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PERSONNEL FILE: David Hammond joins Steptoe & Johnson
CHARLESTON -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome David G. Hammond as Of Counsel in the firm's Charleston office. -
Man sues state over mental disorder
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, claiming that staff a state mental facility in Weston did not monitor his illness that compelled him to ingest foreign objects. -
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Justices say Putnam school board doesn't have to give boy full-time nurse
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has sided with the Putnam County Board of Education, which was seeking to block a judge's order that it provide a full-time nurse to a wheelchair-bound boy. -
Couple says state, woman illegally took child support
CHARLESTON – A couple says the state and federal government is continuing to take child support payments from them even after the female half of the couple regained custody of her child. -
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
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Judge Johnson to receive award at national conference
CHARLESTON -– Judge Gary L. Johnson is scheduled to receive the 2009 Commissioner's Award from the federal Administration on Children, Youth and Families on Aprili 2 during the Seventeenth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Atlanta. -
THEIR VIEW: Leveraging our investment in behavioral health care
CHARLESTON -- In today's world, if an investment advisor told you that you can leverage your initial investment of $1 million with a return of an $3 million in gains guaranteed within a year and that you also will likely receive dividends of $1 million at the end of same year, you might check his credentials to see if his last name is "Madoff." -
Mercer judge Swope is keynote speaker at "Pip" kickoff
CHARLESTON -– Judge Derek C. Swope of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Mercer County will be the keynote speaker at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Children and Families' "PIP Kickoff" Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center. -
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WCHS parent wants daycare case moved to federal court
HUNTINGTON – Sinclair Media III has requested a federal court dismiss a case in which a Huntington woman claimed WCHS-TV8 falsely accused her of abusing a child in her daycare business. -
Adoption Month focus on older children in foster care
CHARLESTON -– Of the 115,000 children in foster care nationally who are available for adoption, the average age is 8.6 years. -
Huntington woman sues WCHS over daycare story
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington woman has filed suit against a local television station, claiming it falsely accused her of abusing a child in her daycare business. -
Jackson woman sues man for sexually assaulting her mentally impaired son
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman has filed a civil suit against a man who was charged with sexually assaulting her mentally impaired son while he was in the man's care. -
Nicholas judge receives 'Extra Mile Award' from children's group
CHARLESTON -– Circuit Judge Gary L. Johnson of the 28th Judicial Circuit in Nicholas County received the "Extra Mile Award" from the West Virginia Children's Justice Task Force at its annual conference on Oct. 9 in Charleston. -
Woman says she was wrongly fired from Wheeling Hospital
WHEELING -- An Ohio County resident has filed suit against Wheeling Hospital, alleging she was fired due to age and racial discrimination, as well as for her refusal to work overtime. -
Child, family services and Title IV-E foster care assistance reviews
Davis CHARLESTON -– The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Children and Families had been collaborating for nearly two years in preparation for the second West Virginia Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) this week. -
Raleigh woman blames facility, DHHR for brother's death
CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County woman has filed a suit on behalf of her brother, who died as a result of negligent treatment while a resident at a long-term health facility. -
THEIR VIEW: Drug Courts save lives
CHARLESTON -- I had the pleasure of speaking in January at the third graduation ceremony honoring participants in the Southern Regional Drug Court in Mercer County. I have often said that drug courts save lives, and one of the lives the Mercer County program has saved was the life of a young woman who also spoke that day. I would like to tell you her story.