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Daily Archives: August 10, 2010
Tobacco settlement survives another challenge, appeal coming
Bader
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court decided Tuesday that 1998′s Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement is constitutional, ruling against a challenge by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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Hearing set in Massey coal dust suit
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County judge will hold a hearing later this month on a lawsuit that alleges hundreds of children were exposed to toxic coal dust from a Massey Energy processing plant and silo next to Marsh Fork Elementary … Read More
Contractor seeks sale of Hurricane Walgreens property
WINFIELD – A Kentucky contractor is demanding it be paid immediately for work it allegedly completed last year on a Walgreens drug store in Hurricane. CW Electric, Inc., filed suit against Brash-Barry Contractors, Inc., and Ed Street Company on July … Read More
Putnam tech company sues former employee
WINFIELD – A Putnam County-based technology company is suing one of its former employees for allegedly violating the terms of a non-competition agreement. Advanced Technical Solutions LLC, of Scott Depot, filed a breach of contract suit July 20 against Thomas … Read More
Putnam contractor still owes $20K, suit alleges
WINFIELD – A Pennsylvania traffic management company is suing a Putnam County contractor for allegedly failing to pay for services provided on a project in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Protection Services, Inc., filed suit against Young Builders and Construction, Inc., in … Read More
PERSONNEL FILE: 14 Kay Casto attorneys recognized by ‘Best Lawyers’
Booker
CHARLESTON – Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is proud to announce that 14 of its attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Read More
Man sues Manor Care for wrongful death of mother
CHARLESTON — A man is suing Manor Care and HCR Manor Care Services for the wrongful death of his mother. Health Care and Retirement Corporation of America, LLC; Heartland Employment Services, LLC; Danny Davis; Jeffery Smith; John Does 1 through … Read More
Man sues Long Run for Wage Payment & Collection Act violations
CHARLESTON — A former employee is suing Long Run Transportation after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act. Kevin King worked for Long Run Transportation until his discharge on May 26, according to a complaint … Read More
PERSONNEL FILE: ‘Best Lawyers’ guide lists 71 Nelson Mullins attorneys
HUNTINGTON – Seventy-one Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough attorneys in 11 cities and more than 35 key practice areas have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Two of those selected were: Robert … Read More
Woman sues for Fair Labor Standards Act violations
CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County woman is suing TM Associates Management after she claims it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. Alice Whitman began working for the defendant in June 208 as a site manager at Chelyan Village Apartments, according … Read More
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Thomas & Battle attorneys named Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, one of the largest law firms in the region, recently announced attorney rankings in 2011 Super Lawyers. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse … Read More
PERSONNEL FILE: Nelson Mullins’ Balliro offers white collar crime experience to blog
Balliro
BOSTON – Since the November 2009 creation of the federal Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, more than 1,215 criminal defendants have faced mortgage fraud charges, and more are expected. As a result, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Juliane Balliro has launched an informative blog on mortgage fraud and other white collar crime subjects entitled “Loan Broker Criminal Defense” (www.loanbrokercriminaldefense.com). Read More
Former inmate sues officers, jail authority for sexual misconduct
CHARLESTON — A former inmate is suing four correctional officers, the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority and an unknown person after she claims they sexually harassed and abused her during her incarceration. Katie Martin was incarcerated at … Read More
PERSONNEL FILE: Nearly 70% of Huddleston Bolen partners in ‘Best Lawyers in America’
HUNTINGTON – Nearly 70% of the partners in Huddleston Bolen LLP were honored in the publication, The Best Lawyers in America 2011. All of the firm’s offices in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia and Ashland and Louisville, Kentucky were recognized … Read More
Man sues Sbarro for wage payment act violations
CHARLESTON — A former employee is suing Sbarro after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act. John Chapman worked for Sbarro until his discharge on May 20, according to a complaint filed July 7 in … Read More