Monthly Archives: September 2010

PERSONNEL FILE: Four new associates join Jackson Kelly

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Clark

CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to welcome four new associates to the firm – Kellie Clark, Aaron Heishman, Amy Jo Holley and Felicia Phipps.
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News, Personnel File

Rahall, Maynard campaigns spar over windmill ad

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Rahall

HUNTINGTON –- Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall’s election campaign want television stations to stop airing an ad from Republican challenger Spike Maynard’s campaign.
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News

Prominent legal scholar to headline Fairness WV Conference at WVU

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Robson

MORGANTOWN — Ruthann Robson, John T. Copenhaver visiting Chair at the West Virginia University College of Law, will be the featured speaker at the Fairness WV Conference 2010.
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News

THEIR VIEW: W.Va. appeals process too restrictive

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HARPERS FERRY — Our state currently has one of the most restrictive appeals processes in the nation. It is one of only 10 states in the nation without an intermediate court of appeals.
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Arguments, Their View

Wheeling couple sues Northern Panhandle Pipe & Supply for injuries

WHEELING — A Wheeling man and his wife are suing Northern Panhandle Pipe & Supply after he was injured with a steel pipe while at work. Michael A. McCarthy was employed by the defendant as a counter salesman and claims … Read More »

News, Ohio County

Milton couple sues AEP, others for wrongful termination

WINFIELD — A Milton couple is suing American Electric Power Company and Sun Technical Services after they claim their employment was wrongfully terminated. Franklin R. Pifer, Debra Tygrett and Michael J. Finissi were also named as defendants in the suit. … Read More »

News, Putnam County

Pa. couple sues Morgantown doctors, hospital for medical negligence.

MORGANTOWN — A Greene County, Pa., couple is suing Morgantown Surgical Associates and Monongalia County General Hospital for medical negligence after a breast biopsy. Drs. Mark L. Johnson, Jerome G. Johnson and Mary F. Edwards and an unknown individual were … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

Bridgeport couple sues physician, office for negligence

MORGANTOWN — A Bridgeport couple is suing Mountainstate Orthopedic Associates and a physician after they claim it is responsible for improperly performing knee replacement surgery. D. Max Francis was referred to Dr. Matthew P. Darmelio by his treating physician for … Read More »

Monongalia County, News

Woman sues Lavalette PSD for negligence

WAYNE — A Wayne woman is suing Lavalette Public Service District after she claims she was injured because of the company’s negligence. On Aug. 21, 2008, Betty Keeney was at Sherri’s Special Occasions in Lavalette and was outside of the … Read More »

News, Wayne County

Tucker jury awards $1.5 million to burn victim’s family

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Bordas

PARSONS — A Tucker County jury awarded the family of a badly burned youth more than $1.5 million.
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News, Tucker County

Pratt named in discrimination suit

CHARLESTON -– An eastern Kanawha County municipality is accused of improperly firing one of its employees earlier this year. The town of Pratt is named in an age, and disability discrimination suit filed by Gary Fernatt. In his complaint, complaint, … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Petitions are public records, Justices rule

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Ketchum

CHARLESTON — Publisher Thomas Harding of the Observer in Shepherdstown won a crusade for free press and free information, right on time for everyone but himself.
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News, State Supreme Court

Judge dismisses school boards’ lawsuit over retiree benefits

CHARLESTON — Fifty West Virginia county boards of education that sued the state over a lingering debt tied to retired employees’ healthcare benefits have had their lawsuit thrown out. Kanawha Chief Circuit Judge Tod J. Kaufman agreed in his ruling … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Lawsuit links student’s death to ’08 Bayer explosion

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Gray

CHARLESTON -– A multi-million dollar lawsuit alleges a third death can be attributed to a 2008 explosion at a Charleston-area chemical plant.
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Kanawha County, News

Justices won’t budge on statute of limitations

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Davis

CHARLESTON –- Statutes of limitations sometimes stretch, but the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals didn’t yield a day in a wrongful death suit from Fayette County.
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News, State Supreme Court