McGraw CHARLESTON - A settlement designed by Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office will entitle consumers to sales tax breaks on appliances, while private practice attorneys hired by McGraw may rake in almost $4 million.
ELKINS – Leaders of the Constitution Party of West Virginia, chased away from last year's National Hunting and Fishing Day at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park, seek a federal court order upholding their right to circulate petitions at the event this year.
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.
Toriseva CHARLESTON - A class action lawsuit has been filed against the manufacturers of a heart defibrillator, who claim at least five people have died from lead fractures in the device. The suit seeks $5 million for each member of the class.
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.
Toriseva WHEELING – Teresa Toriseva of Wheeling has secured an appointment to represent thousands of plaintiffs from 25 states in litigation over Kugel mesh hernia repair patches at a federal court in Providence, R.I.
CHARLESTON -- A state group says a recent YouTube video showing depositions and surveillance video of plaintiffs in the malpractice cases against Dr. John King and Putnam General Hospital suggest "possible fraud."
WINFIELD – Videotaped testimony from six of the more than 100 people who have filed medical malpractice suits against a former Putnam County doctor have popped up on YouTube.
WINFIELD – Whether Putnam General Hospital is partly to blame in more than 120 medical malpractice suits against Dr. John King is at the heart of a trial that began Monday in Putnam Circuit Court.
Toriseva CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Association for Justice recently commended the state Supreme Court for a decision saying pharmaceutical companies must warn consumers about the risks of their products.
Frye MARTINSBURG -- Martin & Seibert L.C. is to adding to its growing practice, announcing the addition of two new attorneys in its Martinsburg office.