Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Consumer Fraud
• Credit Fraud
• Mobile Home Warranty Problems
• Motor Vehicle Sales Fraud
• Lemon Law
• Personal injury & Products Liability Claims
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Class Action Litigation
• Employment Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Auto Dealer Fraud and Deceptive Practices
• Employment Law -- Employee and Workers' Rights
• Consumer Protection
• Motor Vehicle Defects
• Wrongful Discharge
• Disability Discrimination
• Age Discrimination
• Race Discrimination
• Mobile Home Fraud
• Breach of Warranty
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Car Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Coal Truck Accidents
• Consumer Fraud
• Sex Discrimination
• Civil Rights
• Freedom of Information Act

Representative Cases

• Larry and Carolyn George v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Lemon Law -- Civil Action No. 03-C-254 (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2003)
• Russell and Nancy MacClellan v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Courts Motors, Inc., Auto Sales Fraud -- Lemon Buyback (Kanawha County Circuit Court 1999)
• Mary Martin v. WVU Hospitals, Inc., FMLA Violation and Disability Discrimination (United States District Court for the Northern District of WV 2005)
• Belinda Muovich v. Raleigh County Board of Education, Disability Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge (United States District Court for the Southern District of WV 1998)
• Anthony and Gerri Riffle, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, v. White Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge of Ripley, Inc. and Bank One, Class Action -- Auto Fraud (Balloon Payments) (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2000)
• James Dunlap v. Friedman's, Inc. and American Bankers Insurance, Class Action -- Consumer Fraud (Credit Insurance) (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2000)
• Lanna Klein v. Bristol Broadcasting Corporation, Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2003)
• David Watson, et al. v. White Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge of Ripley, Inc. and Bank One, Auto Sales Fraud (Balloon Payments) (Kanawha County Circuit Court 1999)
• Otto and Faye Conley v. Fleetwood Retail and Mascot Homes, Mobile Home Breach of Warranty (Logan County Circuit Court 2004)
• Fonda Crites v. Bank One n/k/a Chase Bank, FMLA Violation and Disability Discrimination (United States District Court for the Southern District of WV 2004)
• Carl and Terry Milam v. Fleetwood Homes of WV, Mobile Home Warranty and Deceptive Acts (Roane County Circuit Court 2002)
• Stanley Belcher and Russell Stone v. G. F. White, Casto Truck Sales and White Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge of Ripley, Inc., Consumer Sales Fraud (Misrepresentation of Model) (Jackson County Circuit Court 2000)
• Rhonda Ball v. C & O Motors, Auto Sales Fraud and Deceptive Practices (United States District Court for the Southern District of WV 2000)
• Robin Endicott v. Hager Motor Sales, Breach of Warranty and Negligent Repair (Kanawha County Circuit Court 1998)
• Kelly Tinsley v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Courts Motors, Inc., Auto Sales Fraud (Lemon Buyback) (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2001)
• Karen Caldwell v. Mercedes-Benz and Smith Motor Company, Lemon Law and Prior Wreck Damage (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2002)
• Gary and Kim Bryant v. Moses Auto Mall, Auto Sales Fraud (Prior Wreck Damage) (Kanawha County Circuit Court 1998)
• Tracy Elkins v. Fleetwood Homes, Mobile Home Breach of Warranty (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2002)
• Mary Elisabeth Eckerson v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Courts Motors, Inc., Auto Sales Fraud -- Lemon Buyback (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2001)
• Shannon Hayes and Terry Meadows v. James Timothy Daniels d/b/a Universal Systems of Summersville, Sexual Harassment (Nicholas County Circuit Court 1998)
• Marya DePue v. James Hornor, et al., Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Discharge (Greenbrier County Circuit Court 2004)
• David Crawford, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. Spartan Mining Company and Don Blankenship, Class Action -- Age Discrimination (Fayette County Circuit Court 2006)
• Clyde and Rhonda Aldridge v. Southern Energy Homes, et al., Mobile Home Breach of Warranty (Lincoln County Circuit Court 2001)
• Lois Akers v. Cox Pontiac-Buick d/b/a Crown Pontiac-Buick-GMC, Auto Fraud (Prior Wreck Damage & Rental History) (Kanawha County Circuit Court 2004)
• Sherry and Scotty Cox v. Thornhill Superstore, Auto Sales Fraud (Prior Wreck Damage) (Logan County Circuit Court 2003)
• Carol Gilliam v. Beckley Auto Mall, Auto Sales Fraud and Deceptive Practices (Raleigh County Circuit Court 2005)

West Practice Categories

Deceptive Trade Practices, Unfair Competition, Auto Dealer Fraud, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial Law, Collections & Repossessions, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Lemon Law, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Freedom of Information, Employment Law -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Environmental Law, Health & Health Care Law, Disability, Nursing Home, Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle, Internet -- Cyberspace, Identity Theft, Labor Law, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Motor Vehicle Defects, Legal Malpractice, Landlord/Tenant, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Sexual Abuse -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Whistleblower/Qui Tam