Lawrence Smith News
Jackson woman files suit to reclaim home
RIPLEY – A Jackson County woman who lost her home is seeking to get it back after the company that bought it failed to follow state law in taking ownership of it.
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Feb. 21
Suit alleges mishaps by EMS led to death of Randolph woman
ELKINS -– A Randolph County woman is alleging a series of snafus committed by EMS personnel contributed to the death of her daughter.
Cross Lanes woman seeks relief from family law judge's order that left her homeless
CHARLESTON – A Cross Lanes woman is alleging a family law judge abused his authority by ordering her eviction from her home, and custody of her children reverted to her ex-husband after she sought medical treatment for her daughter.
Little action taken in Clay man's FOIA suit against county development agency
CHARLESTON – A year after it was filed, a Clay County man's Freedom of Information Act suit remains at square one.
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Jackson County
Attorney enters plea on law firm arson
Shreve MARTINSBURG – An eastern Panhandle attorney accused of deliberating setting a fire at the law firm where she previously worked five years ago has entered into a tentative plea agreement in charges against her.
Gilmer sheriff running for magistrate with dubious educational background
Metz GLENVILLE – Despite having questionable educational qualifications, a candidate for magistrate in Gilmer County is on this May's primary election ballot.
Court orders suspension of N.Y. attorney's license
CHARLESTON - A New York attorney suspended following his conviction for allowing a felon to sell insurance will also not be allowed to practice law in West Virginia.
Mason sheriff faces removal effort in midst of criminal charges
Anthony POINT PLEASANT – Before May's primary election, Mason County Sheriff David Anthony II's bid for re-election will have to successful run a gauntlet of legal and political trials next month.
Court unsatisfied with recommended discipline of Charleston attorney
CHARELSTON – A Charleston attorney potentially faces a long hiatus from the practice of law for his multiple arrests on drug charges.
Disbarred Logan attorney seeks reinstatement
M. Hrutkay CHARLESTON – A Logan County attorney disbarred for his conviction in a vote-buying scheme to help his ex-wife win election to the House of Delegates is asking that he again be allowed to practice law.
Ex-wife of disbarred Logan attorney again running for House
L. Hrutkay CHARLESTON – In the midst of her ex-husband staging one on the legal front, Lidella Wilson Hrutkay is mounting a political comeback.
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Jan. 25
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Jan. 30
Court takes reciprocal action against Ky. attorney
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has followed suit with Kentucky's high court in temporarily suspending an Ashland attorney's license.
Inflated fees led to charges against Morgantown attorney
CHARLESTON – A Monongalia County attorney is accused of swindling one of his former clients out of nearly $150,000.
Court lifts Weirton attorney's suspension
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has given the green light for a Hancock County attorney to again practice law.
Suspended Ohio attorney still licensed in W.Va.
CHARLESTON – Though suspended in his home state, an Ohio attorney's license to practice law in West Virginia, at least for the next few months, remains valid.
Parkersburg couple sues Wood school board for school bus accident
PARKERSBURG -- A collision involving a school bus is at the center of a lawsuit filed in Wood County.