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Lincoln case was being shopped, WV CALA says
9/2/2010 8:00 AM By Chris Dickerson -Lincoln Bureau

CHARLESTON -- A case filed by Lincoln County school board member against a Lincoln County newspaper publisher has drawn the attention of some in the legal community. Mostly because of where it was filed: Wyoming County.

Cabell schools removing swing sets for fear of litigation
9/2/2010 9:52 AM By Kyla Asbury -Cabell Bureau
HUNTINGTON -- Elementary school playgrounds in Cabell County are losing their swing sets in part because of lawsuits over injuries.

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Bayer CEO says W.Va. needs judicial reform
9/2/2010 9:45 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Bayer Corp. CEO Greg Babe told state business leaders this week that West Virginia must reform its judicial system and overhaul its business tax structure if it wants to spur economic development and attract new investments.

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MSHA says Massey case doesn't belong in federal court
9/2/2010 8:00 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
WASHINGTON - Federal coal mine regulators say Massey Energy should challenge their actions before an independent commission, not in federal court.

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Goodwin

Settlement means end to Digitek suits
9/2/2010 7:55 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - National litigation over heart medicine Digitek ended Sept. 1 as lawyers advised U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin they settled all claims.

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If Manchin wins, Cooper still plans to sue over succession laws
9/2/2010 7:40 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- South Charleston lawyer Thornton Cooper says he still plans to sue West Virginia officials if they don't clean up the state's succession laws.

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McGraw

Energy Star sales tax holiday ends Nov. 30
9/2/2010 7:38 AM By Jessica M. Karmasek -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, along with Gov. Joe Manchin, announced on Wednesday the start of the state's final Energy Star sales tax holiday.

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26 companies sued over float-sink chemicals
9/2/2010 7:30 AM By Harmon Marks -Boone Bureau
MADISON -- Plaintiffs are suing 26 employers, manufacturers and distributors for personal injuries they say were caused by exposure to toxic chemicals used in float-sink coal laboratories and related facilities.

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Houston wide receiver sues Marshall, Conference USA for broken leg
9/1/2010 11:48 AM
CHARLESTON -- Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards is suing Marshall University and Conference USA after he broke his leg when he ran into a metal service cart in an October 2008 game.

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PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe & Johnson opens first Pennsylvania office
9/1/2010 11:28 AM
BRIDGEPORT -- The law firm of Steptoe & Johnson officially has acquired the energy practice group of the western Pennsylvania firm of Culbertson, Weiss, Schetroma and Schug, P.C. (CWSS), opening its first Pennsylvania office and its ninth regional office.

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PERSONNEL FILE: Several attorneys joins Spilman Thomas & Battle
9/1/2010 11:17 AM
CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce that several attorneys have joined the firm.

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