MORGANTOWN – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently chaired a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the economic importance of modern, reliable infrastructure in West Virginia and other energy-producing states.
MORGANTOWN – Senior Status Judge John L. Henning granted the City of Westover’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a lawsuit against the city and the Monongalia County Commission
CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will be on hand to support four upcoming Academy Days, giving nominations to students looking to attend a service academy.
MORGANTOWN – The Westminster Foundation and the Harless Center are suing the City of Morgantown after they claim it has allowed a project that violates building code to continue.
CHARLESTON – What are the most successful cities in West Virginia? A career expertise website known as Zippia.com has published a ranking of the 10 most successful cities in the state.
CHARLESTON – Morgantown attorney Edward R. Kohout has asked the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to reduce his proposed disbarment to a suspension. Kohout “respectfully objects to the recommendations of the Hearing Panel Subcommittee for the annulment of Mr. Kohout’s license and to some of the findings of fact and conclusions of law therein,” the June 26 objections document states.
After switching to a "greener" drilling fluid, West Virginia University researchers notably reduced the toxicity of waste produced by shale oil research wells.
PHILIPPI — A customer is suing Family Dollar Stores of West Virginia Inc., a retail store operator, alleging that insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University Board of Governors is suing Jacobs Facilities Inc. after it claims the corporation breached its contract by failing to honor warranty.
CLARKSBURG – A woman is suing the West Virginia University Board of Governors after she claims the school allowed her attacker to remain a student after she was sexually assaulted.
CLARKSBURG — A former property manager is suing PPG Management LLC, a property leasing management firm, citing alleged violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
KINGWOOD — A woman is suing Stephanie L. Mott and Sheena Zbosnik, golf cart owners, citing alleged failure to warn, negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
WHEELING — A man is suing Cary D. Amundson, M.D. and Wheeling Hospital Inc., alleging that negligence following an ankle sprain eventually led to amputation of his leg below the knee.
PARKERSBURG — Lisa Hartline overcame personal obstacles with poverty and homelessness to go to law school. At age 41, she’s a year away from her degree, and she plans to turn around and help others experiencing the same struggles she did in West Virginia.
CHARLESTON – Morgantown attorney Jane E. Peak has been elected the 2016–2017 president of the West Virginia Association for Justice. Originally from Hurricane, Peak has practiced with the Morgantown firm of Allan N. Karlin and Associates since graduating from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1996.
