News from December 2008
Cabell man blames elevator company for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County couple has filed a suit against an elevator company, saying its negligence caused the man to "free fall" until he crashed on top of an elevator car while on the job.
Lincoln men say newspaper articles damaged their names
HUNTINGTON -- Two Lincoln County men claim their reputations have been damaged because of numerous newspaper articles accusing them of election and campaign law violations.
THEIR VIEW: Not comprehending the hatred toward Abernathy
I'm sorry, but the vitriol being thrown Gary Abernathy's way is incomprehensible to me.
Federal judge backs teachers' union push to stop Kanawha's random drug tests
Goodwin CHARLESTON -- The Kanawha County Board of Education will not be able to randomly drug test teachers, thanks to a preliminary motion granted Monday by U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin.
Plants has big plans as Kanawha prosecutor
Plants CHARLESTON -- Indicting criminals without delay and getting younger attorneys more involved in the circuit court level are two goals for newly elected Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants.
Justices say farmers can't seek more money after selling to coal company
CHARLESTON – Farmers who sell land to coal companies without knowing it can't sue for more money after they find out who bought the land, the state Supreme Court has decided.
Supreme Court creates state jail task force
Canterbury CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has established a seven-person compliance commission charged with the task of creating a long-term plan to address the state's overcrowded jail population.
Sergeant doesn't want lie detector test at hearing board
CHARLES TOWN -– A Jefferson County sheriff's sergeant has asked that a lie detector test not be allowed in front of a hearing board that is expected to rule on formal charges alleging the sergeant had sexual relations with a co-worker while he was supposed to be working.
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Argument Docket
County school boards await outcome of Kanawha teacher drug test suit
CHARLESTON -- The outcome of a suit a state teachers union filed against the Kanawha County Board of Education after it elected to randomly drug test teachers is extremely important, the president of the union said.
Kanawha officials sue to gain entrance to Sissonville trailer park
Carper CHARLESTON -- In a last-ditch effort to clean up a trailer park in Sissonville, Kanawha County officials have gone to circuit court requesting permission to gain entry to the park.
Cabell woman sues Huntington police for son's death
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman has filed suit against the city of Huntington and unspecified Huntington police officers, alleging her son was killed after police beat him during a traffic stop.
Hurricane couple sues after woman's botched surgery
WINFIELD – A Hurricane couple has filed suit against University Physicians and Surgeons and one of its doctors, alleging misplaced wires were stabbing the woman after a surgery.
PERSONNEL FILE: National Trial Lawyer Society honors Huddleston Bolen attorney
Sanders HUNTINGTON -- Mary Hylton Sanders, a partner in the law firm of Huddleston Bolen has been named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a highly selective honorary society established to reflect and recognize the face of the American bar in the 21st century.
WV CALA leader criticizes Workman fundraiser
Workman CHARLESTON -- The head of a statewide legal reform group has criticized a fundraiser supporters of newly elected Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman held to help her pay off campaign debts of $78,982.
PERSONNEL FILE: Mera Kutrovac joins Steptoe & Johnson
CLARKSBURG -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome Mera Kutrovac as a new associate in the firm's Clarksburg and Morgantown offices.
Helluva disgrace
In hindsight, it's hard to imagine there was much deliberation.
Sides still fighting over Workman's fees in estate dispute
Workman CHARLESTON – Lawyer Edward ReBrook, representing Supreme Court Justice-elect Margaret Workman, has found a fatal flaw in a Kanawha Circuit Court order that favored Workman in a fee dispute.
Mason false arrest case moved to federal court
HUNTINGTON – A Mason County man who alleges the actions of two fellow residents and two sheriff's deputies led to him being falsely arrested and subsequently prosecuted will now have to prove his case in federal rather than state court.
Steel of W.Va. seeks more than $500K for failed transformer
HUNTINGTON -– Steel of West Virginia claims it lost more than $500,000 in profits and in costs for repairs after a transformer at its plant failed.