WHEELING – J.C. Penney denies it is at fault for a woman's alleged severe and disabling injuries she incurred after she says she tripped over a black cord while in the store's hair salon.
CHARLESTON -– Thirteen lawyers from Dinsmore & Shohl's Charleston and Morgantown offices were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Karlin MORGANTOWN -- Attorney Allan N. Karlin has recently been recognized as one of West Virginia's top lawyers in Super Lawyers for the third consecutive year.
Jezioro ELKINS – Lawyer Joseph Wallace of Elkins, winner of a constitutional contest on behalf of the Constitution Party, seeks $275 an hour for his services.
Bastress MARTINSBURG – Jefferson County planners who issued a permit to develop 123 acres after the state Supreme Court of Appeals ordered them to issue it now seek a federal court order that would overturn the Justices and block construction.
Iskra CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, one of the largest law firms in the region, recently announced that Eric W. Iskra, Member in Charge of Client Relations and Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, has been named to the World Services Group (WSG) North American Regional Council.
Boone CHARLESTON -- Managing partner Thomas A. Heywood has announced that Floyd Boone has joined the law firm of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love as Special Counsel in the firm's Charleston office.
WHEELING – A Morgantown security company is asking the federal court to make one of the most well-known names in computer security stop its alleged infringement of password protection software.
Jezioro ELKINS – While West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Director Frank Jezioro appeals a court order striking down a ban on soliciting in state parks, the judge who signed the order prepares to assess attorney's fees against Jezioro.
CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney has announced that eight of its member attorneys have been included in West Virginia Super Lawyers for 2009 to be published in July and two attorneys are listed as Rising Stars.
CHARLESTON - Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso has announced that eight of the firm's lawyers are included in the 2009 class of West Virginia Super Lawyers, with two lawyers included as West Virginia "Rising Stars."
Glyptis WHEELING - Phillip T. Glyptis, an associate in Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso's Wheeling office, has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
MARTINSBURG – The companies that install Dish Network satellites in West Virginians homes are asking the federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against them in which a man says he was not paid for overtime hours he worked.
CLARKSBURG -- Two chemical companies accused of manufacturing a chemical that allegedly burned a Marion County woman's face say they are not responsible for making the substance and are asking the court to dismiss her case against them.
MOUNDSVILLE – The Marshall County Board of Education has filed a federal suit against the parents of a child with disabilities, saying the board should not be required to pay for the child's private education.
Jezioro RICHMOND, Va. -– West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Director Frank Jezioro wants the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a district court order finding a ban on solicitation in state parks unconstitutional.
Stone MORGANTOWN -- A Monongalia County lawsuit seeks damages from a man who drove drunk and killed five people and the two bars where the man drank that day.