CLARKSBURG -- Law360, a national newswire for business lawyers, has issued its 2009 edition of Litigation Almanac, in which Steptoe & Johnson ranks fifth in the country among general practice firms with the highest concentration of employment attorneys.
BLUEFIELD -- Consolidation Coal Company has filed a federal suit against Bluestone Coal Company, alleging Bluestone has not paid its rent since October.
MORGANTOWN -- Perhaps the most exciting thing for Susan Brewer about becoming the first female CEO of a large West Virginia law firm is the opportunity to expand her knowledge.
McCoy CHARLESTON –- Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso has announced that Kate McCoy has joined the firm as its Director of Marketing and Client Relations and will work from the firm's Charleston office.
MARTINSBURG -- Three West Virginia State Police officers deny they were wrong in arresting a Berkeley County man who they mistakenly believed was a fugitive.
CLARKSBURG -- A Marion County man who received an electrical shock while working for Eastern Associated Coal and his wife are seeking unspecified damages against the company for allegedly providing an unsafe place for him to work.
CHARLESTON – Farmers who sell land to coal companies without knowing it can't sue for more money after they find out who bought the land, the state Supreme Court has decided.
Kinley WHEELING -– Mark E. Kinley of the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society comprised of experienced and effective litigators throughout the United States, which represents less than one-half of 1 percent of American lawyers.
Maynard CHARLESTON – Just because a 19-year-old drank too much at someone's home doesn't mean the homeowner's insurer has to pay for a fatal accident she caused down the road, according to the state Supreme Court.
Maynard CHARLESTON -– The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has voted to approve senior status applications for two retiring Supreme Court Justices, six retiring Circuit Court Judges and one retiring Magistrate.
CHARLESTON – Charleston police must disclose payroll records of six officers to the Charleston Gazette, the state Supreme Court of Appeals decided on Dec. 9.
POINT PLEASANT – The Mason County Board of Education has paid $375,000 to the parents of two Bend-area elementary school students who allege they suffered injuries from improper discipline by their teacher.