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Monthly Archives: June 2011
$13.1M verdict reached over Shadyside teen’s death
WHEELING – A $13.1 verdict has been reached in a lawsuit involving the 2008 death of a 16-year-old Shadyside High School student. On July 28, 2008, a motorcycle being driven by Lauren Decker, 21 at the time of the accident, … Read More
THEIR VIEW: Myths about appeals court legislation continue
CHARLESTON — By now, readers of The West Virginia Record likely are numb to personal injury spokesman Michael Romano’s outrageous hyperbole. However, his continued misstatements call for a correction. Read More
Lawyer group applauds Supreme Court arbitration rulings
Farrell
CHARLESTON — A trial lawyers group says it commends the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for its recent decision in a set of cases stating that arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts were “unconscionable and unenforceable.”
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PERSONNEL FILE: Wiley named a Super Lawyer Rising Star
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CHARLESTON — Super Lawyers magazine has honored Steven B. Wiley as a 2011 West Virginia Rising Star in the area of general litigation. Super Lawyers is a nationwide independent lawyer rating service.
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PERSONNEL FILE: Farrell, White & Legg partners named Super Lawyers
HUNTINGTON — Four partners at Farrell, White & Legg PLLC have been selected as West Virginia Super Lawyers. Michael J. Farrell, Joseph M. Farrell Jr., Tamela J. White and Erik W. Legg were named West Virginia Super Lawyers in the … Read More
THEIR VIEW: Taking the Mountain State to the world market
CHARLESTON — Recently I had the privilege of awarding the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry to 49 West Virginia companies.
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Energy company sues Morgantown over drilling ban
MORGANTOWN – Northeast Natural Energy is suing the city of Morgantown after it claims it is unlawfully attempting to ban lawful activity outside of its border. The city of Morgantown is “impermissibly reaching out beyond its borders to regulate oil … Read More
PERSONNEL FILE: Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso attorneys listed as 2011 Super Lawyers
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CHARLESTON — Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s lawyers are included in the 2011 class of West Virginia Super Lawyers, with three lawyers included as West Virginia “Rising Stars.”
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PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly honored by Women in Law Empowerment Forum
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CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly PLLC has been awarded “Gold Standard Certification” by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), a designation for law firms that have integrated women in top leadership positions.
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False arrest in petty theft case results in civil rights suit against State Police
PARKERSBURG – As her reward for being a good neighbor in returning stolen money to its rightful owner, a Wirt County woman alleges she was paid a late-night visit by police and hauled off to jail. The West Virginia State … Read More
Suit seeks to halt harassment of citizens carrying firearms in Wheeling
WHEELING – Two Ohio County men are challenging what they claim is a campaign of harassment by Wheeling police against citizens lawfully carrying firearms in the Friendly City. The city of Wheeling, its police chief and three of its officers … Read More
Federal agency ticks off state AGs
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The nation’s state attorneys general are claiming the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has been attempting to preempt state consumer protection laws for a decade.
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McGraw running for sixth term
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CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw is running for a sixth term.
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Huntington occupation tax put on hold
HUNTINGTON – A Kanawha County judge has put Huntington’s occupation tax on hold instead of letting it go into effect as planned on July 1. The five suits involved were filed June 22 in Kanawha Circuit Court by the Cabell … Read More
Chesapeake sues Putnam residents for denying pipeline access
WINFIELD – Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, is suing two Putnam County residents after it claims they have denied access to a leaking pipeline. Chesapeake Appalachia has the right to lay, maintain, operate and remove a pipeline for the transportation of gas … Read More