MARTINSBURG — Martin & Seibert attorney Christopher Moore, was a featured presenter at the National Business Institute’s “Collection Law From Start to Finish” seminar held June 17 in Charleston.
CHARLESTON – Small and local businesses are a staple to communities across West Virginia, but many such businesses feel threatened by abusive lawsuits, which can be very costly even if they are meritless.
WHEELING -- West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse has started its Small Business Summer Tour, which is designed to shine a spotlight on the plight of small businesses and the negative impact of abusive lawsuits.
HUNTINGTON -- Bernard Vallejos has been named the 2014 Young Lawyer of the Year by the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV) and appointed to its Board of Governors.
CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has certified a class action lawsuit against Charleston Area Medical Center for allegedly accidentally placing a database containing medical information on the Internet, while a dissenting justice claims the case is an example of a frivolous class action.
HUNTINGTON - The Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence is holding its fifth annual conference this week and will hold part of it in Huntington and part of it in Charleston.
CHARLESTON -- U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin and West Virginia Division of Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein on Wednesday visited St. Mary’s Correctional Center in St. Mary’s to celebrate the donation of hundreds of blankets, scarves and bags crafted by St. Mary’s and Lakin inmates to give to foster children.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The 11 state attorneys general who are challenging 2010’s Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act filed their appellate brief Tuesday, as did three private organizations doing the same.
BRIDGEPORT – Steptoe & Johnson Chief Information Officer Andrew Z. Adkins III has been named to the inaugural 2013 Legal Business Trailblazers and Pioneers by the National Law Journal.
