CHARLESTON – On the second day of a trial accusing opioid manufacturers of causing an drug epidemic in West Virginia, plaintiff attorneys sought to undercut a central defense contention – that prescription drugs are safe and effective in dealing with pain.
CHARLESTON – A federal 4th Circuit appeals court judge and West Virginia native has rescinded his plan to become a senior status judge and will remain on the bench.
MORGANTOWN – James Van Nostrand sees the National Energy and Sustainability Moot Court Competition scheduled to be held on the campus of West Virginia University College of Law in this week as a win-win situation for all those involved.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Chief Deputy Attorney General Anthony Martin has been named to The State Journal: Generation Next: 40 under 40 recipients for 2017.
MORGANTOWN -- A program between West Virginia University’s College of Law and School of Medicine has received formal recognition from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership.
HUNTINGTON -- Steptoe & Johnson has announced that Jami K. Suver has become Of Counsel to the firm. Suver joins the firm’s labor and employment group and will practice out of the Huntington W.Va. office.
Yoder CHARLESTON – An eastern Panhandle circuit judge who is one of the Republican candidates for state Supreme Court is in the hospital for heart surgery.
Yoder CHARLESTON – An eastern Panhandle circuit judge who is one of the Republican candidates for state Supreme Court says an upcoming heart surgery will affect neither his caseload nor his campaign.
Turner BRIDGEPORT -- Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome James Turner, Member, Robert Edward "Booter" Ryan, Of Counsel, and Jessica Wiley, Associate, to its Charleston and Huntington offices.
Munger DURHAM, N.C. - President Barack Obama is on a publicity tour to tout proposed financial industry reform proposed by outgoing U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd.
Keenan RICHMOND - Virginia Supreme Court Justice Barbara Milano Keenan has been unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate and will become the next judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
West Virginia University is celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin with DarwinFest, a series of talks and presentations examining the naturalist's work. The events run from February through early April. MORGANTOWN -- The legal issues surrounding the teaching of intelligent design in public schools will be the topic of a talk Feb. 9 at West Virginia University.
CHARLESTON -- Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, was known for many things, one of which was his unique ability to summarize a situation in a simple yet loaded sentence.
MORGANTOWN -- Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer PLLC recently expanded its Morgantown office with the addition of member Tamara J. DeFazio and associate Krista Sheets Smith.
