News from September 2012
PERSONNEL FILE: Nine Jenkins Fenstermaker attorneys honored by Best Lawyers
Agee HUNTINGTON -– Jenkins Fenstermaker is pleased to announce that nine of its 22 attorneys recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
PERSONNEL FILE: LeMasters, Stewart join Bailey & Wyant
LeMasters CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Bailey & Wyant has announced the addition of Dan LeMasters and Betsy Stewart as their newest associates in their Charleston office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman attorneys named Lawyers of the Year
Day CHARLESTON -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that three of its attorneys were named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers.
Fourth Circuit to hold oral arguments at WVU
McConnell MORGANTOWN -— A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments on Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom at the West Virginia University College of Law.
PERSONNEL FILE: Gottlieb named Oil, Natural Gas Lawyer of the Year
Gottlieb CHARLESTON -– Richard L. Gottlieb, a member of the law firm Lewis Glasser Casey & Rollins, has been named "Lawyer of the Year" for his oil and natural gas legal practice.
Steptoe & Johnson donates mobile phones to United Way organizations
From left, Steptoe & Johnson's Bridgeport office Managing Member Gary Nickerson poses with Tina Fowler of Hope, Inc. and Sylvia Hawkins of Big Brothers Big Sisters. (Courtesy photo) BRIDGEPORT -– Steptoe & Johnson has donated more than 100 used mobile phones to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central West Virginia and Hope, Inc., both United Way organizations.
Father blames Boone Co. officials for son's suicide
MADISON -- Authorities failed to understand a "specific neurological" injury suffered by inmate Kedron Eugene Setser that allegedly led to his suicide.
McGraw's office contacting potential mortgage settlement borrowers
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has begun contacting more than 5,000 borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure who might be eligible for payment under the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement.
THEIR VIEW: McGraw gets camera shy
MORGANTOWN -- It's a common practice for campaigns to send out trackers to follow their opponent's every move. Trackers videotape candidates' speeches and interaction with voters.
Loughry launches first TV ad
Loughry CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry on Wednesday unveiled his campaign's first television ad.
Federal judge sends out-of-state claims back to Wayne County
Chambers HUNTINGTON -– A federal judge has remanded 18 cases filed by minors who claim they suffered birth defects as a result of their mothers' use of Pfizer's prescription drug Zoloft.
W.Va. SC: Steel company's coil inventory exempt from tax
Benjamin CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Northern Panhandle steel company's inventory of coils is exempt from a state property tax.
Man sues WV DOH for car accident
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County man is suing the West Virginia Department of Highways after he was involved in a car accident.
Charleston man accuses Arc of the Three Rivers of racial discrimination
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Arc of the Three Rivers, Inc. after he claims he was discriminated against because of his race.
Logan Co. woman blames elevator company for hospital incident
CHARLESTON -- A Logan County woman is suing Abell Elevator Service Company after she claims she was injured on a defective elevator at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Morrisey staffer wants apology from McGraw
Darrell McGraw talks to Joyce Holland before Saturday's Pumpkin Festival Parade. (Image taken from YouTube video) CHARLESTON -- Patrick Morrisey's campaign wants an explanation and an apology from Attorney General Darrell McGraw after a weekend incident in which he confronted a Morrisey campaign staffer before a parade.
UPDATED: SEC won't appeal state Supreme Court ruling
Loughry CHARLESTON – The State Elections Commission on Tuesday voted not to appeal the state Supreme Court's recent ruling on the public financing pilot project for the current Court race.
UPDATED: U.S. SC upholds W.Va. congressional redistricting
Kessler WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling, saying the congressional redistricting plan adopted by state leaders last year is fine.
Former employee sues Brody Mining for wrongful termination
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Brody Mining, LLC after he claims he was wrongfully terminated from his employment for reporting a low air flow reading to his supervisor.
Huntington woman sues Speedway for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington woman is suing Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC after she claims she was injured on its premises.