West Virginia Supreme Court
Recent News About West Virginia Supreme Court
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Justices give Huntington attorney a break
CHARLESTON – Six months ago, Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals suspected that the crimes of Desiree Albers disqualified her from practicing laws. -
Justices chide Stucky for legal appointment
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ripped Kanawha County Circuit Judge James Stucky for putting a doctor's lawsuit in the hands of an attorney who had quarreled with the doctor. -
Court opts not to suspend Fairmont attorney
CHARLESTON – Full of grace, Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided not to suspend the license of Fairmont attorney Michael Niggemyer. -
Davis, Maynard want Court to reconsider family case
Davis CHARLESTON – Chief Justice Robin Davis and Justice Spike Maynard of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals want their colleagues to reconsider an appointment of a dead woman's sister to administer her estate for her daughter. -
West Virginia named nation's worst Judicial Hellhole
WASHINGTON – West Virginia was branded the nation's worst Judicial Hellhole on Wednesday by the American Tort Reform Foundation. -
Wrongful death rules have changed over time
HUNTINGTON – State law that limited recovery for families of those who died in the Marshall University plane crash of 1970 sounds harsh today, but at one time no court in England or America awarded any damages for wrongful death. -
State Supreme Court donates to Toys for Tots
Davis CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ended its fall 2006 term Dec. 1 by donating toys to the U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program. -
September trial set for Boone court reporter
CHARLESTON - Massey Energy's case against the Boone Circuit Court reporter has been set for a September 2007 trial. -
Justices send Speedway drowning case back to Zakaib
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals carried out a delicate balancing act in a family feud, leaving the tough decisions to Kanawha County Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib. -
Justices say attorney must face malpractice claim
CHARLESTON – Attorney Kenneth Chittum must defend himself against a claim of legal malpractice, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided Nov. 9. -
Supreme Court fires another Huntington firefighter
CHARLESTON – Once again, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has fired a Huntington firefighter for getting mixed up with crack cocaine. -
Supreme Court says judge didn't follow rules on picking jurors
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals have laid down a simple rule for judges choosing jurors: When in doubt, throw them out. -
Unifying the state's case management system
Davis CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia court system took a big step this summer toward implementing a long-anticipated unification of our computer case management system. -
Appeal accepted in Sunday hunting case
Huber HARRISVILLE - Jason Huber admittedly has been as good a lawyer as he's been a hunter lately. -
Albright attends judicial summit
Albright CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Joseph P. Albright recently attended the Spencer Grimes Appellate Judges Summit Nov. 9-11 in Dallas, Texas. -
Court rules partnership, not partners, own property
CHARLESTON – Where a partnership owns property the partners themselves own nothing, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has declared. -
McGraw's office says taping citizens in their homes is OK
McGraw CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw wants the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to declare that police can secretly tape citizens in their homes. -
Two rulings shine light on work-related injuries
CHARLESTON – West Virginians cannot sue over injuries they suffer at work except when employers deliberately intend to expose them to risk. -
Justices say no to building new bridge
CHARLESTON – Luther Ellison and Harold Wolfe thought they owned two thirds of a bridge they built across a neighbor's land to their land, but they learned otherwise when a new neighbor tore the bridge down. -
Justices put in middle of family feud
CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether Eugenia Moschgat suffered any loss when her mother died.