Peirce CHARLESTON – In a clean sweep, Circuit Judge Arthur Recht disposed of about 1,400 asbestos suits that Robert Peirce of Pittsburgh filed against CSX Transportation.
Workman CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge John Madden thought he found an easy way out of a wrongful death case with feuding defendants, but the Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals expect him to work harder on it.
McHugh WELLSBURG -- Supreme Court Justice Thomas McHugh will be the keynote speaker at the Brooke Veteran's Memorial Banquet at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 24.
Maynard WILLIAMSON -– Republican candidate for Congress, Spike Maynard recently issued the following statement in regard to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed veto of Arch Coal's Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County:
CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum says when everyone else was watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, he was poring over legal documents.
Gov. Joe Manchin delivers his 2010 State of the State address Wednesday in the House Chamber of the state Capitol. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office) CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin plans to introduce two pieces of legislation focusing on judicial reform during this year's legislative session.
Davis CHARLESTON - The West Virginia courts system will continue to reduce its budget by $2 million, Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Davis said Wednesday.
Davis CHARLESTON – West Virginia's highway division improperly escaped responsibility for two deaths, according to state Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis.
Campaign finance laws were meant as a way to make elections fairer, but the reality is that incumbents continue to enjoy numerous advantages over challengers.
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste." That was the slogan the Ad Council penned in 1972 for a public service advertising campaign for the United Negro College Fund.
Harron RICHMOND, Va. -– Owners of CSX Transportation will ask federal appeals judges to reverse District Judge Frederick Stamp's cancellation of their fraud conspiracy trial against radiologist Ray Harron of Bridgeport and Robert Peirce's law firm.
MORGANTOWN -- An election is an exercise that flexes the muscle of democracy. It is the reminder that the government's legitimacy is derived from the consent of the governed.