McCloy CHARLESTON - The lone survivor of January's deadly incident at Sago Mine filed one of three lawsuits Wednesday against six defendant companies, alleging their negligence was to blame for what happened at the Upshur County mine.
CHARLESTON - With the appointment of Princeton attorney Mary Ellen Griffith to the 12th Family Circuit Court in McDowell and Mercer counties, Gov. Joe Manchin's office can now turn its attention to filling a few other judicial vacancies -- most notably the Wood Circuit Judge spot.
Carte Goodwin CHARLESTON -- Carte Goodwin, General Counsel to Gov. Joe Manchin, is one of 40 emerging state leaders from across the nation who has been selected to participate in the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program, which was held 8-13 in Lexington, Ky.
Steve Goodwin Steve P. Goodwin, an attorney with the Charleston law firm of Goodwin & Goodwin, recently was elected chairman of West Virginia University 's Board of Governors.
Goodwin MORGANTOWN -- Stephen P. Goodwin, an attorney with the Charleston law firm of Goodwin & Goodwin, recently was elected chairman of West Virginia University 's Board of Governors.
Aly Goodwin Gregg CHARLESTON -- West Virginia public relations and advertising veterans Patrick Gallagher and Aly Goodwin Gregg announced the formation of a new communications firm with offices in Charleston and Morgantown. The new firm, Gallagher/Goodwin-Gregg Communications Group is jointly owned by the two communications professionals.
CHARLESTON – Eli Lilly and Company has filed a notice of removal to have a lawsuit filed against it by the state Attorney General's office moved to Federal Court.
Steve Cohen The public should watch closely the process in the state capital for replacing retiring Judge George W. Hill on the 4th Circuit Court bench in Wood and Wirt counties.
Cory Dennison CHARLESTON – Cory Dennison played football for Marshall University, and he's now a third-year law student at West Virginia University. But when it comes to picking sides in Wednesday's annual Toyota Capital Classic basketball game, he isn't torn. He bleeds green and white.
CHARLESTON – With West Virginia University having the state's only law school, the West Virginia legal community has an unusually close tie to the school. And that bond extends to the football program, which is playing in its first Bowl Championship Series game when it takes on the University of Georgia in the Sugar Bowl in Atlanta on Jan. 2.
Stuart Calwell Attorney Stuart Calwell of Charleston advertised that his firm would represent painters with breathing problems. Retired automobile painter John Edward Goodwin responded to the pitch, but got nothing because the Calwell firm waited too long to sue.
Neely Former Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Richard Neely expects a Kanawha County jury to award West Virginia doctors at least $45 million in punitive damages in a class action trial set to begin Jan. 6.