Warren McGraw CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw thinks the Supreme Court of Appeals should heed advice he wrote 25 years ago when deciding a drug suspect's appeal.
Manchin CHARLESTON – A bill aimed at limiting lawsuits filed by out-of-state residents was signed into law, drawing praise and criticism from several groups following the issue.
CHARLESTON -- Three Nicholas County drug suspects who had pleaded guilty withdrew their pleas after the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that police cannot send "wired" informants into homes without a warrant.
Baker Cup finalist Steven Conifer hoists his trophy after being declared the winner. MORGANTOWN – Two people never worked as hard for $850 as Steven Conifer and Jenifer Matko.
PARKERSBURG – In addition to some of his clients, a Wood County attorney seems to have difficulty in keeping court dates in his own personal legal issues.
CHARLESTON – A reprimand given to a Wood County attorney for failing to communicate with his clients or replying to complaints lodged against him is not the first time he was warned about such behavior.
Albright CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Public Broadcasting's "The Law Works" spends the next two weeks exploring the role of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and its relationships to the legal system as a whole.
MORGANTOWN – Affidavits from five authors of the Medical Professional Liability Act of 1986 failed to convince the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals that the act does not cover pharmacies.
Justice Joseph P. Albright Sr. CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has formally reprimanded the son of one its members for multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
MORGANTOWN – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether the two-year statute of limitations on a claim of personal injury should stop in a case of temporary insanity.
MORGANTOWN – In an ideal teaching moment for West Virginia University law students, the Supreme Court of Appeals wrestled with a case of a belligerent doctor and a dead baby.
MORGANTOWN – Confusion among jurors over the meaning of malice in a murder trial should entitle the defendant to a new trial, according to attorney Crystal Walden of Charleston.
A West Virginia University College of Law student speaks with state Supreme Court justices during a recent Baker Cup competition. (Photo courtesy of WVU) CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court of Appeals again is taking its show on the road.
Davis CHARLESTON – Police in West Virginia must obtain search warrants before sending "wired" informants into homes, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
Vaidya CHARLESTON - An appeal of a dismissed Mason County malpractice case may provide the state Supreme Court an opportunity to decide on not only the constitutionality of requiring pre-suit notification, but also a state law designed to curb malpractice suits.
Maynard CHARLESTON - A recent opinion by the state Supreme Court will help avoid future attempts at collusion by plaintiff's and insured parties, an attorney involved in the case said Monday.
Maynard CHARLESTON – Administrative Law Judge Paul Marteney tied West Virginia courts into knots when he rescinded pay raises for six Division of Natural Resources employees.