CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that 14 of the firm's West Virginia lawyers have been rated as leaders in their field in the Chambers USA 2009 Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers.
McHugh CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court says a Marshall County woman will not get a new trial in her medical malpractice lawsuit, even though the lawyer for the defendant doctor gave closing arguments laced with sarcasm.
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has sided with a same-sex couple who sought to prevent a judge from removing one of their foster children because they were not a "traditional" family.
Canterbury CHARLESTON -- A newly signed bill gives the state Supreme Court the ability to establish five pre-trial release pilot projects across the state.
Hurney CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly attorney Thomas J. Hurney Jr. has been appointed to the 10-person National Executive Council of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA).
Ketchum CHARLESTON – When a worker with no spouse or dependents dies in a job accident, the worker's estate should collect workers' compensation benefits, Mark French of Charleston told the Supreme Court of Appeals.
CHARLESTON – West Virginians will pay the highest electric rates in the nation if Congress enacts a carbon tax and West Virginia doesn't diversify its power supply, Sierra Club lawyer William DePaulo told the Supreme Court of Appeals.