Cohen CHARLESTON -- Is it not surprising that an Indiana-based plastics company recently chose our Virginia neighbor over the Mountain State to expand its operations?
Cohen CHARLESTON – Most West Virginia physician specialists question expert testimony if it is outside a doctor's specialty or is tainted by financial incentives, according to a new survey.
Manchin CHARLESTON – A bill aimed at limiting lawsuits filed by out-of-state residents was signed into law, drawing praise and criticism from several groups following the issue.
CHARLESTON -- In honor of April Fools Day, West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse has released a list of 10 cases highlighting what it sees as problems with the state's legal system.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- How dare they? Fortune Magazine's 25th annual edition of "America's Most Admired Companies" (March 19) includes a special ad section titled "Missouri, Open for Business."
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.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- It's that time of year again. There's the crack of the bat, the smack of the baseball in leather at Major League spring training camps, where branches of palm tress ever so gently sway, a filter for the comforting rays of sun. It is as sure a sign of spring as adjournment of the West Virginia Legislature.
McGraw CHARLESTON – A tube of sunblock protection has been sent to Attorney General Darrell McGraw in anticipation that an open government bill in the state Legislature will become law.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- March Madness came a month early this year. And it came not on a basketball court but rather in one of our state courts with a lawsuit award $271 million higher than the actual damages of the case.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- Just think: based upon comments by Delegate Carrie Webster (D-Kanawha), the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, she could potentially earn herself a nomination for the John F. Kennedy Foundation's "Profiles In Courage" Award.
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.
Jones CHARLESTON –West Virginia's ranking at the top of this year's Judicial Hellholes list drew spirited reaction from both sides of the tort reform issue.