Daily Archives: January 2, 2013

Former Supreme Court justice joins Bowles Rice

January 2, 2013 9:10 PM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Thomas E. McHugh has elected to join Bowles Rice, LLP, in an Of Counsel capacity after retiring from the Supreme Court. McHugh was elected to the Supreme Court in 1980 and … Read More »

State Supreme Court

Benjamin will be court’s chief justice in 2013

January 2, 2013 6:01 PM
By John O'Brien

CHARLESTON – A new year brings a new chief justice on the state Supreme Court. Justice Brent Benjamin reclaimed the spot on Jan. 1, succeeding Justice Menis Ketchum. It will be the second year Benjamin has served as chief justice, … Read More »

State Supreme Court

Justice Benjamin disagrees with front pay award in $2M case

January 2, 2013 1:01 PM
By Nathan Bass

CHARLESTON – On Dec. 21, Chief Justice Brent D. Benjamin issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in an age discrimination case in which a plaintiff was awarded more than $2 million dollars in damages. The majority … Read More »

Discrimination, Jackson County, News, State Supreme Court

Judge loses discrimination argument at Fourth Circuit

January 2, 2013 12:53 PM
By Nathan Bass

RICHMOND, Va. – An administrative law judge who alleged his suspension for making false entries on time sheets was because of his race and age has failed on his appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. … Read More »

Cabell County, Discrimination, Federal Court, News