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SupCo Calendar For Fall Term 2008
CHARLESTON -- Here is the fall schedule for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. All sessions take place at the state Capitol unless otherwise noted. Calendar is subject to change. -
THEIR VIEW: Law Adventure lets students write mock trial scripts
Maynard CHARLESTON -- Courts can change a child's life in many ways. Juvenile delinquency crime and punishment can set a child on a course for good or evil. Children who suffer from abuse and neglect get justice, and protection. Those involved in child custody and divorce get resolution, and a sense of permanency. -
Massey foe wants U.S. Supreme Court to put W. Va. Justice off case
Benjamin WASHINGTON -- The extent of the influence of Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's money soon may be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Wind developer got a break, Starcher writes
Starcher CHARLESTON – Wind power developer Beech Ridge Energy caught a break it didn't deserve when the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals approved its plan to build tall turbines on ridges in Greenbrier County, said Justice Larry Starcher. -
Justices opt not to discipline late Cabell magistrate
Qualls CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals chose not to discipline the ghost of Cabell County Magistrate Alvie Qualls. -
Former Mingo deputy case goes to federal court
CHARLESTON – Mingo County sheriff's sergeant Roy Glenn Messer, who lost his job according to a June 26 opinion of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, seeks to overturn the ruling at U.S. district court in Charleston. -
Mercer prosecutor's error 'harmless,' Maynard says
Maynard CHARLESTON – Former Mercer County prosecutor William Sadler didn't prejudice jurors by referring to a sexual assault suspect's failure to testify, according to Chief Justice Spike Maynard of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. -
Blankenship's maid deserves unemployment, Justices rule
Blankenship CHARLESTON – Deborah May, former housekeeper for Massey Coal owner Don Blankenship, didn't quit her job voluntarily and deserves unemployment compensation, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled. -
Justices back judge on dismissal of railroad asbestos suits
Recht CHARLESTON – In a fireworks display two days before America's birthday, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals launched asbestos suits of more than 1,000 railroad workers into the sky so they can fall where they belong. -
Justices say judge must reinstate verdict in major flood case
CHARLESTON – Raleigh Circuit Judge John Hutchison must reinstate a jury verdict blaming Western Pocahontas Properties for damage from a flood that struck near Mullens in 2000, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. -
THEIR VIEW: Legitimate lawsuit abuse
CHARLESTON -- I have been a member of the Bar since 1967, yet I have personally filed only two lawsuits. -
Widow names 35 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - Mary Kathryn Black, widow of steelworker Steve Black, claims in a Kanawha County suit that he died because 35 companies exposed him to asbestos. -
Wind turbine benefits outweight local opposition, Justices say
CHARLESTON – Benefits of wind turbines on ridge tops in Greenbrier County outweigh local opposition, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled June 23. -
Benjamin dissents in case about shackling prisoner witnesses
Benjamin CHARLESTON – Retired Cabell Circuit Judge L. D. Egnor did not violate Gary Gibson's rights by ordering shackles on defense witnesses at his murder conspiracy trial, according to Justice Brent Benjamin of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. -
Justices toss out man's conviction 19 years later
CHARLESTON – Nineteen years after Cabell County jurors convicted Gary Allen Gibson of conspiracy in a prison killing, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has set aside his conviction. -
Justices remand timber cutter death case to Fayette County
CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Paul Blake Jr. acted prematurely when he cleared R. M. Logging and foreman John Robinson of liability in the death of timber cutter Clarence Coleman, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled June 16. -
Justices vacate default judgment in oil, gas rights dispute
CHARLESTON – William Groves and Harrolyn Groves of Spencer defied courtroom odds by winning a $704,000 judgment without a lawyer, but now the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals tells them they can't collect it. -
Court to hear contested Hurricane election
Peyton CHARLESTON – In the midst of an already dramatic election year, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a disputed election from one Putnam County municipality held last year. -
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. -
PERSONNEL FILE: 10 attorneys admitted to practice in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following people into the practice of law in West Virginia on June 10: