Daily Archives: September 17, 2008

PERSONNEL FILE: Gallagher named managing member for Morgantown office of Steptoe & Johnson

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MORGANTOWN -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian D. Gallagher to the position of Managing Member of its Morgantown office.
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News, Personnel File

Nitro tire fire residents eligible for up to $291; lawyers get $475,000

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Calwell

CHARLESTON — Nearly 6,000 St. Albans and Nitro residents who were ordered to stay in their homes for almost a day after a massive fire broke out in 2006 are eligible for up to $291 in damages.
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Kanawha County, News

More suits may be coming against Fayette officers

CHARLESTON — Two Fayette County residents have filed suits against police officers in the Montgomery and Smithers Police Departments, alleging the officers violated their rights after multiple unlawful stops and arrests. And there may be more suits to come. In … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Some of W.Va. chief justice’s e-mail subject to disclosure, judge rules

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Maynard

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit judge has ordered the state Supreme Court to release five e-mails between Chief Justice Spike Maynard and the head of a major corporation.
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News, State Supreme Court

YOUR LEGAL WRITES: From click to clique

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Popular social networking Web sites such as MySpace and MyChurch, Facebook and FaceParty, offer interactive, user-submitted networks of personal profiles, blogs, photos, music and videos for people of all ages to peruse.
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News, Your Legal Writes

Company says discrimination case should be dismissed

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A Pennsylvania company that was sued by one of its former employees for alleged discrimination resulting in termination has asked that the federal case be dismissed.
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Federal Court, News