Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 27, 2015
A roof collapse during a strip demolition project in Ocean County, New Jersey has left one individual dead. The site of the building collapse, which caused the death of Raymond Crosby, was the former scene of the Berkeley Township Shopping Center situated near State Route 9. Though the causes of…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 25, 2015
A fatal house fire has led to the death of a James Posten, an 86-year old man from Meadow Bluff. According to fire officials in Greenbrier County, the blaze commenced in the early morning hours last Monday in the mobile home owned by Mr. Posten on Beetle Bug Boulevard. While…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 25, 2015
Three companies have been had fines levied against them by the North Carolina Department of Labor in conjunction with scaffolding collapse of a construction project in Raleigh, North Carolina. The scaffolding collapse, which was originally in place as part of an ongoing downtown Raleigh construction project concerning a high-rise building,…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 16, 2015
Physician Dr. Michael Chang was found liable for $5 million in damages in light of a medical malpractice suit stemming from his failure to properly diagnose and treat a pediatric patient for Kawasaki disease, resulting in the patient’s death. The parents of the child, Nao Vang and Lo Vangseng, filed…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 16, 2015
The case of Kenneth Hurff and Elizabeth Hurff v. Melvin Craft awaits a verdict from Judge Robert E. Richardson. The Hurff family, of Pocahontas County, are suing Craft for an alleged faulty roof installation, claiming that the representative from Melvin Craft Construction of Lewisburg failed to administer a crucial step…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 12, 2015
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the district court for Huntsville, Alabama blundered when the magistrate judge decided to allow personnel from Sparkman Middle School the authority to adjudicate on the alleged violation of Title IX laws in the Alabama school. 14-year-old student, alias Jane Doe, alleges by…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 4, 2015
The Yeager Airport landslide, occurring last March, has seen its latest legal development in US federal courts. The landslide, which among other things severely damaged a recent airport runway extension project, has left various parties litigating claims. Specifically, in a ruling by federal Kanawha circuit Judge James Stucky in response…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 1, 2015
West Virginia-American Water faces suit from three West Virginia residents whose homes have sustained considerable water damage due to complications with WVAW pipe and water line systems. Plaintiffs Amy Jarrell, Verna Gibson, and Ronald Gibson claim that the water leakages and flow from faulty pipes led to irreparable damages to…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on September 1, 2015
EAN Holdings faces a sexual harassment lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Ohio in West Virginia from two of its current employees, and one of its former employees, for failing to take action when the plaintiffs were continuously sexually harassed by supervisor Brandon Michaels, as well as for knowingly hiring…Read More