Charleston, WV
Clear Results We successfully represented a Caterpillar dealer in NLRB charge following last best final offer and implementation in collective bargaining with the Operating Engineers.
We successfully represented a company and its president through an age discrimination-in-hiring case. The plaintiff was part of a predecessor’s management team and younger than the candidate the company ultimately selected. Plaintiff had also...
Successfully defended a company in charge of disability discrimination following the discharge of an HIV-positive employee due to performance issues unrelated to his illness.
When a miner was facing decertification proceedings from the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training, he turned to Dinsmore. Our client was accused of not properly locking and tagging a piece of equipment, which violates state...
Lead counsel for a Pennsylvania school district and school principal who had asked a teacher to resign after he was accused of sexually assaulting several students. The principal later signed a reference form on behalf of the district with knowledge...
Lead counsel for Speedway in defense of same-sex harassment claims by a former male employee who alleged that he was harassed on the basis of his sexual orientation and failure to conform with gender stereotypes in violation of the West Virginia...
Lead counsel in the successful defense of AT&T against 25 consolidated deliberate intent civil actions filed by a unified group of former employees who alleged that they sustained serious injuries as a result of exposure to mold in the...
Lead counsel for AT&T in litigation alleging that the plaintiff had been subjected to a hostile work environment based on her sex, and was constructively discharged when she was forced to resign from her employment in violation of the West...
Lead counsel in defense of Regis in a class action claim alleging that, for a period of five years, it failed to issue final paychecks to former involuntarily discharged employees within 72 hours as required by the West Virginia Wage Payment and...
Lead counsel in case in which the plaintiff was terminated from her employment by AT&T for excessive absences due to plaintiff's and spouse's illnesses. After her termination, the plaintiff brought suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act and...
Lead counsel for CNR in a case in which the plaintiff brought an employment discrimination suit alleging age and race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the West Virginia Human Rights Act. The court granted CNR...
Lead counsel for Columbia in a case alleging race discrimination and racial harassment in the workplace. After successful mediation efforts, a settlement agreement was drafted between the parties. The plaintiff thereafter alleged that he had not...
Lead counsel in representation of a stamped parts manufacturer sued for age discrimination by an unsuccessful applicant for employment at its plant located in South Charleston, West Virginia. The plaintiff alleged that Charleston Stamping...
Co-counsel defending Ashland Oil against claims initiated by a former refinery engineer who was terminated from his employment after the company found that he had engaged in conduct in violation of its sexual harassment policy. The plaintiff...
Lead counsel defending GE against claims by a former female employee, who, after being fired following 18 years of employment, alleged sex discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C.S. § 1981, Title VII, and the West Virginia Human Rights Act. The Court...
Lead counsel in the successful defense of Georgia Pacific against claims by a group of former workers whose employment was terminated when Georgia Pacific sold a sawmill to a successor company. The plaintiffs contended that Georgia Pacific violated...
Co-counsel representing large aluminum manufacturers against class action claims filed on behalf of over 300 employees who were laid off and never recalled to work. The plaintiffs asserted that the defendants violated § 510 of ERISA by terminating...
Lead counsel in representation of KVP in an action it brought to recover the return of overpayments made to its employee under a sick leave allowance plan. The employee filed a counterclaim for damages for mental distress. After summary judgment was...
Representation of Guyan Valley Hospital in the first known “disparate impact” case filed in West Virginia. The plaintiff filed a race discrimination claim with the West Virginia Human Rights Commission after Guyan failed to offer her the job for...
Co-counsel in the successful enforcement of contractual arbitration provisions against a plaintiff who alleged that Chesapeake engaged in fraud in connection with his severance. After removing the case to federal court, Chesapeake filed a motion to...
We represented Highland Hospital in a Certificate of Need appeal. Our client sought a Certificate of Need to place 150 mental health beds, with a total capital expenditure exceeding $40 million, in a vacant facility formerly owned by United Hospital...
We represented a national bank against an allegation of breach of contract. The plaintiff alleged that he had filed multiple loan applications and had not received a loan, allegedly contrary to the bank’s representations. We conducted extensive...
We represented a regional hospital in physician peer review proceedings. The hospital received complaints regarding a physician, and it had to proceed according to its Medical Staff Bylaws, including holding a hearing before a peer review hearing...
Co-counsel representing Columbia and its sister companies in defense of condemnation by the United States of America of over 16,000 acres of property to which Columbia held mineral rights in southern West Virginia. The government offered...
We defended the president of the Grant County Board of Education in a third-party complaint that alleged harassment, intimidation, malicious actions and bad faith. The plaintiff, a member of the board, alleged that our client intimidated and...
