West Virginia Association for Justice
Recent News About West Virginia Association for Justice
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Reaction to the State of the State address
Heath CHARLESTON -- Reaction from various groups about Gov. Joe Manchin's State of the State address, particularly his comments about judicial reform. -
Hellhole report sparks debate
Heath CHARLESTON -- As usual, West Virginia's place in the annual "Judicial Hellholes" report released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Foundation was met with widely differing reactions. -
Reform report draws praise across the board
Heath CHARLESTON -- State and national groups have offered praise for this week's report issued by the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform. -
Increase in ads seeking med-mal plaintiffs not seen in W.Va., laywers say
Bailey CHARLESTON -– A recent study says advertisements seeking potential plaintiffs for medical malpractice lawsuits have increased nearly 1,400 percent in the last four years. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Karlin named in Super Lawyers
Karlin MORGANTOWN -- Attorney Allan N. Karlin has recently been recognized as one of West Virginia's top lawyers in Super Lawyers for the third consecutive year. -
Coal roots led lawyer's career
Bailey CHARLESTON – Timothy Bailey said it was partially the slug's pace of much of the work involving defense litigation that led him to plaintiffs' law. -
Let the sun shine
Getting government business out in the open is almost always a good idea. If Gov. Joe Manchin's new commission lets some sun shine into the state's court system, honest and law-abiding West Virginians will benefit. -
Groups hail creation of commission
Heath CHARLESTON – Legal advocacy groups hailed Gov. Joe Manchin's official creation of a nine-member commission to study the state's court system. -
WV CALA sponsoring first legal education seminar
Heath CHARLESTON – West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse is sponsoring a Continuing Legal Education seminar focusing on current legal developments in the state's civil justice system. -
One-hour special marks 250th episode of 'The Law Works'
Ringer MORGANTOWN -- Ten years ago, attorney and public broadcasting volunteer Dan Ringer, was thinking about ways to help average citizens better understand the law and how it applies to them. -
Leaders, colleagues heap praise on McHugh
Manchin CHARLESTON – When it came time for Gov. Joe Manchin to appoint someone to the state Supreme Court, he said he never thought the mission would be so easy. -
'The Law Works' explores several topics in April
Ringer CHARLESTON -- In April, "The Law Works" discusses how legislation evolves, the jury selection process, employee performance evaluations, and whether the practice of law is a profession or a trade. -
Colleagues remember Albright
Albright CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Albright died March 20 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center due to complications of esophageal cancer. -
Panel debates state's 'Hellhole' status
Williams CHARLESTON -– It wasn't hard to see the ideological division between the plaintiff and defense bars during a panel discussion over whether West Virginia deserves to be called a "judicial hellhole." -
Law professor disputes 'hellhole' ranking
Thornburg CHARLESTON -- A Southern Methodist University law professor says it's doubtful that West Virginia's judicial climate is as bad as some groups claim. -
Manchin court panel plan draws praise
Standing in front of House Speaker Rick Thompson (D-Wayne), Gov. Joe Manchin delivers his State of the State address Feb. 11. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office) CHARLESTON – In his State of the State address, Gov. Joe Manchin said he will sign an executive order to create a commission to study ways to modernize the state's court system. -
Charleston attorney's death puts contempt charges to rest
CHARLESTON – As a result of his sudden death, the state Supreme Court has dismissed a petition for contempt the state Bar was seeking for a Charleston attorney's failure to comply with the terms of his 2007 disciplinary action. -
Wheeling attorney joins Pa. firm as W.Va. partner
Hill PHILADELPHIA -- Prominent Wheeling attorney Barry Hill has joined Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman and Smalley as its resident partner in West Virginia. -
WVAJ calls Hellhole report 'unreliable propaganda'
Karlin CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Association for Justice called this week's "Judicial Hellhole" report by the American Tort Reform Foundation "nothing more than propaganda released by billion-dollar special interests who want immunity when corporations break the law and risk the lives of consumers and workers." -
New report advocates 'Loser Pays' system
Hurney CHARLESTON -- Forcing losers in lawsuits to pay the winner would help stem the tide of frivolous lawsuits flooding many U.S. jurisdictions, a new report says.