Monthly Archives: April 2007

McGraw targeted because he is successful

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Hughes

CHARLESTON — We believe the West Virginia Attorney General’s office has been targeted by the American Tort Reform Association because General Darrell McGraw is one of the most successful Attorneys General in the country at holding members of the American Tort Reform Association accountable for violations of the law. No good deed goes unpunished.
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Arguments, Their View

Mercer couple awarded $5.3 million in doctor molestation case

PRINCETON – A Mercer County couple was awarded more than $5.3 million after the woman claimed her doctor molested her. A Mercer Circuit Court jury ordered the doctor, Ashraf Kamel Mena, to pay the couple, identified only as Mr. and … Read More »

News

Students participate in mock trial

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CHARLESTON – Several Kanawha County high school students from had the opportunity to prosecute and defend an alleged murderer in Kanawha County Court.
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Kanawha County, News

State is low when it comes to high-tech

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Kercheval

MORGANTOWN — When it comes to high-tech jobs, West Virginia is on the low end.
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Arguments, Their View

ATRA notes similarities between ILR survey and its report

CHARLESTON – A national tort reform group commended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s survey on legal climates, noting the similarities to its own report issued in December. The American Tort Reform Association on Wednesday commended the Chamber’s Institute for Legal … Read More »

News, State Government

Coal tipple seeks injunction to stop annexation

CHARLESTON – A threat turned into action Wednesday as attorneys for a coal tipple located near Chesapeake and Marmet filed a suit against the Kanawha County Commission seeking an injunction to stop the towns from annexing the tipples. Attorneys for … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

State’s legal climate the worst, survey shows

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Donohue

CHARLESTON – For the second consecutive year, a national survey ranks West Virginia’s legal climate as the worst in the country.
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News, State Government

Thomas Hospital sued over elderly man’s fall down stairs

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CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County couple has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a South Charleston hospital after the man was injured while he was a patient in the hospital.
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Kanawha County, News

Elderly woman blames South Charleston, rec center for fall

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CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman filed a suit against a South Charleston recreation center after she was injured while at the center for a water aerobics class.
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Kanawha County, News

Former clients sue attorney for missing lawsuit deadline

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County attorney is being sued by his former clients who claim he failed to file their lawsuit within the statute of limitations period. Dayton Price and Suzan Price named Stephen P. Swisher as defendant in a … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Former Dunbar worker says he was fired for blowing whistle

CHARLESTON – A Putnam County man has filed a suit against the City of Dunbar and the Dunbar Sanitary Board, his former employers, claiming he was wrongfully fired because he was a whistleblower. William Coles Jr. filed a suit April … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Kanawha woman says man hit her with car, then left scene

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a personal injury suit against a man who hit her with a car and left the scene. Tomora Howard filed a suit April 12 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Jamie Stevens. According … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Asbestos suit names 47 defendants

CHARLESTON – Charleston attorney Cindy Kiblinger has filed an asbestos suit on behalf of a man who is ill because of asbestos dust he was exposed to while working. Kiblinger filed the suit April 11 in Kanawha Circuit Court, on … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

W. Va. results from ATRA survey released

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McGraw

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Tort Reform Association says its new survey proves what common sense should have already suggested.
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News, State Attorney General, State Government

Former delegate named in multi-million dollar suit

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Faircloth

MARTINSBURG – A former state delegate was named as a defendant in a nearly $2 million Berkeley County lawsuit.
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Berkeley County, News