Ireland CHARLESTON -- The recent Kanawha County table games referendum resulted in some highly publicized problems involving the use of paper ballots, sparking some lively discussions about the advisability of using such ballots and how this type of ballot should be counted.
CHARLESTON - Michael Mounts admits he has a massive ego and a checkered past, but he doesn't see why those should keep him from practicing law in West Virginia.
Ireland CHARLESTON -- During every presidential cycle of the past two decades, we have seen states growing more concerned with holding their Primary elections sooner rather than later.
Butcher CHARLESTON – The publisher of an upstart publication in Lincoln County is suing his established rival and the county commission, alleging they've bilked taxpayers out of money through excessive publication of legal advertising.
Bastress CHARLESTON – A West Virginia University College of Law professor is the first to throw his hat into the ring for the 2008 state Supreme Court race.
CHARLESTON – A reprimand given to a Wood County attorney for failing to communicate with his clients or replying to complaints lodged against him is not the first time he was warned about such behavior.
Helmick CHARLESTON -- Teresa W. Helmick has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC practicing in the firm's Charleston office Of Counsel.
Lane CHARLESTON – Three bills introduced in the House of Delegates take direct aim at Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office over its use of outside counsel and its disbursement of settlement monies.
Manchin RICHMOND, Va. – The United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday that Gov. Joe Manchin is not entitled to immunity in a suit brought against him by Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, affirming an earlier District Court ruling.
CHARLESTON – Two days before the general election, a state legal watchdog group has posted its final "Dirty Dozen" list of legislative candidates whose campaigns have accepted the most money from personal injury lawyer special interests.
Cohen The new touch-screen technology on West Virginia voting machines makes casting a ballot as simple as milking a little cash out of your bank's ATM.
CHARLESTON – Leaders of the pharmaceutical community are relieved that a state council has decided not to make drug companies report how much they spend on marketing with specific doctors even after a ruling from the attorney general's office said it was OK.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Consumers for Justice, sponsor of televised attack ads in the 2004 campaign for the state Supreme Court, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars before it filed for tax exemption as a nonprofit organization.
Betty Ireland CHARLESTON - West Virginia Secretary of State Betty Ireland has filed a complaint against the manufacturer of voting machines used during the May 9 primary elections, and is currently on a fact-finding mission before deciding on the possibility of a lawsuit.