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Rodriguez uses SI.com to show lawsuit leak
Rodriguez MORGANTOWN – Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez leans on Internet gossip to support his claim that the university leaked news of a lawsuit against him before serving the suit on him.
Justices hear Eastern Panhandle zoning case
Maynard MORGANTOWN – Demand for homes keeps rising in the Eastern Panhandle, but some residents of the region can't bear to bid farewell to orchards and barns.
WVU must carefully examine Bresch records, attorney says
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University can't release records on Heather Bresch, daughter of Gov. Joe Manchin, to a Pittsburgh newspaper without carefully examining the records first, according to WVU General Counsel Alex Macia.
City maintains Stucky should've ruled on Gazette request
CHARLESTON –- Kanawha County Circuit Judge James Stucky shouldn't have dodged a decision on a Charleston Gazette request for Charleston police payroll records, the city argues in a March 5 brief for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Justices to decide if pair obstructed justice
Carney CHARLESTON – In a headline-grabbing Mingo County case, the state Supreme Court of Appeals must choose between police power and personal liberty.
Justices side with Mingo sheriff in flood cleanup case
Albright CHARLESTON – West Virginia sheriffs don't have to sign every check that county commissioners order them to sign, the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled March 14.
Rodriguez motion hearing set for April 3
Rodriguez MORGANTOWN - Monongalia Circuit Judge Robert Stone has set an April 3 hearing on West Virginia University's motions to speed up a suit against former football coach Rich Rodriguez and make him answer questions about his decision to leave.
High Court holds moot court contest at WVU
Maynard MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University law student David Stackpole succeeded in trimming a few years off a fictitious mobster's manslaughter sentence, earning the law school's annual Baker Cup moot court competition.
Surgeon's wife feels like she's fighting Goliath
CHARLESTON- Dawn Martinez squeezed a smooth small stone while the state Supreme Court of Appeals tried to decide how much child support her former husband, orthopedic surgeon David Soulsby, should pay.
Court rehears headline-grabbing Massey case
Davis CHARLESTON- State Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis, author of a November opinion that wiped out Hugh Caperton's $76 million jury verdict against Massey Coal, stuck to her guns at a March 12 rehearing of the case.
Justices give Spencer man new trial in manslaughter case
CHARLESTON – Dreu Ferguson Jr. of Spencer, serving 15 years for killing neighbor William Freas with a shot to the chest, has won a new trial.
Attorneys in Rodriguez case trying to find deposition time
Rodriguez MORGANTOWN – Attorneys for West Virginia University plan to question former football coach Rich Rodriguez under oath about his resignation, and attorneys for Rodriguez plan to question WVU Athletic Director Ed Pastilong.
Recht too harsh on insurer, Justices rule
Recht CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Arthur Recht hammered California insurer TIG with too much force, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided.
Man must pay bar's taxes, Supreme Court rules
Starcher CHARLESTON - Corporation officers seldom face liability for unpaid sales taxes, but the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals makes an exception in the case of Barry Schmehl.
Justices rule on what makes a road public
CHARLESTON - It takes 10 years of public use to make a private road public, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals declared Feb. 27.
WVU wants to speed Rodriguez suit along
Rodriguez MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University's Board of Governors wants to expedite resolution of a $4 million claim against former football coach Rich Rodriguez so football season won't interfere with the litigation.
Rodriguez has same deal at Michigan, WVU lawyer says
Rodriguez MORGANTOWN – Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez, who attacks the validity of a $4 million buyout clause in his contract, signed the same deal at Michigan, according to an attorney for the school.
Justices annul license of Williamson lawyer
CHARLESTON – William H. Duty of Williamson lost his West Virginia law license, after showing he needed to lose it.
Justices rule against Nationwide in 'captive' case
Benjamin CHARLESTON – Prospective jurors need to peek behind the false front of a "captive" law firm that works for an insurance company and no one else, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided Feb. 14.
House speaker getting positive feedback on chancery idea
Thompson CHARLESTON - House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson awaits Senate action on a first step toward creating a chancery court where business owners could resolve disputes.