MORGANTOWN – Jan. 20 marked the beginning of the Trump presidency and the end of a federal clemency initiative launched in 2014 that freed 1,715 nonviolent inmates but left nearly 3,500 pardon requests pending when the Obama administration ended.
MORGANTOWN – Students and the general public were invited to examine the role of the state in energy sustainability at the the recent seventh annual National Energy Sustainability Moot Court competition at the West Virginia University.
CHARLESTON — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has partnered with the West Virginia University School of Nursing to raise awareness about opioid abuse prevention in the Mountain State.
CHARLESTON – What initially began as a grassroots movement to provide
assistance to legal professionals is now a full-fledged assistance program in
West Virginia.
CHARLESTON – A decision issued by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals illustrates the importance of settlement contracts. The case, which follows a personal injury case taken on a contingency-fee basis resulted in a disagreement between several attorneys that provided representation.
MORGANTOWN – The author of the Mountain State Business Index says West Virginia’s post-recession economy has improved significantly, but it’s a period of wait and see if the growth continues into the future.
CHARLESTON – Charles R. “Rusty” Webb said a new client who serves in the military was chose to win a free divorce as part of The Webb Law Centre PLLC’s 10th annual Free Valentine’s Day Divorce contest.
MORGANTOWN – Eminent disaster may be on the horizon for the U.S. economy according to the book “When the Levees Break: Re-Visioning Regulation of the Securities Markets.”
CHARLESTON – Growing up, Bobby Warner knew that he wanted to practice law as he listened to his father recount his daily work as a counselor in West Virginia.
WASHINGTON – A research consortium focused on drug addiction and opioid abuse, cyber-security, health care, and job creation among area veterans was formed late last month, according to a press release.
CHARLESTON – A Harrison County circuit judge began a nearly two-year appointment to the
Business Court on Jan. 1, finishing out the remainder of the seven-year term of a retiring judge, which ends in October 2019.
MORGANTOWN — A landlord that caters college students at West Virginia University and other schools across the state has been accused of illegally charging tenants fees, according to the state Attorney General's office.
CHARLESTON – More than $6 million from a court settlement account has been transferred to West Virginia University and Marshall University to aid in research and rural health.
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Law student Paige Diggs has forged her own path in her legal studies. The former Fresno State University basketball player asked herself “how can I forge two passions” of sports and law and found a unique answer.
CHARLESTON – Tucker County native Allen H. Loughry II will become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for the first time on Jan. 1.
MORGANTOWN – A Monongalia Circuit Court judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit against West Virginia University that alleged that a former employee was discriminated against and retaliated against. Circuit Judge Phillip D.
