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UPDATE: Tomblin signs comparative fault bill
CHARLESTON – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday signed a comparative fault bill ensuring defendants only are responsible for their share of damages. -
Be realistic: public servants are only human
“What's the matter? Don't you trust me?” -
Infrastructure still needed for energy job growth
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s veto of the bipartisan Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act this week is extremely disappointing. -
'Trinkets bill' headed to governor
CHARLESTON – A bill preventing elected officials from using public funds to place their name or likeness on items is headed to the governor's desk. -
State Senate unanimously passes asbestos trust claims act
CHARLESTON – The state Senate on Friday unanimously passed Senate Bill 411, creating the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act. -
State Senate passes AG outside counsel bill
CHARLESTON – The state Senate on Friday passed a bill regarding how the state Attorney General's office hires private attorneys. -
Bill would roll back coal mine regulations
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UPDATE: Punitive damages cap fails in Senate
CHARLESTON – A state Senate bill that would have capped punitive damages in civil lawsuits has been voted down. -
House passes medical liability insurance bill
CHARLESTON – A bill meant to control the cost of liability insurance and to maintain access to affordable health care services for West Virginians is headed for the governor’s desk. -
Charleston attorney testifies on Capitol Hill
CHARLESTON – A local attorney testified before a U.S. Senate committee on Feb. 11, regarding a National Labor Relations Board regulation that will soon take effect. -
House passes deliberate intent bill
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates has passed a bill that would restore the original purpose of the deliberate intent exception to the state workers’ compensation system. -
Move over Tim Miley, Tony has a wrecking ball, too!
We commented last month on how hard it is to take Tim Miley serious. The former House Speaker found himself in the uncomfortable position as Minority Leader of trying to prevent the repeal of a bill he had steered through the legislature five years earlier. -
UPDATE: Legal reform bills moving through Capitol
CHARLESTON – As the midway point of the West Virginia legislative session arrives, lawmakers continue to make good on their promise of legal reform. -
Workman has big goals for 2015
CHARLESTON – About a month into her latest stint at Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court, Margaret Workman is eager to tackle some lofty goals for 2015. -
If you think it's hard to pass a law, try repealing one
It's hard to let go of something you struggled to acquire – or labored to build – and still take pride in. -
Tomblin signs energy act repeal
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Feb. 3 signed House Bill 2001, repealing the West Virginia Alternative Renewable Energy Portfolio Act. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Schumacher named member of Bailey & Wyant
CHARLESTON – Bailey & Wyant has named David Schumacher as the firm’s newest member in the Charleston office. -
Trespassing bill goes to governor
CHARLESTON – A bill to protect landowners from being sued by trespassers if they are injured is headed to the governor to sign. -
Lawsuit reform means more jobs, economic growth
CHARLESTON – As a small business owner, I pay close attention to the costs associated with running my business. -
Miley Cyrus isn't the only Miley with a wrecking ball
If you want to succeed in politics as a Democrat, especially in West Virginia, you've got to learn the lingo. Otherwise, you won't understand the talking points that party leadership hands out to you or the titles of the bills you're told to support.