A circuit judge has approved settlements totaling more than $10 million in nine more malpractice lawsuits that accused a former West Virginia doctor of harming patients. Lawyers for Putnam General Hospital and the hospital’s parent company, Hospital Corporation of America …
A labor-management dispute at a luxury resort in West Virginia is forcing the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers — a longtime customer — to search for alternate venues for its conferences. The group of commercial insurance agents and executives …
Judge in Awe “I have never experienced anything like these 124 cases in my 15 years on the bench. These cases have generated a tremendous amount of publicity, both in West Virginia and nationally. These are not run-of-the-mill lawsuits, like …
Workplaces are getting safer each year; but that doesn’t mean the cost of workers’ comp coverage will decline Ongoing efforts to curb workplace injuries have made substantial progress in most parts of the country. That’s good news for employees, of …
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45 The number of ATV-related deaths in West Virginia in 2007, prompting Huntington’s City Council’s vote to ban all-terrain vehicles from public roads and property. The unanimous vote on April 28 modifies a 2004 law banning ATVs from roads with …
A West Virginia official says the passage of time makes it impossible to determine what caused a fatal 2005 coal truck crash. Administrator Terry Farley said May 14 the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training was hampered because it …
Federal investigators issued two citations for safety violations they say contributed to the death of a West Virginia coal miner last year. A federal Mine Safety and Health Administration report released May 12 says Long Branch Energy Corp. was cited …
An Aon Corp. analysis of liability in the long term care industry found for the first time in nine years of reporting that liability costs are stable on a national average basis. The study found that average general liability and …
Federal investigators cited coal operator Massey Energy Co. for safety violations that contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner last year, according to a federal report released May 7. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration found the …
