Daily Archives: April 9, 2009

Suit over dog moved to circuit court

CHARLESTON – A civil suit filed in Kanawha magistrate court over an allegedly stolen dog has been moved to circuit court. Candice Dotson of Charleston originally sued Tim Williams of Scarbro in magistrate court in November. Dotson claimed that Williams … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Justices uphold $1M punitives in Boone firing case

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Davis

CHARLESTON – Employers can spy on workers with suspicious injury claims but employers who fire those workers should prepare to pay a million dollars, according to a March 27 decision from the state Supreme Court of Appeals.
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News, State Supreme Court

Man says he was injured by stray concrete-mixer chute

MARTINSBURG – A Falling Waters man says a concrete-mixer truck driver was negligent after he was knocked off a wall by the chute on the truck. Michael E. Markley Jr. filed a lawsuit March 13 in Berkeley Circuit Court against … Read More »

Berkeley County, News

Couple sues over malfunctioning van

CHARLESTON – An Alum Creek couple is suing a Boone County used car dealer, saying they were fooled into buying a lemon of a van. Anthony and Rachel Adkins filed a lawsuit March 24 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Jody … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

THEIR VIEW: Merit selection for judges? Not so fast

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We often have a low opinion, and therefore only a modest expectation, of our politicians, but what happens when the politicians are judges or judicial candidates?
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Arguments, Their View

Court upholds Berkeley assessor’s valuation

CHARLESTON – Turning a Berkeley County farm into an organic farming community lifted the value of an acre from $128 to $192,000, and the county gets to keep two years of the boost in property taxes. On March 31, the … Read More »

News, State Supreme Court

ALL THINGS JURY: Does popular culture impact juries?

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CHARLESTON — In previous columns I have described factors that influence jurors. These factors have included group dynamics whereby people influence each other and individual lifestyle and values that affect juror opinions.
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All Things Jury, News

PERSONNEL FILE: Entsminger joins Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso

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Entsminger

CHARLESTON — Kurt E. Entsminger has joined the law firm of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso as Of Counsel in the firm’s Charleston office.
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News, Personnel File