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New EPA rule seeks end to auto racing
Nags and scolds. They think they know everything, that they're smarter than everyone else, that they have the right to tell their inferiors – us – what we should and shouldn't do. They worm their way into positions of authority and start issuing prescriptions and prohibitions for our “betterment.”
Firm accuses accountant of negligence, breach of duty
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County company is suing its accounting firm, claiming it failed to provide the services it was hired to perform.
Worker blames injuries on customer’s negligence
WINFIELD – A Maryland man is suing his employer’s customer for injuries he allegedly suffered while delivering products to its facility.
Worker accuses firm of disability discrimination
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman is suing her former employer for allegedly firing her after she took medical leave for work-related stress.
Customer claims clinic at fault for laser hair removal injuries
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County woman is suing a clinic over injuries allegedly caused by a cosmetic procedure.
Landlord accuses insurer of contract breach
KINGWOOD – A Preston County property owner says a lessee allowed preventable vandalism to the plaintiff's property, and that an insurance company is refusing to cover the damages.
Motorist blames driver, employer for wreck-related injuries
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County woman is suing a company over injuries she alleged suffered from a collision caused by its driver.
Insurer accuses lumber company of negligence over car wreck
PINEVILLE – Insurance giant State Farm is suing an Oceana business whose driver allegedly caused an accident injuring a policyholder.
Worker accuses company of disability discrimination
BECKLEY – A Raleigh County woman is suing her former employer for allegedly firing her after she requested time off for a doctor’s appointment.
Morrisey announces $4.9M settlement with Rite Aid
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a $4.9 million settlement with Rite Aid to resolve a dispute that involved cost savings derived from the sale of generic prescription drugs.
Senators file amicus brief over Obama immigration actions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forty-three senators have filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case challenging the Obama Administration’s immigration executive actions in support of an action by a majority of the nation’s governors and attorneys general of the states.
Woman blames Raleigh General for late husband’s unnecessary cardiac procedure
BECKLEY – A woman is suing Raleigh General Hospital after she claims an unnecessary cardiac procedure was performed on her late husband.
Man sues West Virginia State Police over police report FOIA
WHEELING – A man is suing West Virginia State Police under the Freedom of Information Act for access to a 2011 police report.
Man files petition for writ of mandamus against Putnam Magistrate Court clerk
WINFIELD – A man has filed a writ of mandamus against a Putnam County Magistrate Court Clerk.
Couple blames CONSOL for man's work injuries
HUNTINGTON – A couple is suing CONSOL of Kentucky after they claim injuries were sustained on its premises during the course of employment.
Raleigh Co. woman sues Jump Zone for child's injuries
BECKLEY – A Clear Fork woman is suing Jump Zone LLC after she claims it is responsible for her daughter’s injuries.
Second woman files class action lawsuit heart clinic for increased risk of blood-borne illnesses
BECKLEY – A second woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Raleigh Heart Clinic due to an increased risk of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Cathy L. Mills, a resident of Raleigh County, claims she was a patient of the clinic on Sept. 24, 2014, according to a complaint filed March 25 in Raleigh Circuit Court.
Judge says Blankenship doesn't have to pay $28M in restitution to Alpha
BECKLEY – A federal judge says former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship doesn't have to pay $28 million in restitution. In her April 4 order, Judge Irene Berger said Blankenship doesn't have to pay Alpha Natural Resources back for the legal fees it paid at least seven former Massey employees, investigative expenses and fines in relation to the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion in Raleigh County that killed 29 miners.
Disability attorney jailed on undisclosed charges
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Disability attorney Eric C. Conn was arrested Monday and is currently in the Pike County Detention Center and no bond has been set. Conn was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and is held for U.S. Marshals. He is being held on undisclosed federal charges.
Governor's Internship Program prepares students for success
CHARLESTON – Over the past several years, we in West Virginia have worked hard to create a strong education system and new opportunities for our students while developing workforce training programs to give our people the skills they need to find good-paying jobs.