THIS JUST IN: Brooke County
April 22 John A. Fowler and Debra Fowler v. Michael Smitsky d/b/a Michael Smitsky Excavating J- Recht; PA-Michael G. Simon * Smitsky improperly installed a downspout on the Fowlers’ home, resulting in...
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May 30 Robert Huffman v. Gregory Greely J- Mazzone; PA-Jerry Sklavounakis * Huffman was employed by Greely as a truck driver. Huffman claims he was unable to cash a final check Greely owed him because...
View ArticleJudge imposes $4.5M fine on Johnson & Johnson
WELLSBURG – Circuit Judge Martin Gaughan has imposed a penalty of nearly $4.5 million on drug maker Johnson & Johnson for false and misleading promotion of antipsychotic drug Risperdal and...
View ArticleLawyer says family members ‘feel vindicated’ by $2M settlement
WELLSBURG — A Wheeling lawyer says family members of a woman who died after a cancer-related surgery at Weirton Medical Center in 2005 “feel vindicated by our justice system” after the hospital...
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Ky. woman says roller coaster gave her whiplash
Camden Park opened in 1903. The Little Dipper opened in 1961. HUNTINGTON – A Kentucky woman has filed suit against Camden Park after she says she suffered from whiplash on one of the amusement park’s...
View ArticleWeirton resident sues city for water line break
WELLSBURG — The City of Weirton is being sued after a resident claims the massive water line break earlier this month caused damages. Ronald Gable, a Weirton resident, filed the class action lawsuit...
View ArticleStamp: Brooke County judges can handle case against RG Steel Wheeling
WHEELING – A federal judge has remanded a dispute between Mountain State Carbon and RG Steel Wheeling, ruling Brooke County judges are capable of handling the case properly. U.S. District Judge...
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Supreme Court affirms arbitration ruling in favor of AT&T
Justices of the state Supreme Court CHARLESTON – AT&T had the right to compel arbitration in a cellular phone bill dispute, according to an opinion issued by the state Supreme Court on June 17. The...
View ArticleFormer JPMorgan Chase worker loses constructive discharge claim
CHARLESTON – A Brooke County bank worker who alleged that intolerable work conditions forced her to resign has lost her appeal to the state Supreme Court. The unanimous Court issued the memorandum...
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Insurer: Plaintiff and defendant in lawsuit over drive-thru fight on same side
Kwik King Food Stores WHEELING – A Pennsylvania man and the person who punched him in the face at a Kwik King Food Stores drive-thru should be allies since they are both seeking an insurance company’s...
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Class action suit says Frigidaire, Kenmore washing machines prone to mold
The federal courthouse in Wheeling WHEELING – Gloria Waters and William Hall, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, filed suit in the Brooke County Circuit Court on Sept. 6, naming...
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Dollar General wants wrongful termination case in federal court
WHEELING — A Brooke County court case is being moved to the Northern District of West Virginia by the defendants. Ruth Yost originally filed her lawsuit Feb. 14 in Brooke Circuit Court, saying she was...
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Oil lease case headed to federal court
WHEELING — Two West Virginia companies want a court case against them moved to the Northern District of West Virginia. Brooke County residents Carol G. Dwyer and Elizabeth Ellen Fluharty originally...
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AG’s office: Debt agency complaints most common issue in Ohio Valley
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says Northern Panhandle and Ohio Valley residents filed more complaints about debt collection agencies in 2013 than any other topic. Morrisey The...
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Company wants Brooke Co. wrongful death case in federal court
WHEELING — Precision Pipeline LLC wants a case in which a former employee’s family claims the company’s negligence caused the employee’s death heard in federal court. Jennifer D. McDanell, individually...
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Justices deny Weirton’s request to keep former cop from taking deposition
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Court of Appeals has denied a request by the City of Weirton to prevent one of its former police officers from taking the deposition of a lawyer he did not formally...
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Woman says she slipped on wet bathroom floor at Wendy’s
WHEELING – A Brooke County woman is suing over claims she was injured on the wet floor of a Wendy’s restaurant bathroom. Trista Owings filed a lawsuit Oct. 7 in Brooke Circuit Court against Primary...
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Man blames Black & Decker for injuries
WHEELING – A man is suing Black & Decker for a defective tool that caused him severe and permanent injury On Aug. 14, 2013, Matthew Baker, while working for his employer, Schoop Home Improvement,...
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Northern Panhandle judge retiring
WHEELING – First Judicial Circuit (Brooke, Hancock and Ohio counties) Circuit Judge Martin J. Gaughan, 71, will retire effective June 30. Gaughn He sent a letter to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Chief...
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Group of retailers accuse of state Lottery of ‘bait-and-switch’
CHARLESTON – More than 30 businesses with video lottery terminals have filed lawsuits against the West Virginia Lottery Commission and an international gaming company for a computer change they claim...
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