POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County hospital finds itself involved in two civil actions, one filed against it and a local physician for malpractice and another filed by it in opposition to a competing home health agency.
Teena Miller holds her newborn son Luke while husband Ty, who is stationed in Iraq, watches via a Webcam hookup. Ty was able to see his son's birth through the Webcam link with Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. WHEELING – Jackson Kelly attorney Teena Miller didn't let 6,000 miles or so keep her husband from witnessing the birth of his first son.
CHARLESTON - The widow of a former member of the House of Delegates whose June 2004 death was allegedly caused by asbestos exposure has filed a lawsuit against 35 defendants.
Benincasa CHARLESTON -- Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announces that, effective Jan. 1, eight of its attorneys were promoted to membership, and four of its attorneys achieved "of counsel" status.
Mike Siani WHEELING - A Myrtle Beach, S.C., man and former NFL star who was fired after four games as head coach of the Ohio Valley Greyhounds football team is suing for breaching his contract.
Michael J. Basile MORGANTOWN -- Michael J. Basile, a Charleston lawyer and West Virginia Vision Shared co-chair, recently was named to the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics 30-member board of advisors.
James Peterson CHARLESTON - It's hard to put a human face on a number as large as 13,000. Charleston attorney James Peterson has seen a couple of those faces, though. And he's seen the fear in them.