CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Friday says it believes changes proposed by the state Supreme Court in its Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure don't go far enough in providing a fair appellate process in the state.
Roberts WASHINGTON -- While some are reacting to news that trial lawyers may soon receive a tax break, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is not commenting.
Underwood CHARLESTON -- A legal reform group is criticizing the timing of an attorney's advertisement in the wake of the recent Raleigh County mine tragedy, while the attorney says he was simply trying to give a helping hand.
Roberts CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's trial lawyers are calling on the state Chamber of Commerce to denounce a national study that criticizes state courts, a suggestion Chamber president Steve Roberts called laughable.
Canterbury CHARLESTON –- The 2010 regular Legislative session is over, but talk about the actions -– and inactions -– of lawmakers will continue for quite a while.
Kessler CHARLESTON -- A state Senate bill that would have created an intermediate appellate court and a guaranteed right of appeal has died in committee.
Ketchum CHARLESTON -- A statewide judicial reform group is criticizing state Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum for switching gears on the need for an intermediate appellate court.
Davis CHARLESTON - Groups are reacting to West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Davis' recently commenting that the state has no need for an intermediate appellate court.
CHARLESTON -- While West Virginia's leaders have spent a lot of time talking about reforming our state courts, we seem to keep spinning our wheels in the mud. Case in point is our most recent judicial reform discussion.
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.
McGraw CHARLESTON -- In penalizing the State of West Virginia $2.7 million, a federal appeals board also recently wrote that state Attorney General Darrell McGraw was not representing individual citizens when he sued OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma.
CHARLESTON -- With Judge Irene Berger's appointment to the federal bench, West Virginians can now only hope and wait to see if her successor follows in the judge's highly respected footsteps.
Heath CHARLESTON –- While debates over stricter federal coal mining regulations and national health care reform have been at the forefront of state news reports in recent weeks, a statewide group wants to remind West Virginians about the ongoing problems in the state's courts and the importance of much-needed legal reforms.
McGraw CHARLESTON -- CVS Pharmacy and other defendants in a lawsuit filed by outside counsel hired by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw have removed the case to federal court.