West Virginia Association for Justice
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THEIR VIEW: Folks who have everything always want more
CLARKSBURG -- Ever notice that the more folks have, the harder it is for them to recognize how good they have it. Like rich folks who seem to have everything, they whine and stomp their feet until their own delusional view of the world comes crashing down on them. -
THEIR VIEW: Chamber has it wrong about need for court
CLARKSBURG -- Steve Roberts and his West Virginia Chamber are at it again -- bad mouthing West Virginia, hoping to scare legislators into eliminating more of our hard-earned rights. -
Session gets mixed reviews
Romano CHARLESTON – As with most matters in politics, there are mixed reviews on the just-completed state legislative session and what lawmakers accomplished. -
Critics say House impeding intermediate court bill
Thompson CHARLESTON -- A chorus of critics are singing the blues that a bill to create an intermediate appellate court isn't gaining traction in the House of Delegates. -
Briefs push both sides of med mal cap debate
MORGANTOWN – Caps on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice trials prevent runaway jury verdicts, the West Virginia State Medical Association pleads in a case the Supreme Court of Appeals will hear on Tuesday, March 8. -
Observers torn on idea of new appellate court
Roberts CHARLESTON – Some members of the legal community are glad to see the possible creation of an intermediate appellate court moving through the Legislature, while others aren't. -
Lawmakers, others look at judicial issues
Palumbo CHARLESTON -- While the matter still is in the state Supreme Court's hands, the issue of gubernatorial succession could be a hot topic for this legislative session. -
Justices to hear trio of nursing home cases
CHARLESTON – Fifty-five percent of costs from liability claims against nursing homes flow to lawyers, a friend of the Supreme Court of Appeals argues in three pivotal cases the Justices will hear on Wednesday, Jan. 18. -
AG, trial lawyer briefs opposed Court ruling
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw and the state's trial lawyers are more than likely not happy about a ruling handed down by the state Supreme Court of Appeals last week in the case of White v. Wyeth. -
Sides weigh in on ATRA criticism of McGraw
McGraw CHARLESTON -– A recent report criticized West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's practice of deputizing campaign contributors as special assistant AGs. -
Hellhole report draws varied reactions
Romano CHARLESTON – Reaction to West Virginia's being placed again on the Judicial Hellholes list drew varied but expected responses from those state court watchers. -
Revised rules drawing mixed reviews
Romano CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court's revised rules for appellate procedure are drawing mixed reviews from groups that follow the legal system. -
THEIR VIEW: The world is not flat, but much of Colorado is
CHARLESTON -- For some crusaders, the facts just don't matter -- they twist them out of recognition or don't even look. -
PERSONNEL FILE: U.S. News recognizes Morgantown law firm
Karlin MORGANTOWN -- The U.S. News magazine edition of Best Lawyers in America names the Morgantown law firm of Allan N. Karlin & Associates as a West Virginia Tier 1 law firm in the area of Employment Law representing individuals. -
Municipal judge for Charleston, Nitro stepping down
Taylor CHARLESTON -- Municipal Judge Shawn Taylor announced on Sept. 21 that he will step down from his judicial duties effective Oct. 29. -
THEIR VIEW: Candidates should rely on facts, not push buttons
Romano CLARKSBURG -- Reading Judge John Yoder's recent guest column in The West Virginia Record reminded me why our country is so divided. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Tom Peyton honored by ATLA
Peyton NITRO -- Thomas H. Peyton, a member of The Peyton Law Firm, has been named one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in West Virginia" by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. -
O'Hanlon leaving bench after 25 years
O'Hanlon HUNTINGTON -- Cabell Circuit Judge Dan O'Hanlon will be leaving the bench after 25 years on Oct. 31. -
Romano elected president of WVAJ
CHARLESTON -- Mike Romano recently was named president of the West Virginia Association for Justice. -
Justices to hear case regarding consumer proof of deception
Calwell CHARLESTON – Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether class action consumer fraud claims require proof of deception.