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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Marshall jury returns $7 million verdict in AEP blast case
Chris Regan and Geoffrey Brown
MOUNDSVILLE – A Marshall County jury returned a verdict of nearly $7 million to the family of a Tyler County man who was killed as a result of an explosion at an AEP plan in Beverly, Ohio, in 2007.
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Medical monitoring: guilty until proven innocent
Tort law, despite a variety of abuses associated with it, makes perfect sense in principle. If somebody damages your person or property, that someone should be required to make restitution for the harm done. Read More
Link between asbestos trusts, courts hard to pinpoint
Dixon
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Researchers who set out to explore connections between asbestos trusts and asbestos courts returned with guesswork because of a lack of factual evidence.
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Judge says regulators must prove they didn’t interfere with mine ventilation plans
WASHINGTON – Mine safety regulators must defend claims that they dangerously interfere with ventilation plans, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled on Aug. 18. He denied a motion from the Mine Safety and Health Administration to dismiss a suit that … Read More
Judge says state Supreme Court ruling harms privacy rights
Alsop
CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Jack Alsop fears the Supreme Court of Appeals diminished privacy rights in electronic devices.
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Nursing home case could affect W.Va. medmal reforms
Glasser
CHARLESTON — Observers of West Virginia’s legal system say a case of alleged neglect by nursing home workers could mean another hurdle for the state’s medical malpractice reforms.
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CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Aug. 9 Glen Pritchard and Ellen V. Pritchard vs. 3M Company; A.O. Smith Corporation; A.W. Chesterton Company; et al PA- Victoria Antion, Scott A. McGee; J- visiting * The plaintiffs claim the 46 defendants are responsible for Mr. Pritchard’s lung … Read More
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
Aug. 18 Neal Browning vs. Frank J. Richter, M.D. PA- Arden J. Curry II; J- O.C. Spaulding * On April 24, 2009, Richter performed an operation on Browning’s ureter that involved a stent and on April 29, 2009, Richter performed … Read More
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Aug. 11 Barry R. Morlachetta and Carole F. Morlachetta vs. Robert C. Byrd Institute, Inc.; Rick Martin; Charlotte Weber; Tracy McDowell; Marshall University Research Corporation; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive PA- J. Patrick L. Stephens, Mark F. Underwood; J- … Read More
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
Aug. 5 Leslie Connolly, Administratix of the Estate of John Connolly vs. Joy E. Cousins, Potomac Valley Hospital, Tamer Gaber MD, James Abel, MD WVU Board of Governors, University Health Associates and WVU Hospitals dba Chestnut Ridge Hospital PA-Dino Columbo … Read More
CIVIL FILINGS: Marshall County
July 26 Amy N. Lynch vs. Tom Carney PA- Pro Se; J- Karl * In June 2010, a contract was signed wherein Bumble Bee Construction would construct a new roof and siding on plaintiff’s residence. A check was given for … Read More
CIVIL FILINGS: Lincoln County
Aug. 2 State of West Virginia, By Its Prosecuting Attorney of Lincoln County, for and on behalf of the US 119 Task Force vs. John David McNeely and or Jonathan Michael Lucas and United States Currency in the Sum of … Read More
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
July 13 Winchester Medical Center vs. Deborah K. Purnell PA – Richard McGervey; J – Groh * The hospital claims Purnell owes at least $60,407.19 plus $3,962.04 in interest for medical supplies and services provided to her in 2010. Case … Read More
Business Court Committee works on draft rules
CHARLESTON – The Supreme Court’s Business Court Committee met Aug. 18 to work on the second draft of rules for the operation of business courts in the state. The committee agreed that the court will be called a commercial litigation … Read More
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman adds energy lawyer
Anderson
CHARLESTON -— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that R. Christopher Anderson has joined the firm’s Charleston office as Counsel.
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