MORGANTOWN – A former West Virginia University football player is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association after he claims it did not protect him enough from head injuries. Thomas Geishauser was a student at WVU and played football for the school from 1969 until 1972, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court. Geishauser claims during his four-year collegiate football career, he experienced numerous repeated blows to the head and lost consciousness on four specific o
MORGANTOWN – Kappa Sigma Fraternity has filed a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit alleging it and multiple other defendants were responsible for the hazing and death of a fraternity pledge. Kappa Sigma also filed a memorandum of law in support of its motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, motion for summary judgment. Kappa claims the plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, according to the memorandum. Kappa says it owed no duty to the plaintiffs on the night of th
CLARKSBURG – West Virginia University has filed a motion to dismiss in a termination lawsuit alleging failure to state a claim. Dismissal is warranted because plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and because she has also failed to avail herself of the exclusive remedy available to her, according to the motion filed in the U.S.
CHARLESTON – Jim Douglas, one of the candidates for family court judge in Kanawha County, has nearly 40 years of experience in family law. Douglas, who will have 39 years in family law in May, and has worked exclusively in family law for 25 years, said he's looking forward to running for family law judge. "Family law is important," Douglas said.
CHARLESTON – A former West Virginia University law professor says state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey didn’t need to step back from a case involving a company for which his wife was lobbying. On Oct. 25, the Charleston Gazette-Mail published a story says Morrisey gave “specific instructions” for his office’s lawsuits against Cardinal Health and other prescription drug makers.
LANSING – Local attorney Tom Ewing has announced the start of his Republican campaign for State Senate in the 10th District. Ewing made the announcement of his first run for public office Oct. 8 at Chetty’s Pub in Fayette County.
MORGANTOWN – A New York family is suing West Virginia University after they claim a fraternity is responsible for their son's death due to hazing. Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Kappa Sigma Fraternity Gamma-Phi Chapter, Kappa Sigma House Asociation, Jordan Hankins, Richard Schwartz, Thomas Richey, Linda Richey and 20 unknown, unnamed individuals were also named as defendants in the suit, which was filed Oct. 8 in Monongalia Circuit Court. Hankins, a member of Kappa Sigma, was the Grand Master of Cere
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a complaint against Volkswagen over the company's recent admission that its diesel engines emit higher levels of pollutants than it claims. The complaint, filed Oct. 2 in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleges Volkswagen’s “clean diesel” vehicles with Turbo-charged Direct Injection (TDI) engines violate the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. The suit claims VW fraudulently manufactured, advertised, and sold
HUNTINGTON – Heather Gerken, the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will be the featured speaker as the fall 2015 Amicus Curiae Lecture Series opens at Marshall University.
CHARLESTON —Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC has announced that three new team members have joined the law firm’s Charleston office, adding depth to its consumer finance, government relations, labor and employment, and technology services. Thomas S.
KEYSER - A circuit judge representing Grant, Mineral and Tucker Counties announced on July 13 that he was retiring after 17 years of service. Circuit Judge Phil Jordan notified Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin that he plans to retire on Dec. 31. "I hope to continue to serve the judicial system as a senior status judge, a mediator, and, perhaps, as an arbitrator," Jordan said in his letter to Tomblin. Jordan is a trained mediator. Jordan said he and his wife of 31 years, Wilma, also plan to travel. Tom
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled in favor of former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez in a lawsuit filed by a couple who purchased their home. The Supreme Court considered the parties' briefs and the record on appeal and stated that the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented, and the decisional process would not be significantly aided by oral argument, according to the June 12 memorandum decision. "Upon consideration of the standard
MORGANTOWN – Beth Walker says the people of West Virginia realize how important the 2016 election for a seat on the state Supreme Court is. And she wants to bring her conservative vision to the bench. “I’m starting to travel a little bit around the state,” Walker said Tuesday.
MORGANTOWN – Beth Walker officially has entered the 2016 state Supreme Court race. She announced her candidacy Thursday in Morgantown, saying she hopes to bring fairness and a strong voice for all citizens to the state’s highest court. “My campaign will be based on my conservative vision for the role of Justice of the Supreme Court, which is to be fair and to uphold the rule of law, without legislating from the bench," Walker said in a statement.
PITTSBURGH – Arch W. Riley Jr., an accomplished attorney with more than 30 years of experience in commercial bankruptcy law, has joined Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. as a partner in West Virginia, where the firm is expanding its creditors’ rights and bankruptcy and restructuring practice groups.
