West Virginia Supreme Court
Recent News About West Virginia Supreme Court
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Journalists ask Justices to release petitions
CHARLESTON – Journalists around the nation press the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to release referendum petitions with hundreds of phony signatures to the monthly Observer newspaper in Shepherdstown. -
Buy insurance before crash, Justices say
Ketchum CHARLESTON – Paying for insurance before a crash works better than paying for it after a crash, according to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. -
Insurer isn't responsible for Hayhurst in wrongful death suit, Justices rule
Davis CHARLESTON – Cincinnati Insurance Company won't have to cover lawyer Richard Hayhurst for any damage he caused in the course of a wrongful death suit, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 1. -
High Court suspends Braxton attorney for mishandling of estate
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court has suspended a Braxton County attorney's license for his mishandling of a Harrison County woman's estate. -
THEIR VIEW: Trial lawyers support public financing
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Record readers should ask themselves this question: Why is a publication that has led the charge against attorney contributions in state supreme court elections now attacking the very public financing legislation that removes its influence? -
Justices rule that pension loans must be repaid
CHARLESTON – School employees who borrowed on their pensions must fully repay the Consolidated Public Retirement Board even if they trimmed other debts through bankruptcy, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided. -
*** State Supreme Court calendar for the Spring 2010 term
EDITOR'S NOTE: Schedule is subject to change. To ensure this schedule is correct, please visit the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Web site at http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/ -
PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe & Johnson lawyer elected chair of state college board
Yurko CLARKSBURG -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that Richard M. Yurko Jr. has been elected chairman of the Board of the West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities. -
Executive session tape must be given to law judge, Justices rule
Benjamin CHARLESTON – Regular folks can't listen to tape recordings from closed meetings of elected officials, but a fact finder in a job discrimination case can listen, according to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. -
Peirce firm plans to close shop in W.Va., attorney says
Peirce CHARLESTON -- Robert Peirce of Pittsburgh plans to wrap up his firm's asbestos litigation in West Virginia, his associate Robert Daley said at a Feb. 4 hearing. -
Court imposes sanctions in two disciplinary cases
CHARLESTON - In less than three weeks after hearing them, the state Supreme Court issued its rulings in two attorney discipline cases. -
Major cigarette liability trial postponed until June
Recht CHARLESTON -- Lawyers starting a giant product liability trial against cigarette makers couldn't find enough open minds to fill the jury box. -
THEIR VIEW: West Virginians deserve right of appeal
Roberts CHARLESTON -- During his recent State-of-the-State address, Gov. Joe Manchin called for establishment of a right of appeal in West Virginia. West Virginia is the only state that does not provide a right of appeal from a final judgment in a lower court in either civil or criminal cases. This significantly tarnishes the state's reputation in terms of its legal and judicial climate. -
State Supreme Court sets interest rates upon judgments or decrees
CHARLESTON -– The Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has set the interest rate at 7.00 percent for judgments and decrees entered during the 2010 calendar year. -
Reaction to the State of the State address
Heath CHARLESTON -- Reaction from various groups about Gov. Joe Manchin's State of the State address, particularly his comments about judicial reform. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Canfield returns to State Farm as counsel, lobbyist
Canfield CHARLESTON -- John Canfield has returned to the State Farm Insurance Companies as corporate counsel and lobbyist in West Virginia. -
Bar recommends disbarment of Nitro attorney for conversion, co-mingling of car wreck settlement
CHARLESTON - For mishandling of funds awarded to a client from a personal injury settlement, the state Bar is seeking the disbarment of a Kanawha County attorney. -
Bar seeks admonishment for attorney, former state consumer advocate for sexual encounter with inmate
CHARLESTON - The state Bar is asking a Clarksburg attorney and former state official be punished for fraudulently representing to correctional officers he needed to meet with an alleged client only to have sex with her. -
Bluefield attorney faces reprimand for sexually suggestive correspondence with client
CHARLESTON - The state Bar believes a Mercer County attorney acted inappropriately when he made romantic overtures to a female inmate he was helping with a divorce.