CHARLESTON – A West Virginia jury has awarded $3.27 million to the plaintiff in a multi-district litigation lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective transvaginal mesh products.
CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly attorney Thomas J. Hurney recently was presented with The Robert L. Ghiz Award for Outstanding Service to the Physician Community of West Virginia by the West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company (WVMIC) at the 2014 Healthcare Summit of the West Virginia Medical Association.
HUNTINGTON – Two women have filed lawsuits against their former employer and its CEO, claiming they were fired for refusing to purchase a weight loss drug that is a Schedule IV narcotic for the executive.
CHARLESTON – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC recently announced that several of its practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2014 Chambers USA annual directory of leading law firms and attorneys.
The following are lists of West Virginia attorneys named in the 2013 edition of West Virginia Super Lawyers, as submitted by their respective law firms.
CHARLESTON – The widow of a Lindy Coal employee who died of lung cancer was properly denied dependent benefits even though her husband had been awarded permanent partial disability for occupational pneumoconiosis prior to his death, according to the opinion of the state Supreme Court.
CHARLESTON – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC recently announced that several of its practice groups and attorneys were listed in the 2013 Chambers USA annual directory of leading law firms and attorneys.