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Judge uses Va. law in tossing widow’s lawsuit against insurer
Groh MARTINSBURG – A West Virginia federal judge has used Virginia law to dismiss a Martinsburg woman’s lawsuit against her late husband’s life insurance provider. U.S. District Judge Gina Groh on...
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Strippers face arbitration agreement in class action against Paradise City
Greenberg MARTINSBURG – A mandatory arbitration clause stands in the way of three strippers who filed a class action lawsuit against the club they say unfairly took a percentage of their tips, while a...
View ArticleWrongful death settlement worth $50K
MARTINSBURG – A settlement has been entered in a lawsuit over the death of David K. Ventiquattro, who made headlines in the 1980s when he shot his neighbor and blamed the game Dungeons and Dragons....
View ArticleCIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
April 4 Martinsburg Commons WVA v. Jamaican Café, Cynthia Steele and Gloria Williams PA- Catherine A. Wilkes; J-Silver * The plaintiff says Jamaican Café has failed to make monthly rent payments in...
View ArticleWoman faces $250K judgment, alleged to have stolen cars from Purple Heart...
MARTINSBURG – A Jefferson County woman faces a $250,000 default judgment in a lawsuit that alleged she help steal 43 cars belonging to an organization that helps Purple Heart recipients from an auto...
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Fourth Circuit says no conflict of interest in law firm’s appointment
CHARLESTON – A federal appeals court has found no conflict of interest in a bankruptcy trustee’s appointment of a law firm that represented another party in a separate debt collection action against...
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Stripper class action sent to arbitration
Greenberg MARTINSBURG – The three strippers who filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer have agreed to participate in arbitration. On April 17, the trio and Paradise City II agreed...
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Car wreck/heart attack case settles
Warner MARTINSBURG – A month after a scheduling order was entered setting up a trial date, a Bunker Hill man has settled his claim that a car accident caused his heart attack. On April 22, the parties...
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Berkeley lawsuit provides narrative for Mountain State University’s troubles
Part of the former Mountain State University campus located inside the Martinsburg Mall MARTINSBURG – A delay is in the works for a lawsuit that provides some insight as to how now-closed Mountain...
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Chief justice appoints judge for lawsuit against Berkeley County Council
Berkeley County office building MARTINSBURG – West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin has appointed a judge to hear a Berkeley County lawsuit that claims a councilman was attempting to...
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Man says muddy substance caused fall outside KFC
Ferretti MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County man is suing the Kentucky Fried Chicken located in Inwood because he says it caused his fall and subsequent broken ankle. Kenneth and Karen Rinehart filed a...
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April 9 Kenneth and Karen Rinehart v. Inwood Food Service and Allen Properties, dba Kentucky Fried Chicken PA- Joseph R. Ferretti; J-Wilkes * The Rineharts allege Kenneth was waiting on a food order at...
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Man settles excessive force suit against Martinsburg Police for $35K
Waddell MARTINSBURG – During his appeal to a federal appeals court, a Martinsburg man has settled his excessive force lawsuit against the city’s police force. Attorney Harry P. Waddell says his client,...
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Dollar General fighting class action lawyers over $720
A Dollar General store in Martinsburg MARTINSBURG – After a discovery dispute, Dollar General Corp. is now arguing with class action attorneys over $720. Stephanie N. Paulino filed a class action...
View ArticleCompany sued over fall off ladder
MARTINSBURG – A Morgan County man is blaming his employer for a fall off a ladder. James Michael Burks filed a lawsuit April 30 in Berkeley County Circuit Court against Timber Ridge Heating and Air...
View ArticleBar, sued over fatal accident, files suit against insurance company
MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County bar is suing insurance companies that refuse to defend or indemnify it in a 2011 lawsuit over a fatal car accident. Sparky’s Lounge, doing business as Iffie’s Sports...
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April 24 Potomac Edison v. Patrick Finger and Curtis Shaffer PA- Christopher Moore; J- Wilkes * The plaintiff claims the defendants damaged their facilities on Dec. 18, 2011, while cutting down a tree...
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Actos litigation hits small business
Patterson’s Drug Store in downtown Martinsburg. MARTINSBURG – George Karos, the owner of a pharmacy that has long stood in the middle of the town he is also mayor of, proudly declares that several...
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Softball league goes for win against girl who broke ankle sliding
One of the four softball fields at Charlotte Prather Park MARTINSBURG – The attorneys defending a youth softball league in a lawsuit filed by a former player have gone on the offensive, questioning the...
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Judge rejects $9M claim of former Martinsburg physician
Groh MARTINSBURG – A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a Martinsburg physician who had his license revoked and sued the West Virginia Board of Medicine for $9 million. U.S. District Judge Gina...
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