HELEN -- A Raleigh County woman has filed a federal complaint against the Department of Veterans Affairs and its secretary, Dr. James Peake, after receiving reprisal for prior Equal Employment Opportunity activity.
CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Paul Blake Jr. acted prematurely when he cleared R. M. Logging and foreman John Robinson of liability in the death of timber cutter Clarence Coleman, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled June 16.
CHARLESTON - When the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals gave William Duty of Williamson one last chance to save his law license at oral arguments in January, he didn't show up.
Musgrave CHARLESTON – A closer examination of a Mason County attorney's bankruptcy petition reveals he may have not only falsified information about lawsuits involving former clients, but also his safekeeping of a settlement awarded to a Mason physician.
CHARLESTON - Attorney David P. Chervenick has filed 12 separate asbestos lawsuits against 131 companies, seeking punitive damages for the plaintiffs and their families.
CHARLESTON -- During the week of Oct. 9, 116 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals.
CHARLESTON -- The Board of Directors of Legal Aid of West Virginia, a statewide legal services and advocacy organization, recently held elections for new officers and four board members whose terms had expired.