Monthly Archives: September 2009

THIS JUST IN: Cabell County

Sept. 18 Asa Carson vs. Ali One Inc. d/b/a 20th Street Sunoco Food Mart and Wheeler and Clevenger Oil Company PA-John F. Cyrus; J-David M. Pancake * On Sept. 20, 2007, Carson was a customer at Sunoco Food Mart in … Read More »

Cabell County, News

THIS JUST IN: Putnam County

Sept. 22 Teays Farms Owner’s Association Inc. vs. Daniel E. Dillon and Judith A. Dillon PA-Franklin L. Gritt Jr.; J-Stowers * The plaintiff says the defendants owe $5,660.18 in homeowners dues. Case number: 09-C-435

News, Putnam County

THIS JUST IN: Wood County

Aug. 31 Michele Colteryan and Margaret Jones vs. Sun Healthcare Group Inc., Sunbridge Care Enterprises Inc., Sunhealth Specialty Services Inc., Sunbridge Care Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Parkersburg Care and Rehabilitation Center, Kathy Gessler and Gregory Stephens PA – Katharine L. Davitan; … Read More »

News, Wood County

THIS JUST IN: Berkeley County

Sept. 4 Winchester Medical Center Inc. vs. Jean M. Brill PA – Daniel Booth; J – Wilkes * The hospital claims Brill owes at least $40,136.96 plus $1,223.89 in interest for medical services and supplies provided to her in 2009. … Read More »

Berkeley County, News

THIS JUST IN: Ohio County

Sept. 1 William J. Schweizer vs. Hope Burgy and/or John or Jane Doe PA- Gail W. Kahle; J- Recht * Plaintiff was stopped at the entrance ramp of Interstate 70 and Main Street. Defendants fled the scene after the impact, … Read More »

News, Ohio County

THIS JUST IN: Monongalia County

Sept. 10 Glenn Goodwin, Administrator of Estate of Annalee Goodwin vs. West Virginia University Board of Governors, Jasmshed Zuberi, M.D.; Syed Hamid Hashmi, M.D.; and Azam Jan, M.D. PA-Dino S. Colombo; J-NA * Annalee Goodwin was admitted to WVU Hospitals … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

THIS JUST IN: Wayne County

Aug. 31 Tamilia Lynn Elkins, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Gary Dexter Elkins vs. American Suzuki Motor Corporation PA-Charles Stanford West; J-Darrell Pratt * On Sept. 2, 2007, Gary Elkins was operating his 2005 Suzuki Boulevard motorcycle … Read More »

News, Wayne County

THIS JUST IN: Mason County

Aug. 18 Drema Ashley vs. Pleasant Valley Hospital and James Toothman, M.D. PA – J. Michael Ranson; J – Nibert * The plaintiff, an Ohio resident, is suing the defendants for causing her finger to be amputated after improperly treating … Read More »

Mason County, News

THIS JUST IN: Marshall County

Sept. 2 Jennifer S. Jones vs. Eugene Holmes and Sheri Holmes PA- Rodney T. Berry; J- Karl * Plaintiff agreed to sell defendants a mobile home on 12th Street. They would occupy the home while making payments. Eviction efforts have … Read More »

Marshall County, News

THIS JUST IN: Jackson County

Aug. 25 Bonnie Simmons vs. Douglas Walters and Doug’s Furniture PA – Kevin Hughart; J – Evans * The plaintiff is suing the defendants for failing to repay her a total of $218,000 of personal loans she gave them in … Read More »

Greenbrier County, News

THIs JUST IN: Jefferson County

Sept. 10 Bailey Busey v. PNGI Charles Town Gaming LLC J – Sanders; PA – Harry Waddell * The plaintiff alleges he has been a victim of racial and disability discrimination after suffering an injury on the job at Charles … Read More »

Jefferson County, News

Frank: Agency needed to regulate financial industry

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Frank

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who introduced a consumer protection bill affecting state attorneys general, told a House committee Wednesday that the Federal Reserve should not be trusted to have consumers’ best interest in mind.
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Panel: Blogs, help, don’t hinder First Amendment

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West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Brent Benjamin, right, chats with Philadelphia lawyer, and legal blogger Howard K. Bashman following a panel discussion on blogging and the First Amendment at Marshall University on Sept. 22. The panel discussion was co-sponsored by Marshall and the Court as part of the university’s annual observance of Constitution Week. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)

HUNTINGTON – If the past can be considered prologue, then blogs will prove useful, and not harmful to American democracy, says a panel of First Amendment experts.
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News, State Supreme Court

O’Connor weighs in on merit selection

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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor chats with retired Kanawha Circuit Judge A. Andrew MacQueen prior to the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform, on which they both serve, began its second public hearing at the West Virginia University College on Law on Sept. 21. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)

MORGANTOWN – A panel appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin to study potential changes to the state’s judicial system held its second in a series of public hearings last week at West Virginia University’s College of Law which included the participation of the panel’s honorary chairwoman, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
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News, State Government

Tort liability lecture scheduled for Sept. 30 at WVU

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University’s Department of Political Science presents the John R. Williams Memorial Lecture, titled “Making Rights Real: How Tort Liability Reformed Local Government,” given by Charles R. Epp, professor and director of the Department of Public Administration’s doctoral program at the University of Kansas.
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