CHARLESTON - Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr missed an Aug. 1 deadline to qualify for the West Virginia ballot, but he argues in federal court that his party shouldn't have to meet an earlier deadline than Democrats and Republicans.
Macia CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce that Leah P. Macia, Joanne M. Vella Kirby, Jeff D. Stewart and Travis H. Eckley have joined the firm's Charleston office.
Macia CHARLESTON – Spilman Thomas & Battle recently announced that Alex Macia has returned as a member of the firm and will be based in the Charleston office.
CHARLESTON – While Shannon Kelly awaits the results of his West Virginia bar examination, the Board of Law Examiners seeks to dismiss a federal lawsuit claiming they didn't accommodate his learning disability.
CHARLESTON -- Sixteen attorneys with the law firm of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love have been selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of West Virginia Super Lawyers, published by Law & Politics Magazine.
Ferretti CHARLESTON -- The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce the re-election of David P. Ferretti as Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration.
CHARLESTON – Five days before the West Virginia state bar examination, U. S. District Judge David Faber denied an injunction that would have given prospective lawyer Shannon Kelly twice as much time as other test takers.
FAIRMONT -- An Atlanta debt-collecting firm has filed a notice of removal for a case originally filed in Monongalia Circuit Court by a Marion County woman.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia's Board of Law Examiners printed its examination in big type for Shannon Kelly last year, gave him a room to himself and allowed him an extra day to complete the test, and he blames them for his failure.
PARKERSBURG - An Ohio man has filed a federal lawsuit against a West Virginia pharmaceutical company after he was given a dangerous level of a heart medication.
Paul CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle recently announced that Niall A. Paul, a member of the firm, has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA).
ELKINS – Leaders of the Constitution Party of West Virginia can't sue director Frank Jezioro of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources over a ban on politics in state parks, his attorney argues at U.S. District Court in Elkins.
CHARLESTON -- Could the recent release of U.S. Census Bureau data be responsible for a new online survey of young professionals between 21 and 45 which it hopes will shed some light on the exodus from West Virginia of that demographic?