News from August 2007
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Lawyers on a mission
According to The Center for Business Planning, a mission statement should be a clear and succinct representation of a company's purpose for existence.
Wayne widow files asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - The widow of a Wayne County man who died from lung cancer has filed a suit against 39 companies, claiming her husband's exposure to asbestos on the job caused his disease and ultimate death.
First suits filed in deadly Ghent gas station explosion
BECKLEY - Two employees of a Raleigh County gas station that was destroyed when a propane tank at the store exploded have filed a $60 million lawsuit against several companies they blame for the explosion.
Hurricane couple sues DOH, employeer for auto accident
WINFIELD – A Putnam County couple has sued a state Department of Highways worker and the DOH for injuries the woman sustained in a 2005 auto accident.
Kentucky couple blames 52 companies for man's mesothelioma
CHARLESTON - A Kentucky couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit in West Virginia, against 52 companies after the man was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Rotating Primary plan well worth considering
Ireland CHARLESTON -- During every presidential cycle of the past two decades, we have seen states growing more concerned with holding their Primary elections sooner rather than later.
Chesapeake's expansion an investment in state
Gov. Joe Manchin, left, and CEO Aubrey McClendon speak during the Chesapeake Energy Corporation Eastern Division Headquarters unveiling ceremony on Aug. 21. CHARLESTON -- In 1989 with just a $50,000 investment and nine employees, Aubrey McClendon had a vision that he could build one of the world's leading energy exploration companies.
Standalone art for 9/3 issue: Happy 60th!
Point Pleasant attorney W. Dan Roll shares pictures with Mason County Deputy Circuit Clerk Jo Turley of the recent robing ceremony his son, Daniel, participated for admittance into the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Turley was among the well-wishers who stopped by Roll's office on Monday Aug. 27 to participate in a surprise 60th birthday party for Roll. (Photo by Lawrence J. Smith)
911 compiles more address data
CHARLESTON -- Emergency 911 organizations across the state are correcting and updating road addresses more efficiently now with a new GIS data collection software program, developed by Thrasher Engineering.
WVU Petroleum Engineering chair named Oil and Gas Man of the Year
Ameri MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University professor Samuel Ameri was recently named the 2007 Oil and Gas Man of the Year.
Walls named WVU Entrepreneurship Center director
Walls MORGANTOWN -- Melinda Walls has been named director of the West Virginia University Entrepreneurship Center in the College of Business and Economics.
Pumpkin Festival pageant accepting applications
MILTON -- The 2007 West Virginia Pumpkin Festival Queen and Teen's Pageant is now accepting applications.
Salad with whole pecan results in $50,000 suit
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County woman is suing an Cabell County restaurant for $50,000 after she bit into a nut and damaged one of her teeth.
Petition would force BrickStreet to act as state agency
CHARLESTON – Workers' compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual faces a competitive future but can't shake off the baggage of a state agency.
Court: Retired judge cannot hire Ohio auctioneer
Egnor CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit judge has ruled against a retired judge who is trying to sell his Cabell County home through an Ohio auctioneer.
Putnam couple sues over slip-and-fall at grocery store
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County couple has filed a suit against a local grocer after the wife was injured when she fell in the store.
McGraw criticized by past, future AG challenger
Lewis MORGANTOWN - It's a little surprising to Hiram Lewis to see state Attorney General Darrell McGraw involved in a controversy like the current spat with a federal Medicaid agency that may cost the state $4.1 million.
AGs unite against proposed merger
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the day U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, the Department of Justice received a little criticism from 12 state attorneys general -- including West Virginia's Darrell McGraw -- in one of his old cases.
Day of Continuing Legal Education focuses on rules of electronic discovery
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University's forensic science program and Second Creek Technologies LLC have teamed up again to offer a day of Continuing Legal Education focusing on the new federal rules of electronic discovery.