State of West Virginia
Recent News About State of West Virginia
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DOT, employee sued for wrongful death of Mason Co. man
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County man alleges a state employee is responsible for the death of his son following a 2009 automobile accident. -
PERSONNEL FILE: 16 lawyers admitted to practice in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- On Jan. 25, 16 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals. -
PERSONNEL FILE: 15 lawyers admitted to practice in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- On Nov. 23, 15 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly lawyer elected to U.S. Chamber board
Beckett CHARLESTON -– Kathy G. Beckett, a member in the Jackson Kelly Environmental Department, was recently elected to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as its only West Virginia representative. -
THEIR VIEW: The framers were not stupid!
CHARLESTON -- Because the Framers of our State Constitution are no longer around to defend themselves I have decided to step up to the plate on their behalf and scream what I believe they would say today if still in our midst: "We are not stupid! We knew what we were doing! Read the damn Constitution!" -
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Dec. 10 -
Sides weigh in on ATRA criticism of McGraw
McGraw CHARLESTON -– A recent report criticized West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's practice of deputizing campaign contributors as special assistant AGs. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
Nov. 4 -
PERSONNEL FILE: Flaherty receives Distinguished West Virginian Award
Flaherty CHARLESTON -- In one of his last official acts as Governor, Joe Manchin presented Charleston attorney Thomas V. Flaherty with the Distinguished West Virginian Award. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Nov. 15 -
Cooper files petition on gubernatorial succession
Cooper CHARLESTON -- Another petition asking the state Supreme Court to weigh in on a special gubernatorial election has been filed. -
THEIR VIEW: Study will analyze tourism action plan
Browning CHARLESTON -- With economic development and job creation in the forefront of his state priorities, a comprehensive study to analyze an action plan regarding the tourism industry in West Virginia has begun. -
Ohio couple sues for elevator malfunction at Masonic Temple
HUNTINGTON -- A Lawrence County, Ohio, couple is suing Huntington Realty Corp. and Huntington Masonic Temple Association for an elevator malfunction. -
Company wants money it would have seen from cleaning grease traps
BECKLEY – For years, a Fayette County company earned tens of thousands of dollars cleaning grease traps at Walmarts and Sam's Clubs throughout the mountain state. -
Davis recuses self from election case
Davis CHARLESTON – Chief Justice Robin Davis has recused herself from hearing the case regarding a special gubernatorial election. -
Court sends plane crash case back to Kanawha
Benjamin CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has found that a lower court erred in dismissing a case in which two Canadian residents died in a 2008 plane crash in Virginia, 20 miles from the West Virginia border. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Oct. 29 -
State sues company for not having workers' comp insurance
MARTINSBURG -- The Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of West Virginia says Remac America was illegally operating in the state without workers' compensation insurance when an employee was injured. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Oct. 14 -
PERSONNEL FILE: 135 lawyers admitted to practice in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- On Oct. 26, 135 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals.