News on West Virginia Record

CHARLESTON — A Jackson County man is suing his former employer, alleging age and disability discrimination.

CHARLESTON — A Monongalia County woman is suing Kanawha County nursing home facility operators, alleging their negligence led to her grandmother's death.

NEW CUMBERLAND — An Ohio couple is suing a Weirton homeowner and a tour coordinator, alleging their negligence caused the wife to be injured in a fall. 

FAYETTEVILLE — A Virginia mining equipment manufacturer is suing a parts supplier, alleging breach of a consignment agreement.

NEW MARTINSVILLE — A Pennsylvania tractor trailer operator is suing a transportation company, alleging the defendant's negligence caused a crash that injured the plaintiff. 

RAVENSWOOD – Century Aluminum has agreed to pay a group of retired workers from its Ravenswood plant that closed in 2009 $23 million for benefits.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently alerted employers to an email phishing scam that already has targeted at least two entities in southern West Virginia.

CHARLESTON – A jury returned a verdict of nearly $300,000 against Cunningham Energy in a wrongful termination lawsuit.

CHARLESTON – A woman is suing the City of Marmet after she claims she was injured by a police officer.

HUNTINGTON — A West Virginia woman is suing a debt collector, alleging invasion of privacy and violation of telephone harassment statutes.

LOGAN – Five more lawsuits have been filed against Bizzack Construction for property damages caused by highway construction.

CHARLESTON – A man is suing Apria Healthcare after he claims it violated the Family Medical Leave Act and terminated his employment.

BECKLEY — A Beckley couple is suing J.C. Penney, alleging its negligence caused injuries to the wife.

MORGANTOWN — A Pennsylvania couple is suing West Virginia University medical care providers, alleging their negligence led to injuries to the wife.

HUNTINGTON — A Kanawha County doctor is suing a Huntington physicians group, alleging breach of a professional medical services agreement.

WHEELING — An Ohio County contractor is suing health care businesses, alleging breach of contract.

WHEELING — An Ohio County man is suing insurance providers, alleging breach of an insurance contract.

FAYETTEVILLE — A Fayetteville electrical contractor is suing a Springdale car wash business, alleging breach of contract.

CHARLESTON – Two groups that frequently butt heads are doing it again, this time over a recent state Supreme Court opinion saying West Virginia is “an appeal by right jurisdiction.” In a Feb. 8 opinion about the involuntary hospitalization of a Kanawha County woman, Chief Justice Allen Loughry used a case point to stress that “all properly perfected appeals are reviewed by the (West Virginia Supreme) Court and result in a written decision on the merits of each appeal.” In the opinion, Loughry writes that the petitioner had discounted the Supreme Court’s ruling in a previous case, relying on a case styled Hammons v.

CHARLESTON – The 31st Circuit Adult Drug Court had its first graduation ceremony on Feb. 3 at the Summers County Courthouse. The Summers and Monroe counties drug court’s inaugural ceremony celebrated five graduates who completed the program.