A new survey indicates that almost 80 percent of union members in West Virginia would rather represent themselves with employers if they opted out of the union.
MORGANTOWN – With natural gas a growing part of West Virginia’s energy sector, one of the state’s universities has been tapped by the U.S. Department of State to make its knowledge global.
After switching to a "greener" drilling fluid, West Virginia University researchers notably reduced the toxicity of waste produced by shale oil research wells.
CHARLESTON – An attorney who defeated a longtime Nicholas County circuit judge in May’s election is facing ethics charges over a flier sent to voters during the campaign.
CHARLESTON — Earlier this month EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy was awarded the 2016 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Public Service Award from the Roosevelt Foundation. That honor didn't set well with at least one West Virginia leader who says the agency’s agenda has had devastating financial consequences here.
CHARLESTON – A physician who previously had a women’s medicine practice at Charleston Area Medical Center is suing the hospital and West Virginia University Medical Corporation-Charleston Division after she claims she was forced to close her practice due to harassment and discrimination.
CHARLESTON – A national Republican group has released its third television ad this week critical of two state Supreme Court candidates. The Republican State Leadership Committee’s latest ad, entitled “Old Boy Network” began airing April 29. It criticizes Darrell McGraw for using the Attorney General’s office as “a private piggy bank for himself” when he was in office, and it says Bill Wooton pushed for a 35 percent pay increase for family court judges when he was a state legislator.
CHARLESTON – It’s less than two weeks before West Virginia voters decide who will serve a 12-year term on the state Supreme Court, and four outside groups have spent more than $1.1 million on advertising in the race.
CHARLESTON — Highlighting the needs of children with mental or behavioral health diagnoses, Legal Aid of West Virginia will host an awareness event in May.
RIPLEY – A Jackson County woman claims a car dealer knowingly sold her a defective car, despite it being labeled a “certified pre-owned” vehicle on the lot.
In a recent election by the American Law Institute, Vincent Cardi, a West Virginia University College of Law professor was chosen to be part of the institute.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Business Court, a relatively recent addition to the state's legal system, is making an impact with its unique methodology. In April and May, lawyers from across the state will have an opportunity to interact with the justices of the two-year-old court division, as part of a seminar series hosted by the National Business Institute and partners from Bowles Rice. The seminars, to take place in Charleston and Morgantown, respectively, will seek to shine light on the co
CHARLESTON — The National Business Institute (NBI) has partnered with a law firm to moderate judicial forums in Charleston and Morgantown this spring. The upcoming seminars, set for May and April, will revolve around the West Virginia Business Court and judiciary takes on litigation, and will be managed by two Bowles Rice partners. Stuart McMillan and Andrew Fusco will each manage their own seminar, respectively.
CHARLESTON — The National Business Institute (NBI) has partnered with a law firm to moderate judicial forums in Charleston and Morgantown this spring. The upcoming seminars, set for May and April, will revolve around the West Virginia Business Court and judiciary takes on litigation, and will be managed by two Bowles Rice partners. Stuart McMillan and Andrew Fusco will each manage their own seminar, respectively.
CHARLESTON — In honor of National Data Privacy Day, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Jan. 28 urged businesses to consider the importance of safeguarding consumers’ personal information.
WHEELING – A couple is suing Wheeling Park Commission and others it claims are responsible for injuries sustained in a hotel parking lot. Oglebay Resort & Conference Center; Oglebay Foundation Properties Inc.; Oglebay Institute; and the City of Wheeling were also named as defendants in the suit. On Dec. 14, 2013, Nancy Belzer was waiting with her family in the Wilson Lodge lobby for a tour bus/trolley to pick them up for the Festival of Lights, according to a complaint filed in Ohio Circuit Co
WHEELING – When football legend “Iron” Mike Webster came to Wheeling attorney Bob Fitzsimmons for help, it only took him a few minutes to realize he had memory losses and brain damage. Fitzsimmons said it was in 1997 when Webster called and asked if he was willing to represent him in a lawsuit against the National Football League’s pension board for total disability benefits. “Within 5-10 minutes, I noticed his mental lapses and memory losses,” Fitzsimmons said.
