West Virginia Association for Justice
Recent News About West Virginia Association for Justice
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Karlin is new president of W.Va. Association for Justice
Karlin CHARLESTON -– Morgantown attorney Allan N. Karlin was named president of the West Virginia Association for Justice at the organization's annual meeting recently in Charleston. -
McGraw settlement could produce nearly $4M for outside counsel
McGraw CHARLESTON - A settlement designed by Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office will entitle consumers to sales tax breaks on appliances, while private practice attorneys hired by McGraw may rake in almost $4 million. -
Scheck speaks, raises funds for Innocence Project
Scheck CHARLESTON - Since 1989, more than 200 people have been exonerated after DNA testing proved their innocence, including 15 who were serving time on death row. -
Asbestos has long filled W. Va. courtrooms
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The poor reputation of West Virginia's court system can be reflected in statistics dealing with asbestos litigation, an economic think tank said Tuesday. -
Study ranks W.Va. court system last again
Toriseva WASHINGTON – West Virginia again is last in a study ranking states' court systems. -
Group wants injunction over election advertising
Toriseva CHARLESTON - A Virginia-based Center for Individual Freedom is seeking a temporary injunction which would allow the group to run political advertising without disclosing who paid for the ad or how much was spent. -
Bill would prohibit specific damage demands in personal injury, wrongful death cases
Toriseva CHARLESTON -- Legislation that would prohibit attorneys from including specific financial demands for damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases has drawn support from both trial attorneys and defense counsel. -
Having three big verdicts in 2007 was an anomaly
Toriseva In a recent article critical of three 2007 verdicts, The West Virginia Record failed to present a balanced analysis of these cases and our state's court system. -
Albright speaks to W.Va. Association of Justice
Albright CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Albright spoke Feb. 8 to the West Virginia Association for Justice, a group of attorneys holding its mid-winter meeting at the Charleston Marriott. -
Battle lines drawn after release of report
Toriseva CHARLESTON – There are clear lines in the sand after the annual Judicial Hellhole report again ranked West Virginia near the top. -
Class action filed over heart defibrillators
Toriseva CHARLESTON - A class action lawsuit has been filed against the manufacturers of a heart defibrillator, who claim at least five people have died from lead fractures in the device. The suit seeks $5 million for each member of the class. -
Justices back judge who trimmed MPLA verdict
CHARLESTON – Attorneys Wesley Metheney and Paul Farrell Jr. of Huntington coaxed a $10 million verdict out of a Monongalia County jury when state law allowed no more than $1 million, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has decided. -
Toriseva to lead Multidistrict case in Rhode Island
Toriseva WHEELING – Teresa Toriseva of Wheeling has secured an appointment to represent thousands of plaintiffs from 25 states in litigation over Kugel mesh hernia repair patches at a federal court in Providence, R.I. -
Sprouse's thoughts on Go-Mart verdict not based in fact
There is little that is factual in Sen. Vic Sprouse's recent diatribe against a jury verdict that found in favor of a man who lost his leg after being run over by an 18-wheel, semi-truck in a Go-Mart parking lot. -
WVAJ chief wants to level the playing field
Teresa Toriseva CHARLESTON – Teresa Toriseva is out to prove something. -
Dan O'Hanlon named 'Judge of the Year'
Judge O'Hanlon Photo courtesy of Huntington Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON – Judge Dan O'Hanlon, chief judge of the Cabell County Circuit Court, was named Judge of the Year by the West Virginia Association for Justice. -
WV CALA sends cheese lawsuit attorney McDonald's gift coupons
Cohen CHARLESTON -- The attorney who filed the $10 million lawsuit against McDonald's because his client had an allergic reaction to cheese on his Quarter Pounders is being treated to complimentary French fries from a statewide legal reform group. -
Claws come out over ILR leopard ads
Toriseva CHARLESTON – A new leopard-themed campaign meant to highlight the motives behind the recent name change of the state trial lawyers organization has resulted in a catfight. -
Point Pleasant council appoints new city attorney, eliminates municipal judge
Ronald F. Stein Jr. recently was appointed to replace James Casey as Point Pleasant's city attorney. (Photo by Lawrence Smith) POINT PLEASANT –Included in the first official acts of the new city council was appointment of a city attorney, and elimination of the municipal judge.