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Kanawha judges get new counsel in Osborne case
CHARLESTON – Citing matters that arose out of pre-trial conference, a Morgantown law firm has withdrawn as legal counsel for all the Kanawha Circuit judges named in pending civil suit in federal court. -
Casey to become first woman State Bar executive director
CHARLESTON -- Charleston attorney Anita Casey has been named the first female executive director of the State Bar. -
King files another suit against Putnam General
CHARLESTON – The doctor at the heart of more than 100 medical malpractice suits involving Putnam General Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the facility, its former owner and several hospital administrators and physicians. -
Okla. company sues Charleston law firm for $16 million
ROANOKE, Va. – An Oklahoma oil and gas company has filed a $16 million lawsuit against a Charleston law firm and two of its attorneys for legal malpractice and for breach of contract. -
Davis warns judges to stop excluding expert witnesses
Davis CHARLESTON – Chief Justice Robin Davis of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has warned circuit judges to stop excluding expert witnesses. -
Harron has been in Bridgeport, attorney says
Harron CHARLESTON -- Clarksburg attorney Jerald E. Jones said he is surprised CSX Transportation had trouble serving papers to Dr. Ray Harron in a federal lawsuit. -
Residents submit nearly two dozen documents in case against alleged Va. P.I.
CHARLESTON – Looking more like what may be submitted for a case in circuit or the Supreme Court, the five residents with a pending case in Monongalia Magistrate Court against an alleged Virginia private investigator hope the 23 exhibits they recently submitted will convince the magistrate to keep the case alive. -
Shabazz admonished by D.C. Bar over handling of settlement
Shabazz CHARLESTON – A Washington, D.C., attorney spearheading an awareness and fundraising campaign for the victim in a Logan County torture case was disciplined last year by the District's Bar Association for not properly handling the settlement awarded in a civil case involving two minor children. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Bill King joins Jackson Kelly
King CHARLESOTN -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce Bill King has joined the firm as an Associate in the Charleston office. -
CSX on global search for missing doctor
Harron WHEELING – A saga that already involves a made-up doctor now includes a missing physician. -
Md. attorney hoping to keep W.Va. license
CHARLESTON – Despite losing it in two other states, a Maryland attorney is fighting to keep her license to practice law in West Virginia. -
Former attorney pleads guilty to mail fraud
CHARLESTON – A former Charleston attorney who was disbarred after embezzling nearly $200,000 from a law firm pleaded guilty to a federal charge of mail fraud. -
FiberNet suit moved to federal court
PARKERSBURG -- A potential class-action lawsuit against FiberNet over its July phone outage has been moved to federal court. -
Gazette, Daily Mail want DOJ antitrust suit dismissed
Charleston Newspapers' offices in downtown Charleston. CHARLESTON – The owners of Charleston's two daily newspapers want an antitrust lawsuit filed against them by the Department of Justice dismissed. -
We Are ... Sued
Matthew McConaughey, left, and Matthew Fox starred in "We Are Marshall." HUNTINGTON - The makers of the "Ashes to Glory" documentary have filed a federal lawsuit against the makers of "We Are Marshall," seeking $40 million in punitive damages for copyright infringement. -
Will third time be a charm? Va. man sued twice before by state residents
MORGANTOWN – Prior to filing their suit in magistrate court, two of the eight West Virginia residents suing an alleged private investigator brought suit against him previously, but to no avail. -
Snider suing FBI, agents over coerced confession, violation of civil rights
Snider HUNTINGTON - A former Marshall University student charged with the death of a fellow exchange student while in South Korea is suing the FBI and two of its agents. -
Faber stepping down as chief judge
CHARLESTON – U.S. District Court Judge David A. Faber is relinquishing his duties of chief judge for the Southern District of West Virginia. -
Justice Department sues over Charleston newspaper merger
CHARLESTON – The 2004 sales of the Charleston Daily Mail violated antitrust laws, according to a federal lawsuit filed May 22 by the Department of Justice.