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• Weston couple blames 91 companies for lung cancer diagnosis

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 8:29am

  CHARLESTON -- A Weston couple is suing 91 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis after breathing in asbestos fibers.

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• Mollohan eager to practice law again

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 3:50am

  Mollohan HUNTINGTON – Former Congressman Alan B. Mollohan of Fairmont has joined the Huntington and Washington, D.C., law offices of Nelson Mullins.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Potter named W.Va. Bar Foundation Fellow

  By The West Virginia Record | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:52am

  Potter WHEELING -— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Sharon L. Potter, counsel in its Wheeling office, was named a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Mollohan joins Nelson Mullins

  By The West Virginia Record | Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 11:25am

  Mollohan HUNTINGTON -- Former Congressman Alan B. Mollohan of Fairmont has joined the Huntington and Washington, D.C., law offices of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.

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• Ashland man sues 136 companies for asbestosis diagnosis

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 @ 2:15pm

  CHARLESTON -- An Ashland, Ky., man is suing 136 companies after he claims they are responsible for his asbestosis diagnosis.

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• Pa. couple list 184 companies in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 @ 2:14pm

  CHARLESTON -- A Gibsonia, Pa., couple is suing 184 companies they came are responsible for an asbestosis and mesothelioma diagnosis.

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• Clarksburg couple names 56 companies in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 @ 2:13pm

  CHARLESTON -- A Clarksburg couple is suing 56 companies after they claim they are responsible for asbestos exposure.

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• 159 companies named in five asbestos suits

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Apr 18, 2011 @ 2:49pm

  CHARLESTON -- Five separate lawsuits involving asbestos named 159 companies as defendants.

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• Pa. man sues 88 companies for asbestosis, colon cancer

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 @ 7:10am

  CHARLESTON -- A Gibsonia, Pa., man is suing 88 companies after he claims they are responsible for his asbestosis and colon cancer.

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• Letart woman claims 78 companies responsible for husband's death

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Feb 17, 2011 @ 2:16am

  CHARLESTON -- A Letart woman is suing 78 companies after she claims they are responsible or her late husband's lung cancer and death.

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• Prominent mental hygiene commissioner dies

  By The West Virginia Record | Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 @ 8:36am

  GRAFTON -– Mental Hygiene Commissioner Lloyd W. Spring III died Feb. 13 of a heart attack at Grafton City Hospital. He was 57.

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• Panel submits five names for Marion judge position

  By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 @ 3:45am

  CHARLESTON -- Five names have been submitted to the governor's office for a circuit judge position in Marion County.

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• Woman names 11 companies in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 @ 3:21am

  CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing 11 companies after she claims they are responsible for her late husband's mesothelioma and death.

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• Wood Co. couple names 80 defendants in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 @ 7:31am

  CHARLESTON -– A Parkersburg man and his wife are suing 80 companies after they claim they are responsible for his lung cancer.

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• Couple sues 91 defendants for asbestos exposure

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Jan 24, 2011 @ 6:00am

  CHARLESTON -- A couple is suing 91 companies after it claims it is responsible for exposing them to asbestos during employment.

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• Three names submitted for open Cabell judgeship

  By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Jan 20, 2011 @ 3:06am

  HUNTINGTON — Three names have been submitted to the governor's office for a circuit judge position in Cabell County.

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• New Haven couple names 76 companies in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 @ 4:30am

  CHARLESTON -- A New Haven couple is claiming 76 companies are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• Fairmont attorney indefinitely suspended for failing to communicate with client, Bar

  By Lawrence Smith | Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 @ 3:05am

  CHARLESTON – For not only mishandling a court-appointed client's case, but also ignoring a subsequent ethics inquiry, the state Supreme Court has suspended a Marion County attorney.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Pizatella named Tomblin's Legislative Director

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 @ 2:32am

  CHARLESTON -- Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced the selection of Jason C. Pizatella to serve as Legislative Director in the Governor's office. The appointment is effective immediately.

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• Fairmont man names 97 companies as defendants in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010 @ 2:43am

  CHARLESTON -- A Fairmont man is suing 97 companies he claims are responsible for his lung cancer.

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