CHARLESTON – Two former WVU Tech students have gone to court to keep West Virginia University from moving the school from Montgomery to Beckley. Dorothy Phillips and William “Bolts” Willis filed their writ of mandamus Jan. 15 in Kanawha Circuit Court against the WVU Board of Governors.
MORGANTOWN – Several people from Maine, West Virginia and Pennsylvania are suing two Monongalia County men over injuries they allegedly sustained during a boat collision
BRIDGEPORT – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has announced that 11 of its attorneys have been promoted. The firm elevated eight attorneys to member of the firm and three to Of Counsel status.
?CHARLESTON – Bowles Rice LLP is pleased to announce that Charleston attorney Emily R. Lambright and Morgantown attorney Eric H. London have been elected partners in the firm effective Jan. 1.
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man is suing the Monongalia County Commission after he claims it is responsible for the shooting death of a woman. Two unnamed deputies, Sheriff Kenneth A.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s deadly addiction to opioid drugs gained national attention in 2015. And as the state looks toward a new year, my office seeks to combat this epidemic with a combination of enforcement, education and prevention.
MOUNDSVILLE – A Beckley woman is suing the Joy Manufacturing Co. and others following the death of her husband, citing negligence in the manufacturing and operating of its equipment and unsafe working environments as the cause.
CHARLESTON – Clay County High School students won first place honors at the “We The People” state competition Dec. 15 at the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse in Charleston. The 12 students in the AP Government and Politics class, taught by Philip Dobbins, will represent West Virginia in the national competition in Washington, D.C., in April 2016.
CHARLESTON – A legal reform group is criticizing the contributions to the latest state Supreme Court candidate’s campaign, saying he has received nearly $45,000 in election funds from personal injury attorneys. West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse called out Bill Wooton’s campaign after researching who has contributed to his previous political campaigns. “It’s important for West Virginia voters to know that personal injury attorneys have spent tens of thousands of dollars to fund Bill
MORGANTOWN – A hearing has been scheduled in a lawsuit against Morgantown Mayor Marti Shamberger, two city council members and the deputy mayor. The hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 18 at the Monongalia County Justice Center at 9 a.m.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office, in cooperation with the U.S. Justice Department and other state attorneys general, has reached an agreement that allows Springleaf Holdings to proceed with its acquisition of OneMain Financial Holdings from CitiFinancial Credit Company. The settlement, announced Nov. 13, requires Springleaf to divest 127 branches from the merged company, including six in West Virginia where Springleaf and OneMain operate within the same are
MORGANTOWN – Retired Ohio Circuit Judge Arthur Recht will preside over a lawsuit involving a woman being sued by 30 of her neighbors for housing chickens on her property. An administrative order by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals was filed Nov. 10 in Monongalia Circuit Court, recalling Recht to hear the case. Monongalia Circuit Judges Phillip D.
