News from November 2006
Berkeley Assessor says he doesn't have to follow laws, fires woman, suit says
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley Springs woman formerly employed by the Berkeley County Assessor's Office says Assessor Preston Gooden told her that because he is an elected official he doesn't have to follow the law.
Pit bull bite case lands in court
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County man says two people were harboring a vicious pit bull, which violently attacked and bit him.
Justices send Speedway drowning case back to Zakaib
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals carried out a delicate balancing act in a family feud, leaving the tough decisions to Kanawha County Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib.
Justices say attorney must face malpractice claim
CHARLESTON – Attorney Kenneth Chittum must defend himself against a claim of legal malpractice, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided Nov. 9.
Supreme Court fires another Huntington firefighter
CHARLESTON – Once again, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has fired a Huntington firefighter for getting mixed up with crack cocaine.
Supreme Court says judge didn't follow rules on picking jurors
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals have laid down a simple rule for judges choosing jurors: When in doubt, throw them out.
Huntington hardware store settles
HUNTINGTON - During the third day of its trial, the civil lawsuit between a Huntington hardware store was settled for $1.2 million.
Author assisting state law firms
Copeland CHARLESTON - Sure, Deb Copeland has been described as a "dynamic speaker," but that's not the only reason she's made a name for herself among the state's law firms.
West Virginia attorneys differ on new Florida lawyer ad rules
Hicks CHARLESTON – The head of a West Virginia State Bar commission says he thinks Florida has bitten off more than it wants to chew in terms of lawyer advertising.
Another Sago suit filed
CHARLESTON - The family of a miner who died in January's Sago Mine disaster has filed suit against the companies alleged to be responsible, the 13th such suit.
Suit filed against embattled Nitro councilman
CHARLESTON - A Nitro City Councilman is now facing a civil lawsuit stemming from allegations that he sent a nude picture of himself to a woman using a fellow councilman's name.
Unifying the state's case management system
Davis CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia court system took a big step this summer toward implementing a long-anticipated unification of our computer case management system.
Appeal accepted in Sunday hunting case
Huber HARRISVILLE - Jason Huber admittedly has been as good a lawyer as he's been a hunter lately.
Huber: ACLU protecting Bill of Rights
CHARLESTON - For the state's American Civil Liberties Union, it's hard to predict who will be on its side.
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Hospital defends against malpractice, competition
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County hospital finds itself involved in two civil actions, one filed against it and a local physician for malpractice and another filed by it in opposition to a competing home health agency.