WELLSBURG – The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has presented the 2010 Liberty Bell Award to Jim Lee, the Chief Probation Officer in the First Judicial Circuit of West Virginia.
Kreiger CHARLESTON -– Susan S. Brewer, CEO of Steptoe & Johnson, has announced that Kurt L. Krieger has joined the firm, Of Counsel, and will be a member of the firm's energy team in Charleston.
WHEELING -- A former employee is suing Wheeling Jesuit University and its acting interim president after she claims she was unlawfully terminated from her employment.
CHARLESTON -- The National Federation of Independent Business, West Virginia's leading small business association, has chosen Patrick McCune, a former state senator and veteran lobbyist, to serve as its voice at the West Virginia Statehouse.
MADISON –- At least 45 Seth and Prenter residents have filed complaints in Boone Circuit Court against eight coal companies, claiming they face serious health problems after their water supply was allegedly contaminated due to nearby mining operations.
CHARLESTON -– The seven-person Compliance Committee on Sams v. Kirby had its organizational meeting on Jan. 30, agreed to a mission statement and chose a chairman.
Canterbury CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has established a seven-person compliance commission charged with the task of creating a long-term plan to address the state's overcrowded jail population.
Thomas CHARLESTON -- The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce that Judith P. Thomas, Christina S. Terek, Leigh B. Anderson and Allison L. Carr have joined the firm.
CHARLESTON – One hundred students, including 18 from Marshall University, will participate in the fifth annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on Jan. 31.
Toriseva WHEELING – Teresa Toriseva of Wheeling has secured an appointment to represent thousands of plaintiffs from 25 states in litigation over Kugel mesh hernia repair patches at a federal court in Providence, R.I.