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• CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County

  By Kyla Asbury | Friday, Mar 2, 2012 @ 1:20am

  Feb. 23

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• Judge: FDA's new cigarette warnings violate First Amendment

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 @ 8:17am

  Leon WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Graphic warning labels imposed by the federal government on tobacco products violate the First Amendment, a federal court in Washington, D.C., has ruled.

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• CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Feb 24, 2012 @ 1:15am

  Jan. 25

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• Ky. woman sues 49 companies for husband's lung cancer, death

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Feb 20, 2012 @ 7:33am

  CHARLESTON – A Greenup, Ky., woman is suing 49 companies she claims are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.

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• Fairmont woman names 30 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Feb 20, 2012 @ 2:24am

  CHARLESTON -- A Fairmont woman is suing 30 companies she claims are responsible for her lung cancer.

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• CIVIL FILINGS: Lincoln County

  By Harmon Marks | Friday, Feb 17, 2012 @ 1:00am

  Dec. 8

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• N.C. couple names 73 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Feb 13, 2012 @ 2:33am

  CHARLESTON -- A Stanley, N.C., couple is suing 73 companies they claim are responsible for a mesothelioma diagnosis.

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• Huntington couple names 66 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Feb 13, 2012 @ 2:32am

  CHARLESTON -- A Huntington couple is suing 66 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• Evans man names 59 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Feb 13, 2012 @ 2:31am

  CHARLESTON -- An Evans man is suing 59 companies he claims are responsible for his lung cancer.

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• Report: Plan to speed up judicial nominations could be stalled

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 @ 2:00am

  Tobias CHARLESTON - An effort by U.S. Senate Democrats to speed up judicial nominations could be delayed.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Dinsmore adds national campaign finance figure

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 @ 1:34am

  WASHINGTON -– Michael G. Adams, General Counsel for the Republican Governors Association (RGA), has joined Dinsmore's Washington, D.C. office.

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• Union couple names 69 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Feb 6, 2012 @ 3:54am

  CHARLESTON -- A Union couple is suing 69 companies they claim are responsible for a lung injury.

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• Hughes' comments about Morrisey criticized

  By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 @ 3:14am

  Hughes CHARLESTON – The chairman of West Virginia's Republican Party and others are criticizing the state's Chief Deputy Attorney General for making remarks to a member of the media about this year's election.

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• Dinsmore opens second Pa. office

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 @ 2:46am

  WAYNE, PA -- One of the region's largest law firms has expanded its geographic reach in Pennsylvania, welcoming five attorneys formerly with Burns White.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Boone elected partner at Bowles Rice

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 @ 2:36am

  Boone CHARLESTON -- Attorney Floyd Boone has been elected as a partner of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love.

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• Millwood couple names 80 defendants in asbestos suit

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 @ 8:00am

  CHARLESTON -- A Millwood couple is suing 80 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.

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• Ohio couple names 62 companies as defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 @ 8:00am

  CHARLESTON -- A Coal Grove, Ohio, couple is suing 62 companies they claim are responsible for a mesothelioma diagnosis.

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• Woman names 60 companies in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 @ 7:30am

  CHARLESTON -- A Pinesville woman is suing 60 companies she claims are responsible for her late husband's lung cancer and death.

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• Chafin names Majestro as campaign manager

  By The West Virginia Record | Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 @ 7:00am

  CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court candidate Tish Chafin has named Cynthia Majestro as campaign manager.

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• Va. widow named 42 defendants in asbestos case

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 @ 7:15am

  CHARLESTON -- A Hampton, Va., woman is suing 42 companies she claims are responsible for her late husband's lung cancer and death.

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