Daily Archives: October 22, 2008

THEIR VIEW: Time to defend marriage in W.Va. is now

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CHARLESTON — West Virginians want to define marriage for themselves. They do not want their government to set a policy -– and they especially do not want courts to impose a system -– that knowingly deprives children of a mom or a dad.
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Arguments, Their View

Judge tells AGs to get serious on settling Eli Lilly claims

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McGraw

NEW YORK — A federal judge is curious why the 11 state attorneys general and the private attorneys they hired haven’t already settled claims against pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. and are waiting for much more money than the 33 attorneys general that did.
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News, State Attorney General

Debt cancellation coming to almost 1,500 in state

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McGraw

CHARLESTON -– Almost 1,5000 West Virginia consumers will see debts totaling over $6.5 million canceled following an agreement made by the state’s attorney general with a debt collection agency.
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News, State Attorney General

YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Lawyers’ tricks can be treats

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As Halloween approaches, cable networks proudly present horror films for audiences that love guts and gore.
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News, Your Legal Writes

Kanawha man sues after fall at McDonald’s

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a national fast-food chain after he slipped and fell at a local location. Lester Haynes filed the suit Sept. 12 in Kanawha Circuit Court against McDonald’s Restaurants of West … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

School board sued over contaminated air at middle school

CHARLESTON – The mother of a student at Andrew Jackson Middle School has filed a class action lawsuit against the Kanawha County Board of Education, claiming the air at the school in contaminated. Angela D. Bashman filed the suit Oct. … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

PERSONNEL FILE: Blandford joins Dinsmore & Shohl’s Morgantown office

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Blandford

MORGANTOWN — Heather Blandford has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as an associate in the Morgantown office. Read More »

News, Personnel File

PERSONNEL FILE: Spitz joins Dinsmore & Shohl’s Charleston office

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Spitz

CHARLESTON — Arie Moshe Spitz has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate in the Charleston office.
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News, Personnel File