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State Police accused of wrongful death, mishandling remains of Martinsburg man
Waddell MARTINSBURG – The State Police is accused of mishandling bodily remains in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Aug. 15 by the family of a Berkeley County man who was missing for several months...
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CHARLESTON – A Berkeley County sheriff’s deputy has lost his argument that he was unfairly made to take a drug test, which came back negative. Michael Buracker sued the Berkeley County Council, his...
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Court hears appeal of Martinsburg man who fell down stairs, blamed lack of...
The stairs Walter Hersh fell down now have handrails but can’t be used. CHARLESTON – Whether a lack of handrails on a stairway should be judged as an open and obvious condition is one of the questions...
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Martinsburg moves to dismiss lawsuit over fatal shooting
Lambert MARTINSBURG – The City of Martinsburg is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of a man who was fatally shot by cops. On Sept. 3, the City filed its motion...
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Martinsburg man sues TRS Recovery over debt collection
MARTINSBURG – A Martinsburg man claims he was subjected to illegal debt collection practices. Frank Ramsey filed a lawsuit Sept. 24 in United States District Court for the Northern District of West...
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Court approves $347K settlement for strippers
Greenberg MARTINSBURG – A class action lawsuit filed by two former exotic dancers has been settled. Entertainment of the Eastern Panhandle Inc. is doing business as the Legz Clubs. The Legz Club Inc.;...
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Berkeley Co. woman files lawsuit over Depo-Provero shot
Burke MARTINSBURG – A woman is suing over claims medical staff working at a federally supported health center failed to properly administer an injection, leading to a permanent shoulder injury and...
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Martinsburg woman files Lipitor suit against Pfizer
Wilson MARTINSBURG – Two weeks after Pfizer Inc. removed 36 Lipitor cases filed in a southern county to federal court, a woman from the Eastern Panhandle has filed suit against the company. Charlotte...
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Fourth Circuit to hear arguments in Berkeley Co. widow’s lawsuit against insurer
RICHMOND, Va. – Attorneys for a Berkeley County widow will present her argument against an insurance company in person to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit has...
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Martinsburg VA settles suit over alleged fall in parking lot
The VA in Martinsburg MARTINSBURG – A lawsuit against the United States of America for injuries allegedly sustained at the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Hospital has been settled and dismissed from...
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Air National Guard member says he was fired because of military service
Hammer MARTINSBURG – An employer faces a lawsuit after terminating an Air National Guard member. Troy Barrett filed a lawsuit Nov. 8 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia...
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BB&T accused of racketeering during sale of farmland
BB&T’s corporate headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C. WHEELING – BB&T is accused of racketeering in a federal lawsuit filed recently by beneficiaries of the estate of a Martinsburg man who died...
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Lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Transportation dismissed from federal court
Groh MARTINSBURG – A lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of Transportation has been dismissed from federal court. On June 18, 2012, an order to show cause was filed in the U.S. District Court for the...
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ATRA singles out Supreme Court’s decision in Berkeley Co. case over fall down...
The stairs Walter Hersh fell down now have handrails but can’t be used. CHARLESTON – Much of the blame for West Virginia’s ranking on the latest Judicial Hellholes report can be attributed to a recent...
View ArticleCIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Feb. 21 Paul Mancine vs. Quad/Graphics Inc, a corporation, Becky Kline and Michael Steinbach PA-Harry Waddell; J-Christopher Wilkes * Plaintiff claims that in May 2010 a bomb threat was made at the...
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Justice Benjamin: Controversial decision will have ‘dramatic effect’
Benjamin CHARLESTON – State Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin has released his dissenting opinion in a case that helped land West Virginia on the “Judicial Hellholes” report recently released...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Jones receives highest rating
MARTINSBURG — Walter M. Jones III, managing shareholder of Martin & Seibert, recently received the prestigious AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell , the highest possible rating for both...
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Lawsuit over septic system settled after arbitration ordered
Groh MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County couple have settled their fraud lawsuit against Dan Ryan Builders and Eagle Excavating & Contracting nine months after it was ordered to arbitration. On April...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Martin & Seibert welcomes two new attorneys
MARTINSBURG — Martin & Seibert is pleased to announce that Lisa L. Lilly and Christopher L. LaFon have joined the firm’s litigation team. Lilly Lilly brings more than 23 years of experience with...
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Man says wreck caused by insufficient signals at railroad crossing
MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County man is suing over claims his car was struck by a train at a railroad crossing due to insufficient warning signals. Devon Young filed a lawsuit Oct. 16 in Berkeley...
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