University of Charleston
Recent News About University of Charleston
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UC named in age discrimination suit
CHARLESTON -– A Charleston higher education institution is accused of improperly firing one of its employees with nearly a quarter-century experience. -
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
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Kanawha school board, U.C. named in personal injury suit
CHARLESTON -– A Charleston woman is seeking a penalty flag – via the courts – against the county board of education, and a private college for injuries she sustained at one of their sports facilities. -
Artist files suit after loaned paintings are vandalized
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston artist whose paintings were badly damaged while on display for a local theater group said she will think carefully before exhibiting again. -
Stay ordered in $2.7M dispute between McGraw, feds
McGraw CHARLESTON - A federal judge has granted a stay in state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's challenge to a withhold of $2.7 million in Medicaid funds that stems from one of his settlements. -
Feds want a stay in McGraw settlement funds issue
McGraw CHARLESTON -- The federal government wants to stay proceedings in West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's challenge to a $2.7 million Medicaid withhold until a similar case is sorted out. -
Davis speaks at Charleston Alliance luncheon
CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Davis spoke at a luncheon June 10 at the University of Charleston that was sponsored by Elevations, the Charleston Area Alliance's Professional Women's Network. -
McGraw not accepting he caused budget gap
McGraw CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw is appealing a federal judge's ruling that he caused a hole in the budget of the state's Medicaid program. -
Judge on Medicaid withhold debate gives up case
McGraw CHARLESTON - The federal judge who affirmed a withhold of federal Medicaid funds to West Virginia because of a settlement reached by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw has stepped down from a similar, higher-priced case. -
Kay Casto & Chaney branch office to focus on entertainment law
Levine CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney has opened a new branch office in Charleston called the Entertainment Law Group, which is headed by attorney L. Kevin Levine. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Matthew Kingery named Young Lawyer of the Year
Kingery CHARLESTON -– Matthew Kingery, a partner in the Charleston office of Dinsmore & Shohl, was recently honored with the Young Lawyer of the Year Award presented by The West Virginia State Bar at its annual meeting. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Goodwill Industries honors Lindell
Lindell CHARLESTON -– Norman Lindell, a Human Resources Consultant with the Labor and Employment practice group of Steptoe & Johnson, was recently honored by Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley. -
Delegate not surprised by McGraw decision
Miller CHARLESTON -- One of state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's biggest critics says a federal court has done to McGraw what state lawmakers won't. -
Judge rules against McGraw, budget to be shorted
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The federal government was right to withhold more than $400,000 from the state of West Virginia because of one of Attorney General Darrell McGraw's settlements, a federal judge has ruled. -
State Chamber plans to counter hate pickets
Roberts CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is doing its part to combat a planned event by a Kansas church known for its anti-gay pickets. -
Delegate seeks to reform AG practices
McGraw CHARLESTON -- A state Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require funds gained through litigation by the state Attorney General's Office to be placed in the General Revenue Fund. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Two W.Va. attorneys named partners at Dinsmore & Shohl
Kingery CHARLESTON -– Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce that Matthew P. Kingery and Jason S. Long have been named partners of the firm. -
W.Va. drops a spot, still the No. 2 'Judicial Hellhole'
WASHINGTON -- The American Tort Reform Foundation was less critical of West Virginia's legal system this year, but still ranked it as the No. 2 Judicial Hellhole in the country in its annual report released Tuesday. -
McGraw's OxyContin case causes $2.7M Medicaid hole
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The federal government has taken more than $2.7 million from the State of West Virginia's Medicaid program because of a settlement engineered by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw. -
Woman sues Sodexho over injury at University of Charleston
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing Sodexho Services and other Sodexho companies after she slipped and fell.