MORGANTOWN -- The tragedy at Hawks Nest Tunnel near Gauley Bridge is the worst industrial disaster in the country's history, yet it's not a story commonly known, even in our own state.
Recht CHARLESTON – A plaintiff in a high-profile asbestos case apparently forged a signature on an X-ray report so he could repay an improper $750 advance from a Pennsylvania law firm.
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously has granted an appeal filed by the state Department of Transportation, which argues that it should not have to pay more than $8 million to a man injured in a wreck and the man's wife.
Foster Bird HUNTINGTON -- Melissa Foster Bird, a partner with the law firm Huddleston Bolen, has been named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a highly selective honorary society established to reflect and recognize the face of the American bar in the 21st century.
Dr. Danny Westmoreland POINT PLEASANT - For a Mason County physician, the first day of May was more reminiscent of officials from the former Soviet Union touting their military supremacy than a celebration of American justice.
WEIRTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin has joined Northern Panhandle lawmakers, community and business leaders to announce the establishment of the Mittal Steel-Weirton Task Force, a working group that will be charged with development of a plan to address continuing issues at Mittal Steel's Weirton operations.