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Supreme Court reinstates former professor's wage payment suit
CHARLESTON – State employees can sue for unpaid wages just like other workers, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled. -
State Supreme Court should keep the caps
Caps are a good thing. They keep your head warm. They keep oil from spilling into waters. They keep contents from spilling out of bottles. -
PERSONNEL FILE: 13 lawyers admitted to practice in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following 13 people into the practice of law in West Virginia on Sept. 8: -
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Thomas & Battle member elected president of Kanawha County Bar Association
Mooney CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that Nicholas P. Mooney II, a member in its Charleston office, was elected President of the Kanawha County Bar Association. -
Supreme Court's fall term begins Tuesday
Davis CHARLESTON – This week, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will return to the Capitol for a dazzling variety of far-reaching cases. -
THEIR VIEW: Candidates should rely on facts, not push buttons
Romano CLARKSBURG -- Reading Judge John Yoder's recent guest column in The West Virginia Record reminded me why our country is so divided. -
Moorefield doctor added to suit involving Fentanyl death
WELCH – Physician Rajan Masih of Moorefield, facing criminal trial on drug charges, must also defend himself against a civil claim for wrongful death. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Harper joins Spilman Thomas & Battle's Morgantown office
MORGANTOWN -- Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce the addition of a new associate to the Morgantown office. -
Implementing new rules may take a while, Supreme Court clerk says
Perry CHARLESTON -- It could be December before revised rules to West Virginia's appellate process go into effect, says the state Supreme Court's clerk. -
Former Braxton magistrate sues jail authority for not following rules
CHARLESTON -- A former Braxton County magistrate whose son is an inmate at Central Regional Jail is suing the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority after its wrongly presented documents to her son that he was not to receive. -
Braxton deputy gets new trial because of MySpace friend on jury
CHARLESTON – Former Braxton County deputy sheriff Christopher Dellinger has won a new trial on criminal fraud charges because juror Amber Hyre failed to disclose she counted him as a MySpace friend. -
Marion Co. attorney disbarred for sexual encounter with inmate
CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has stripped a Marion County attorney of his law license for his sexual encounter with an inmate. -
Court's DuPont decision doesn't add up
Maybe things have changed since we were youngsters. Back then, there was only one right answer to a math problem and you either had it or you didn't. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Two Bowles Rice associates achieve admission in second state
Lambright CHARLESTON -- Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love is pleased to announce that two of its newest associates -- Emily R. Lambright and Sara L. Birchenough -- are now admitted to practice in West Virginia as well as Kentucky and Virginia, respectively. -
Leaders react to revised appellate rules
Bailey CHARLESTON -- Reaction to the state Supreme Court's revised rules for appellate procedure is rolling in. -
Justices reverse human rights ruling for Ford Credit
CHARLESTON – Ford Motor Credit managers didn't discriminate against a supervisor in Huntington when they suspended and demoted him for abuse and harassment, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided. -
Judge OKs Jefferson County development construction
MARTINSBURG – U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey has cleared the way for construction of Far Away Farm residential development in Jefferson County. -
Charleston attorney sues fitness firm, owner for failure to deliver equipment
Segal CHARLESTON -- A prominent Charleston attorney is suing Taylor Made Fitness and its owner after he claims they failed to deliver fitness equipment to him. -
Workman to speak at Shepherd commencement
Workman Shepherdstown, WV--West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Margaret L. Workman will be this year's speaker at Shepherd University's 137th Commencement on May 15. She also will be awarded an honorary doctorate. -
Grant County jurors must decide doctor's credibility in death certificate mistake, court rules
CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Philip Jordan must let Grant County jurors decide whether to believe a doctor who signed a death certificate and later swore he made a mistake, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 21.