News from June 2010
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
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CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
April 16
Attorneys can't switch sides, Justices rule
Davis CHARLESTON – Pittsburgh attorneys who represented coal companies of Jim Justice can't switch sides and represent a client suing his companies, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
Massey sues MSHA over scrubber rules
Blankenship WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Massey Energy, the owner of the Montcoal mine where 29 workers died in an April 5 explosion, filed a federal lawsuit against the Mine Safety and Health Administration and three of its officials Tuesday, alleging the agency will not allow Massey to implement ventilation plans that would improve the safety of its mines.
Recht rules for CSX in brain damage cases
Recht WHEELING -- Circuit Judge Arthur Recht granted summary judgment to CSX Transportation in seven suits blaming the railroad for brain damage in workers, after declaring medical evidence behind the suits unreliable.
Correction/Clarification
A story, "Recht rules for CSX in brain damage cases," that was posted on www.wvrecord.com on June 4, and that appeared in the June 7 print edition of The West Virginia Record, has been revised on the website in two respects.
*** Correction/Clarification (for print edition)
A story, "Recht rules for CSX in brain damage cases," that appeared in the June 7 print edition of The West Virginia Record, and that was posted on www.wvrecord.com on June 4, has been revised on the website in two respects.
PERSONNEL FILE: 18 Dinsmore Shohl attorneys named in Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON -– Eighteen Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys have been named to the 2010 West Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list by Law & Politics Media.
McGraw names alleged conspirators in bid-rigging lawsuit
McGraw NEW YORK - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed an amended complaint in a bid-rigging lawsuit against Bank of America Tuesday, adding 24 new defendants.
PERSONNEL FILE: Sanders named to Trucking Industry Defense Association
CHARLESTON -- Huddleston Bolen is pleased to announce that Mary Sanders, a partner in the firm's Charleston office, has been has admitted into the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA).
PERSONNEL FILE: Dinsmore & Shohl receives top rankings in Chambers USA 2010
Bentz CHARLESTON -– Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce that its attorneys have received top rankings in Chambers USA 2010 Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: 24 Jackson Kelly lawyers on Super Lawyers list
CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that 24 of the firm's West Virginia lawyers have been selected for inclusion on the West Virginia Super Lawyers 2010 list and eight others were chosen for the West Virginia Rising Stars 2010 list.
PERSONNEL FILE: Woods joins Pullin Fowler Flanagan
Woods CHARLESTON -– Andrew Woods (Drew) has joined the law firm of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe as a member and will be working out of its Charleston office.
Farm sues Va. horse trainer for breach of contract, negligence
CHARLES TOWN -- A Jefferson County farm is suing Virginia horse trainer after it claims she is not registered or licensed in West Virginia or Virginia.
Tank cleaner sues WVDEP for failure to pay more than $20,000
CHARLES TOWN -- Mark's Tank Cleaning is suing the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection cabinet secretary for failure to pay more than $20,000.
Medical practice, owner sue Alpha Technologies for negligence
WINFIELD -- A medical practice and its owner are suing Alpha Technologies for negligence after they came it unlawfully concealed and withheld backups from the computer system.
Motion Industries sues Tower Logistics for failure to pay nearly $50,000
HUNTINGTON -- Motion Industries is suing Tower Logistics for failure to pay for goods and services that amounted to nearly $50,000.