West Virginia Association for Justice
Recent News About West Virginia Association for Justice
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Attorney: W. Va. SC ignoring law for benefit of trial lawyers
Frank CHARLESTON - When a state's legal reputation is so poor that it is widely regarded as the worst in which to do business, it is normally pretty hard to shock the legal community. -
Groups square off over Court's drug warning ruling
Toriseva CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Association for Justice recently commended the state Supreme Court for a decision saying pharmaceutical companies must warn consumers about the risks of their products. -
Case already on court followers' radar screens
Jones CHARLESTON – As the state Supreme Court agrees to hear a possible challenge to a medical malpractice reform law, those who supported and opposed it say they plan to watch the case closely. -
Lewis preparing for AG run, wants McGraw out
Lewis MORGANTOWN - Losing the closest attorney general's race in state history three years ago may help Hiram Lewis stand out in a crowd of Republican competitors during the 2008 race. -
West Virginia small business owners fear 'unfair' lawsuits, study finds
CHARLESTON – Sixty percent of West Virginia small business owners say they are very or somewhat concerned about the impact of frivolous lawsuits on their businesses, according to a study by the nonpartisan market research firm Harris Interactive released this week by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. -
Extreme makeover: Lawyers' edition
They're trial lawyers no more. -
WVTLA now called W.Va. Association for Justice
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has a new name. -
Sprouse suffers from selective amnesia
Jones CHARLESTON -- Senator Sprouse, as one of your constituents I have a question to ask you: "Are you not bothering to read the bills that you agree to sponsor or are you so beholden to the billion-dollar, out-of-state special interests headed by the U. S. Chamber that you are now willing to distort your own legislative record?"