A story, "Recht rules for CSX in brain damage cases," that was posted on www.wvrecord.com on June 4, and that appeared in the June 7 print edition of The West Virginia Record, has been revised on the website in two respects.
Recht WHEELING -- Circuit Judge Arthur Recht granted summary judgment to CSX Transportation in seven suits blaming the railroad for brain damage in workers, after declaring medical evidence behind the suits unreliable.
Recht WHEELING – Circuit Judge Arthur Recht granted summary judgment to CSX Transportation in seven suits blaming the railroad for brain damage in workers, after declaring medical evidence behind the suits unreliable.
Levine CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney has opened a new branch office in Charleston called the Entertainment Law Group, which is headed by attorney L. Kevin Levine.
Miller CHARLESTON -– Kameron Miller has joined the law firm of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe and will be working out of their Charleston office.
Manchin CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin will participate in the May 25, Marion County Chamber of Commerce event which will feature Fairmont native and University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban.
Andrews WHEELING – Steptoe & Johnson welcomes new associate, Kristen L. Andrews, to the firm. Andrews will practice in the Wheeling office, concentrating in the area of general litigation.
Charnock CHARLESTON -- Longtime Charleston lawyer John N. Charnock Jr., who also served as the city's attorney and municipal judge, died Monday at the age of 80 after a long battle with cancer.
This is, as those of us who are Christians understand, the holiest of weekends. There is probably no other weekend in the year where we experience faith and belief in things that are not worldly as we do on Easter Sunday.
Ketchum CHARLESTON - State Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum recently wrote that the plaintiffs lawyers in a $381 million case against DuPont will harm the state's economy if a medical monitoring law is not abolished or revised.
CHARLESTON -- An inmate incarcerated within the Northern Correctional Facility is suing the commissioner of the state Division of Corrections, the warden of the Northern Correctional Facility, the president of Prime Care Medical Inc. and others after he claims they have been negligent is after surgery care.
CHARLESTON -- The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is co-sponsoring a free workshop entitled "Relatives as Parents" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, for grandparents, foster parents, attorneys, social workers, and all interested people.
Wilmoth WHEELING -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that William D. Wilmoth has been elected Secretary of the board of the West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities.
CHARLESTON -– Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, declaring certain restrictions on the role of business corporations in elections.