Miller CHARLESTON -- One of state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's biggest critics says a federal court has done to McGraw what state lawmakers won't.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The federal government was right to withhold more than $400,000 from the state of West Virginia because of one of Attorney General Darrell McGraw's settlements, a federal judge has ruled.
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Complaints of economic damage from Digitek heart medicine don't add up to a national class action, manufacturers argue in federal court.
CHARLESTON – In national litigation over heart medicine Digitek before U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, plaintiffs claiming economic damages seek separate treatment from those claiming personal injuries.
Goodwin CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin plans to punish lawyers who filed worthless claims against Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Actavis Totowa.
CHARLESTON -- In the movies, when the jury hands down an unjust verdict, the scrappy underdog lawyer — isn't it always either Henry Fonda or Al Pacino? — exclaims with steely resolve: "We're gonna take it all the way to the Supreme Court!"
Aaron CHARLESTON -- Kanawha County Magistrate Kim Aaron has been selected by the Martin Luther King Jr. West Virginia Holiday Commission to be honored with the "Living the Dream" Sharing of Self award.
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Judges from four states will gather in Charleston to help U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin evaluate experts in litigation over heart medicine Digitek.
Flaherty CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin has appointed Tom Flaherty, founding member of the law firm of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso (FS&B), to the West Virginia University Board of Governors.
Manchin CHARLESTON – West Virginia needs a mid-level appeals court to lighten the caseload of the state Supreme Court, according to a judicial reform panel report.
Kercheval MORGANTOWN -- The U.S. Constitution specifies that federal judges will be appointed by the President, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate. It is a partisan exercise; Republican Presidents appoint Republican judges and Democratic Presidents choose members of their own party to fill vacancies.
CHARLESTON – Double doses of Digitek heart medicine didn't kill anybody, but national class action and wrongful death litigation over the drug keeps growing.