MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University College of Law soon will have a new leader. Gregory Bowman is leaving the college to take the same job at the Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island. John E. Taylor will become interim dean July 1.
WHEELING — American Select is suing a dry sprinkler installation company and the company who inspected and tested the system at a Wheeling Super 8 Hotel after a pipe break led to flooding.
In the wake of the continued havoc caused by COVID-19, many businesses, under mandatory shelter-in-place orders or voluntary social distancing measures, have been forced to encourage or mandate remote working for their employees and restrict in-person meetings or gatherings in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, United States Attorney Mike Stuart for the Southern District of West Virginia and United States Attorney Bill Powell for the Northern District of West Virginia have announced the formation of the West Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force to identify, investigate and prosecute fraud related to the ongoing pandemic.
A woman is claiming Grant Memorial Hospital doctors and staff failed to properly diagnose her perforated colon and infection following a cesarean section.
CHARLESTON – A South Charleston auto dealership is facing a suit from a 72-year-old Charleston woman who claims she was fraudulently sold a defective car that had seven previous owners.
KEYSER — Potomac Valley Hospital and Dr. James Viglianco are named in a lawsuit from a woman who claims that she has lost use of her hand, wrist and arm after colon surgery.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and Disability Rights of West Virginia (DRWV) successfully advocated on behalf of the American Council of the Blind and worked with Governor Justice and the West Virginia legislature to expand absentee voting options for residents with disabilities.
CHARLESTON – Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require companies that recently have used PFAS to monitor the discharge of those chemicals into water sources.
U.S. Attorney Bill Powell has announced some changes to his Senior Leadership Team. While some senior staff will continue to support Mr. Powell in their roles, some personnel changes have taken place in the management of the Wheeling, Martinsburg, Clarksburg, and Elkins offices.
Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC is pleased to announce that Member/Owner Karen Tracy McElhinny recently transferred to its Winchester, Virginia office to oversee that office’s continued growth.
CHARLESTON – A pedestrian who was struck by a Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority driver and vehicle while walking across the street in Charleston alleges his injuries cost him more than $100,000 in medical treatment.
CHARLESTON – Democratic lawmakers and others are criticizing Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s proposal to protect West Virginia residents with preexisting health conditions. Morrisey, however, stands by the bill called the West Virginia Healthcare Continuity Act.
HUNTINGTON – A lawsuit against Centers LLC alleging employment discrimination was removed to federal court because it involves alleged violations of federal laws.
WHEELING – Zavolta Law Office has denied allegations that it breached its contract with two clients by failing to properly file their auto accident injury lawsuit in a timely manner.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 24-state coalition recently won an important ruling that protects National Guard soldiers from losing their jobs, pay and benefits after serving their communities on state active duty.
CHARLESTON – A Seth woman who was in her motorized wheelchair when she was struck and dragged down the street at a Charleston intersection by a vehicle driven by a Coca-Cola employee alleges the driver failed to maintain control of his vehicle.