HUNTINGTON – A Huntington man is suing his former employer and the makers of industrial lubricants and fluids, claiming the vaporized substances used in his job left him with asthma.
CHARLESTON -– Judge Gary L. Johnson is scheduled to receive the 2009 Commissioner's Award from the federal Administration on Children, Youth and Families on Aprili 2 during the Seventeenth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Atlanta.
Capito WASHINGTON -- On Capitol Hill,the U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented 260 lawmakers Thursday with its prestigious Spirit of Enterprise Award for their support of pro-growth legislation during the second session of the 110th Congress.
Roberts CHARLESTON – An opinion survey of business leaders conducted or the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce shows an overwhelming majority of the respondents believe state government leaders need to enact legal reform to preserve jobs and keep the state's economy stable.
Williams CHARLESTON -– It wasn't hard to see the ideological division between the plaintiff and defense bars during a panel discussion over whether West Virginia deserves to be called a "judicial hellhole."
Thornburg CHARLESTON -- A Southern Methodist University law professor says it's doubtful that West Virginia's judicial climate is as bad as some groups claim.
Louisiana's Supreme Court justices, from left: Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll, Justice Jeffrey P. Victory, Justice Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball, Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Justice Bernette J. Johnson, Justice Chet D. Traylor, Justice John L. Weimer WASHINGTON -- The Louisiana Supreme Court wants to make sure its name isn't dragged through the mud during a key judicial recusal case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
CHARLESTON -- In today's world, if an investment advisor told you that you can leverage your initial investment of $1 million with a return of an $3 million in gains guaranteed within a year and that you also will likely receive dividends of $1 million at the end of same year, you might check his credentials to see if his last name is "Madoff."
Cohen CHARLESTON -- A state legal reform group is citing a recent report showing West Virginia last nationwide in job creation as another reason legislators should try to fix the state's "broken lawsuit system."
CHARLESTON -– The seven-person Compliance Committee on Sams v. Kirby had its organizational meeting on Jan. 30, agreed to a mission statement and chose a chairman.
Canterbury CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has established a seven-person compliance commission charged with the task of creating a long-term plan to address the state's overcrowded jail population.
Karlin CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Association for Justice called this week's "Judicial Hellhole" report by the American Tort Reform Foundation "nothing more than propaganda released by billion-dollar special interests who want immunity when corporations break the law and risk the lives of consumers and workers."
INSTITUTE -– The Gus R. Douglass Institute (GRDI) of West Virginia State University has placed second in the Statewide Internet Group (also known as "Swiggy") Awards competition.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- A statewide legal reform group says West Virginia's move back to the top of the "Judicial Hellhole" standings underscores the need for reform