News from 2007
This Just In: Marshall County
Sept. 4
Three-judge panel appointed in petition for removal of Nitro officials
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has appointed a three-judge panel to rule on a petition seeking the removal of four city officials in Nitro.
Starcher not running for re-election
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher on Thursday ended speculation by announcing that he will not be seeking re-election to a second term on the State's highest Court.
Build-A-Bear Workshop creates 'We Are ... Marshall' bear-sized T-shirt
HUNTINGTON -- Build-A-Bear Workshop has created an officially licensed "We Are ... Marshall" bear-sized T-shirt, which can be purchased online or at the Build-A-Bear Workshop at the Charleston Town Center Mall.
Japanese manufacturer to locate in Belle
TOKYO -- Kureha Corp. announced Dec. 18 it will invest more than $100 million to build a plant in Belle that will produce and sell the groundbreaking, high-performance polymer, polyglycolic acid (PGA).
Plants plans to run for Kanawha prosecutor
Plants CHARLESTON -- Mark Plants, an assistant prosecutor for Kanawha County and former WVU fullback, filed pre-candidacy papers Dec. 18 to seek the Republican nomination for the office of Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney.
McGraw announces computer agreement with American Legion, VFW
CHARLESTON -– Attorney General Darrell McGraw has announced that his office has entered into cooperative agreements with the West Virginia VFW and the West Virginia chapter of the American Legion for the purchase and placement of 42 Internet and video conferencing ready laptop computers.
Latest business Democrat de jour is Carte Goodwin
CHARLESTON -- The business community is maddening. That's how I felt after reading Hoppy Kercheval's commentary at the end of last week about the Attorney General's race next year.
Black woman says Bluefield State discriminated against her
BLUEFIELD - A Mercer County woman has filed a suit against a state college, claiming she was discriminated against and overlooked for several jobs because of her race.
Mediation: Empowering parents to create plans to benefit children
By ROBIN JEAN DAVIS
Battle lines drawn after release of report
Toriseva CHARLESTON – There are clear lines in the sand after the annual Judicial Hellhole report again ranked West Virginia near the top.
DOH discriminated against man for his age, suit claims
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against the state Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, claiming he was discriminated against because of his age.
Hospital didn't care for daughter properly, suit alleges
Cabell Huntington Hospital HUNTINGTON - A Huntington hospital is being sued for malpractice after failing to provide proper care for a young girl, her parents claim.
PERSONNEL FILE: Flannery elected to ACOEL Board of Regents
Flannery The Charter Members of American College of Environmental Lawyers have elected David Flannery of Jackson Kelly's Charleston office to its Board of Regents.
Logan man's suit says he was injured at Aracoma weeks before fatal fire
CHARELSTON - A Logan County man has filed a suit against Massey Coal and Aracoma Coal, claiming he was injured in a conveyor belt fire more than three weeks before a fatal fire that killed two other miners in the same mine.
McGraw settlement again irks feds
McGraw CHARLESTON - The federal government is unhappy with another settlement engineered by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw and is planning to make the state pay up.
ALL THINGS JURY: The jury selection process: Science on your side
Samples There are many lawyers who feel that picking a jury is half the battle in winning a trial. Identifying and selecting jurors who will be sympathetic to your client's case can certainly have a major impact on the outcome.
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Resolving to be a better firm
Brown The majority of the Western world's population views New Year's resolutions as commitments that are easier to break than make.
Some good news for W.Va. in Judicial Hellhole report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the force of a backhanded compliment, West Virginia has received a bit of good news in this year's Judicial Hellhole report.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jamie O'Brien joins Steptoe & Johnson
O'Brien CLARKSBURG -- William J. "Jamie" O'Brien has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson and will practice in the firm's Clarksburg office with a focus on business litigation.