News from May 2009
No more secrets
As best we can tell, H. Blair Hahn isn't a covert operative. He doesn't lurk in shadows or don a disguise. But his lawyer contract with West Virginia is top secret.
Peirce, Harron taken aback by sanctions idea
Peirce WHEELING – U.S. Magistrate Judge James Seibert stunned Pittsburgh lawyer Robert Peirce and Bridgeport radiologist Ray Harron by suggesting sanctions and expenses for their refusal to answer questions from CSX Transportation.
Mother, daughter file suits over two accidents
WINFIELD – May 2007 apparently wasn't a good month for a Putnam County mother and daughter.
Former Justice's son faces contempt charge
CHARLESTON - After two years of inaction, the state Bar is asking that a Wood County attorney be held in contempt for failing to abide by a previous order instructing him to settle a nearly quarter-century old estate case.
Charleston/Wheeling firm expands into Pittsburgh market
CHARLESTON -– McKinley Carter Wealth Services, an independent wealth management firm with offices in Wheeling and Charleston, has expanded into western Pennsylvania through a merger with NetWorth Investment Advisors of Wexford, Pa.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
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May 15
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May 18
THIS JUST IN: Ohio County
May 18
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April 28
THIS JUST IN: Berkeley County
April 29
TX-Familiar helper retiring from district clerk's office
Adele Vokolek, deputy clerk, is retiring from the Jefferson County District Clerk's Office after 15 years.
TX-Familiar helper retiring from district clerk's office
By Marilyn Tennissen
State Law Library presents resume writing workshop
CHARLESTON -- In response to the sluggish economy, recent layoffs, and graduating high school and college students entering the job market, the State Law Library will offer a free Resume Writing Workshop at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 3.
Recht says doctor can't testify against CSX
Recht WHEELING – Circuit Judge Arthur Recht has excluded physician Douglas Linz from testifying that CSX Transportation damaged the brains of seven former employees.
Wood med mal case to segue into one of wrongful death
PARKERSBURG - Since losing her battle with cancer, a Pleasants County woman's estate soon will be amending her medical malpractice suit against a Wood County hospital and New York physician into a claim for wrongful death.
PERSONNEL FILE: W.Va. Bar Foundation Fellows selected
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Bar Foundation has selected its 2009 Foundation Fellows. They were honored at the recent Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner in Charleston.
Davis denounces idea of intermediate appellate courts in West Virginia
Davis CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis denounced the idea of an intermediate appellate court system for the state as costly and unneccesary.