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Recent News About Charleston
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PERSONNEL FILE: Robinson & McElwee, attorneys listed in Best Lawyers
CHARLESTON – Nine lawyers from Robinson & McElwee PLLC recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2015. -
The task of ensuring safety, health of temp workers
HUNTINGTON – The use of temporary employees has become common in many industries. As a result, our firm has handled several recent cases in which an employee of a staffing agency has suffered a workplace injury while on the premises of a host employer. -
Juvenile Drug Court starts gender-specific self-esteem therapy
CHARLESTON – The female participants of the Boone and Lincoln Juvenile Drug Court recently participated in a court-supervised, gender-specific self-esteem program. -
W.Va. SC clarification of collateral source rule boon for plaintiffs, bust for business
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia has long recognized the “collateral source rule,” which precludes the admission of evidence at trial that an external source paid some or all of the damages that a Plaintiff seeks to recover. -
AG's office warns of counterfeit $10 bills in Charleston area
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is alerting consumers about a series of counterfeit bills that are in circulation in Charleston and throughout the state. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Six named W.Va. Bar Foundation Fellows
CHARLESTON – Joshua I. Barrett, Heather Heiskell Jones, J. Thomas Lane, John R. Lukens, Judge Stephanie D. Thacker and Steven F. White have been named as West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows. -
PERSONNEL FILE: 14 Huddleston Bolen attorneys named in Super Lawyers
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced that 14 of the firm’s lawyers were recognized in the 2014 Edition of West VirginiaSuper Lawyers. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Nine Huddleston Bolen attorneys, five practice areas honored
HUNTINGTON -- Nine Huddleston Bolen partners and five practice areas have been recognized in the prestigious Chambers USA 2014 Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Six Robinson & McElwee lawyers honored by Chambers USA
CHARLESTON – The newly released edition of Chambers USA 2014 recognized six Robinson & McElwee attorneys as “Leaders in their Field” for their practices in West Virginia. -
PERSONNEL FILE: State Bar announces new officers, members
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia State Bar is pleased to announce new officers and members of The West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors for 2014-2015. -
Widower blames dialysis facility for wife's death
PINEVILLE -- A Dunbar man is suing Fresenius Medical Care Holdings after he claims it caused his wife's death. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Law firm helps animals at shelter
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston law firm is doing its part to help animals in need of adoption. -
Morrisey warns of advanced fee loan scam
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has issued a warning to West Virginia consumers about a loan scam going on in the Mountain State in which a company offers to provide a loan to a customer, but demands an upfront processing payment using a prepaid debit card. -
Panel charges judge with having inappropriate relationship with corrections official
CHARLESTON -- Randolph Circuit Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong has been charged by a state panel after admitting to having an affair with a community corrections official. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Two judges among Bar Foundation Fellows
CHARLESTON – A sitting circuit judge and a retired circuit judge are among the 18 West Virginia lawyers named 2014 West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows. -
Health Department ready to join water lawsuit
CHARLESTON – The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department plans to join a lawsuit to recoup more than $200,000 it lost as a result of January’s chemical leak that contaminated the Elk River. -
Another class action filed in water saga
CHARLESTON -- Another potential class action has been filed in the wake of January's chemical spill that contaminated the drinking water of more than 300,000 West Virginians. -
Insurer wants equipment back after bond default
CHARLESTON -- An insurance company wants equipment sold to a local business back after the original purchaser of the equipment defaulted on bonds. -
Tomblin seeks nominations for Governor's Service Awards
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has encouraged West Virginians to nominate outstanding citizens, families, and organizations for the 2014 Governor's Service Awards, which are coordinated by Volunteer West Virginia. -
THEIR VIEW: MSHA says 100 new safety recommendations now in place
By CHARLES M. JOHNSTONE II