Daily Archives: November 26, 2008

Court suspends one, disbars two attorneys

CHARLESTON – The licenses of three attorneys have either been suspended or annulled by recent order of the state Supreme Court. In a press release issued Nov. 19, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the investigative arm of the state Bar, … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

ALL THINGS JURY: Litigation Hellholes: Is it the juries or the system?

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Why are West Virginia and other venues considered “litigation hellholes” by many? Are the underlying reasons primarily a product of local juror attitudes and opinions or more closely tied to the workings of the local legal system? Read More »

All Things Jury, News

Tissue samples misdiagnosed leading to cancer fight, suit alleges

PARKERSBURG – A Pleasants County woman has filed suit against a Wood County hospital and a New York physician, alleging they failed to timely diagnosis tissue samples from her scalp as cancerous. On Aug. 26, Barbara Lauer of St. Marys … Read More »

News

Sears seeks to have circular saw suit dismissed

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BLUEFIELD – Sears has requested the federal court drop a complaint a McDowell County man filed against the company after his fingers were lacerated while he was using a circular saw purchased from the store. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Woman sues after injuring ankle at Lowe’s

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CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a national home improvement store after she injured her ankle while shopping at the store.
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Kanawha County, News

Putnam woman sues after fall at Tater’s

CHARLESTON – A Putnam County woman has filed a suit against a local business after she was injured while a patron at the establishment. Joyce Summers filed a suit Oct. 6 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Tater’s Pit Stop and … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Morgantown spa sues Wisconsin company over name

CLARKSBURG — A West Virginia company has filed a federal suit against a Wisconsin company with the same name, alleging it lost business after its customers traveled long distances to go to the Wisconsin corporation. Spa Roma, located in Morgantown, … Read More »

Federal Court, News