Daily Archives: April 19, 2012

Marion judge rules family court litigants entitled to counsel in contempt hearings

FAIRMONT – A Monongalia County man has successfully challenged a Marion County family law judge’s decision denying his request for court-appointed counsel in a civil contempt hearing. Marion Circuit Judge David R. Janes on April 9 granted a writ of … Read More »

News

THEIR VIEW: Lawmakers and conflicts of interest.

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MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Ethics Commission decided last week that House Speaker Rick Thompson would have an “inescapable conflict” if he had taken a position as legal counsel for the West Virginia Education Association teacher’s union.
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Arguments, Their View

Supreme Court orders judge to issue ruling quicker

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Webster

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ordered Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster twice in the last few months to issue her rulings quickly.
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News, State Supreme Court

CSX given discovery orders in racketeering case against firm

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Peirce

WHEELING (Legal Newsline) – CSX Transportation will need to supply the asbestos firm it is suing with files from 10,000 cases that don’t involve the firm.
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Federal Court, News

Panel links PFOA exposure to kidney, testicular cancer

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Deitzler

PARKERSBURG – An independent panel of scientists has linked exposure to PFOA — a chemical used in making non-stick coatings — to both kidney and testicular cancer in humans. Read More »

Class Action, News, Wood County