Monthly Archives: January 2008

WVU attorneys want to depose Rodriguez, wife

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Rodriguez

CLARKSBURG – West Virginia University attorneys have asked U.S. District Judge John Bailey for permission to place former football coach Rich Rodriguez and his wife Rita Rodriguez under oath and ask them where he lived when the university sued him.
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Federal Court, News

Davis honored for work as chief justice

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Justice Robin Jean Davis, seated, is honored Jan. 30 during a ceremony to honor her work as chief justice in 2006 and 2007. At right is Court Administrator Steve Canterbury. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Gentner, Gentner Photo LLC)

CHARLESTON -– Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis was honored Wednesday for her work on behalf of abused and neglected children during a surprise ceremony in the Supreme Court Chamber.
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News

ALL THINGS JURY: Do telephone surveys still work?

One of the concerns we hear frequently is whether traditional public opinion polling still works in today’s cell phone and Internet world. The speculation is that landline telephones are becoming obsolete given widespread use of the Internet, cell phones, and … Read More »

All Things Jury, News

PERSONNEL FILE: State Chamber VP running for House

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Nichols Harper

CHARLESTON — Brenda Nichols Harper, Vice President and General Counsel for the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, will be among the Democrats seeking to be nominated in Kanawha County’s seven-member 30th House District.
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News, Personnel File

PERSONNEL FILE: Dennison named Director of Development for MU College of Science

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Dennison

HUNTINGTON – Cory Dennison IV, a cum laude graduate of Marshall University with a degree in political science, has been named Director of Development for the university’s College of Science.
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News, Personnel File

PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly welcomes Rena Seidler

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Seidler

CHARLESTON — Rena K. Seidler is an associate in Jackson Kelly’s Litigation and Business Litigation practice groups.
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News, Personnel File

Wetzel jury returns $4 million wrongful death verdict

NEW MARTINSVILLE — It took a Wetzel County jury just 45 minutes to return a $4 million wrongful death verdict against a physician. The surviving children and estate of Elizabeth Karpacs won the verdict Jan. 25 against Dr. Anandhi Murthy. … Read More »

News

AARP sponsors state consumer protection week

CHARLESTON — AARP will lead the effort to protect West Virginia consumers from scams during West Virginia Consumer Protection Week Feb. 3-8. West Virginia Consumer Protection Week will highlight consumer education efforts in the fight against fraud, focusing on financial … Read More »

News

The PSC has gone loco on new area code

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Sprouse

Sometimes, government officials don’t think through the implications of their decisions.
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Arguments, Their View

Federal recusal case: $160,000 and ‘the meter still is running’

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Starcher

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court of Appeals has spent more than $160,000 on a federal court case Massey Energy brought against it over the way justices recuse themselves from cases.
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Federal Court, News

Maynard recuses again, provides vacation documentation

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Maynard

CHARLESTON – While recusing himself from another case involving Massey Energy, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Spike Maynard also has provided documentation showing he paid for his trip to France in 2006.
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News, State Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s Mike Lacy featured on prevention television show

CHARLESTON -– Mike Lacy, the West Virginia Supreme Court’s Director of Probation Services, is a featured guest this month on “Prevention WV,” a 30-minute interview-style television program broadcast on the West Virginia Library Commission’s Library Television network. Lacy is chairman … Read More »

News

Justices aren’t on Nationwide’s side this time

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CHARLESTON – Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company fumbled three times at the state Supreme Court of Appeals in a futile bid to rewrite an order of Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman.
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News, State Supreme Court

Assessors notch victory in hiring case

CHARLESTON – West Virginia assessors scored a slam dunk in a contest with county commissioners over the hiring of employees who determine property values. The Supreme Court of Appeals unanimously agreed Jan. 25 that Harrison County assessor Cheryl Romano needed … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

Girl sues Wayne school board for fire drill injury

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Spring Valley High School is located in Huntington.

WAYNE – A Wayne County girl who was injured when she was forced to go down stairs on crutches during a fire drill at her school has filed a suit against the county board of education.
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News, Wayne County