News from August 2007
Robinson & McElwee announces employer advocate seminar
CHARLESTON -- The law firm of Robinson & McElwee PLLC will sponsor its first Employer Advocate Seminar on Sept. 12 at the South Charleston Ramada Plaza Hotel.
PERSONNEL FILE: Martin & Seibert named national 'go-to' law firm
MARTINSBURG -– The firm of Martin & Seibert L.C. has been honored as a "Go-To" law firm for the nation's "Leading Financial Services Companies."
Vienna student represents state at Junior National Young Leaders Conference
VIENNA -– Earlier this month, 12-year-old Garrett Nesselrode of Vienna participated in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference (JrNYLC) in Washington, D.C.
Cough it up, Darrell
We've opined repeatedly on these pages that state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's strongarm-squandering of $10 million in Purdue Pharma lawsuit settlement proceeds would soon catch up with West Virginia.
Colleges amass financial records of athletes in NCAA class action
LOS ANGELES -- California class action attorneys seek hundreds of millions in something like back pay for 48,000 college football and men's basketball players.
Man sues after tubing accident at Burnsville Lake
CHARLESTON - A day of fun on the water has ended up at the courthouse.
A strip club, a safe and a car wreck result in lawsuit
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County man has filed a suit against a man who drove into his parked car after he stole a safe from an area gentlemen's club.
Martinburg grocer sued after woman slips in puddle of water
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County woman is suing a local grocery store after she slipped on a puddle of water in the store.
Couple says hospital didn't provide proper stroke treatment to woman
Ruby Memorial Hospital MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County couple has filed a medical malpractice suit against a Morgantown hospital, claiming the wife did not receive proper treatment during her stroke.
Texas couple files asbestos suit in Kanawha County
CHARLESTON - A Texas couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 39 companies, including four that have done or continue to do business in Kanawha County.
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Gastric bypass leads to malpractice suit
MORGANTOWN - A Pennsylvania woman has filed a medical malpractice suit against a Morgantown doctor after she developed complications from her gastric bypass surgery.
Mason school board settles one suit, gets hit with another
POINT PLEASANT – Despite settling one lawsuit, the Mason County Board of Education has been named a defendant in another. Ironically, both suits arise from problems at the same Bend-area school.
Investigate McGraw's office, GOP lawmakers say
McGraw CHARLESTON -- So how can the State of West Virginia recover from having $4.1 million in Medicaid funds withheld by the federal government?
Jury says bank wrongly fired disabled woman
CHARLESTON - A disabled bank employee has been awarded more than $300,000 in back pay and damages after she filed a suit claiming she was unfairly fired.
Sexual harassment charges filed against Cabell magistrate Qualls
Qualls HUNTINGTON - The West Virginia Judicial Hearing Board has filed formal sexual harassment charges against longtime Cabell County Magistrate Alvie Qualls.