CHARLESTON -- On April 23, 38 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals.
WINFIELD – A circuit judge has signed a motion that paves the way for a Panera Bread to be constructed in a Putnam County shopping center that was being fought by Applebee’s.
CHARLESTON – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC recently announced that several of its practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2014 Chambers USA annual directory of leading law firms and attorneys.
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has agreed that a man’s lung cancer is the result of a 36-year smoking habit rather than alleged asbestos exposure amid varying expert opinions.
ELKINS – The parents of a then-7-year-old child who burned himself when he allegedly attempted to use fire starter gel left near a fireplace at their Randolph County home have settled their claims.
HUNTINGTON -- A federal judge has granted in part and denied in part Ford’s motion to dismiss in a class action lawsuit filed by consumers who claimed their Ford vehicles are vulnerable to sudden unintended acceleration.
CHARLESTON – United States Attorneys Booth Goodwin, Southern District of West Virginia, and Bill Ihlenfeld, Northern District of West Virginia, on Wednesday recognized 88 high school juniors from throughout West Virginia as U.S. Attorney’s Ambassadors for Justice.
HUNTINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A hearing on Ford's motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit that alleges its vehicles are subject to unintended acceleration was held on Thursday in the Sidney L. Christie Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Huntington.
CHARLESTON – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that 55 firm attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 directory of leading attorneys. This number represents 40 percent of Spilman attorneys.
