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Recent News About Charleston
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Firm, car dealer reach settlement in class action
Bell CHARLESTON – Charleston attorney Harry Bell settled an $11 million class action suit against auto dealer Wally Thornhill for coupons worth less than $2 million after discovering that complete success would have pushed Thornhill into bankruptcy. -
Who's suing who in flood trial?
BECKLEY – Five years after hundreds of residents in the Coal River watershed sued dozens of businesses over damage from a flood, defense attorneys do not know which residents sued which businesses. -
Consumers for Justice case to stay in Virginia
Blankenship ALEXANDRIA, Va. – U. S. District Judge James Cacheris has refused jurisdiction in a defamation suit that Massey Energy Company and company president Don Blankenship filed against West Virginia Consumers for Justice. -
Mysterious lawyer joins state Zyprexa case
HUNTINGTON - West Virginia taxpayers have retained a mysterious attorney in their lawsuit over ill effects of Zyprexa, a prescription drug for psychotics. -
Consumers for Justice bankruptcy petition in good standing in Charleston
CHARLESTON – In reporting an attorney's error, The West Virginia Record committed an error. -
Two groups ready Domestic Violence Awareness events
CHARLESTON – Those who've experienced the pain and trauma of domestic violence will have the opportunity to learn how to go from being a victim to a survivor with the help of two domestic violence awareness events this month. -
This Just In: Kanawha County
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Supreme Court to hear Charles Ryan divorce case
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court of Appeals will hear arguments from the ex-wife of a prominent Charleston marketing and public relations executive as she makes a case for more alimony. -
SupCo calendar for 9/25 issue -- ANN, might need updated!
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AG's office has no paper trail on assistant appointments
McGraw CHARLESTON – Other than appointment letters, Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has no other documentation about the use of special assistant attorneys general. -
Blankenship not interested in political games
Blankenship The plaintiff attorneys and lifetime politicians in West Virginia have apparently chosen their 2006 election strategy. They have decided to launch a personal attack on me. -
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Catching clients on the Web
CHARLESTON -- English grammar and composition rules are being put to new use in law firm web-based marketing. -
Structured sale saves money when selling a business
CHARLESTON -- Lawyers planning to sell their businesses or help clients to sell businesses have a new means of ensuring the rewards go to the people who put in the hard work of building those businesses, not the government. -
Attorney gets more than half of Pinecrest settlement
BECKLEY - More than half of a $300,000 settlement awarded to the family of a man who was beaten to death at Pinecrest Hospital will be given to the family's attorney. -
Former Hurricane Police Chief settles suit
WINFIELD - A former police chief in Hurricane settled his lawsuit with the city for $20,000. -
Settlement reached with Huntington police
HUNTINGTON - The Huntington Police Department reached a settlement with a female officer who claimed she was sexually harassed by co-workers. -
Lawsuits have side effects
Forbes Magazine (circ. 900,000) proclaimed earlier this month that West Virginia was the second-worst state in the U.S. in which to do business. -
McGraw has banked on outside counsel in recent years
McGraw CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has appointed outside counsel as special assistant attorneys general more than 25 times in the last three years.