Taylor County man is suing a property owner and a utility company for injuries he allegedly suffered when a tree he felled with a chainsaw touched electrical lines.

Woman brings wrongful death suit against clinic over husband’s death

By Robert Hadley |
MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County woman is suing over allegations that health-care providers misdiagnosed her husband’s condition, leading to his death.

Laborer accuses steel firm of wrongful termination

By Robert Hadley |
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County man is suing his former employer for allegedly firing him for taking a health-related leave of absence.

Trucking company sued for alleged failure to pay

By Robert Hadley |
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County company is suing a customer for allegedly failing to pay for repair work performed on its fleet of commercial trucks and trailers.

Grandmother's lawsuit seeks to prevent foreclosure

By Robert Hadley |
HUNTINGTON – A 72-year-old Cabell County woman is suing her bank in an attempt to prevent foreclosure and make the monthly payments permanently more affordable.

Line cook accuses Olive Garden of negligence, discrimination

By Robert Hadley |
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County man says he was fired after filing a Workers Compensation claim for work-related injuries.

Motorists accuse State Farm of failing to settle claim

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Putnam County couple is suing their insurer, claiming the company refused to settle a $100,000 claim for an auto wreck.

Cell phone customer accuses telemarketer of alleged harassment

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing a telemarketer for allegedly placing numerous harassing calls to his cell phone for no apparent reason.

Worker accuses employer of alleged disability discrimination

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman alleges her ex-employer effectively fired her after she underwent heart surgery six months into a new job.

Morrisey says office with continue fight against fraud despite governor’s veto

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is voicing his displeasure with a bill Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed that affects investigators from the AG's office.

WVU professor of law elected into the American Law Institute

By Carrie Bradon |
In a recent election by the American Law Institute, Vincent Cardi, a West Virginia University College of Law professor was chosen to be part of the institute.

Morrisey joins six states in challenging EPA rule with auto racing

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined six other states in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a proposed rule that could deal a significant blow to stock car and drag racing in West Virginia.

State blames overpass damage on transport firm

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – The state of West Virginia is suing a transport company for its alleged involvement in an accident that damaged a public bridge.

Brent Benjamin releases TV ads

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – With the upcoming election in May, Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin has released TV advertisements with testimonials about his work developing and expanding the state’s Drug Court program.

State accuses company of negligence in fuel spill

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Transportation is suing a private company to recover costs the state allegedly paid to clean up a fuel spill.

State accuses company of negligence over bridge damage

By Robert Hadley |
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Transportation is suing a private company to recover costs the state allegedly paid to clean up a fuel spill.

Amicus Curiae series wraps up with final lecture of year

By Kyla Asbury |
HUNTINGTON – The Amicus Curiae Lecture Series will welcome its final lecturer on April 7 at Marshall University.

Morrisey settles claims against sham cancer charities

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a permanent injunction to dissolve two nationwide sham cancer charities.

Couple sues Ergon-West Virginia for discrimination

By Kyla Asbury |
WHEELING – A couple is suing Ergon-West Virginia for wrongfully termination and discrimination.

Jury awards TV reporter $11k for damages from attack

By Kyla Asbury |
CLAY – A Clay County jury has awarded WCHS-TV reporter Bob Aaron $11,000 in damages for the 2014 attack while he was out on assignment.