Jones CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has commended Gov. Joe Manchin for signing into law a bill that will limit out-of-state plaintiffs from filing lawsuits in West Virginia.
CHARLESTON - In the month since his top assistant promised otherwise, Attorney General Darrell McGraw has handed out $1 million of lawsuit settlement money to various groups across the state.
McGraw CHARLESTON – Critics of Attorney General Darrell McGraw's distribution of lawsuit settlement funds are speaking up again after McGraw doled out $375,000 last week.
CHARLESTON -- New House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, spoke to a meeting of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 30. Here are his prepared remarks:
CHARLESTON – New House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson says he knows frivolous lawsuits are a problem in West Virginia and that he doesn't rule anything out in terms of tort reform.
Roberts CHARLESTON – With the 2007 session just days away, groups with an eye on legal reform issues are talking about what they'd like to see done by the state Legislature.
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the West Virginia Development Office will be hosting a special trip Thursday to New York City to highlight West Virginia's economic progress and growth.
Toriseva WHEELING -- West Virginia children hid from witches, ghosts and goblins while trick or treating this Halloween. Their parents, however, should be terrified of a real monster -- Big Insurance.
Here is a list of the endorsements of The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Chamber PAC for the 2006 General Election. According to the Chamber's Web site, these endorsements were considered after candidate questionnaires were provided to each legislative candidate and after a phone interview with many candidates in key races. Recommendations to the Chamber PAC committee also were provided by the
Jones CHARLESTON -- John F. Kennedy once said, "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth -- persistent, persuasive, unrealistic."
Jones CHARLESTON – A recent ad campaign meant to highlight the difficulties businesses face because of West Virginia's legal climate has created a firestorm of controversy.
Roberts CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce has adopted a package of policy recommendations that, if enacted or implemented, would greatly advance West Virginia's capability to generate business investment and employment growth.
Roberts CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors has unveiled 29 recommendations -- including legal reforms -- that it says would "greatly advance West Virginia's capability to generate business investment and employment growth."
CHARLESTON -- Here are the components of civil justice reform suggested by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce in its policy issues report for the 2007 legislative session: