News from July 2006
PERSONNEL FILE: Governor's General Counsel selected as 2006 Toll Fellow
Carte Goodwin CHARLESTON -- Carte Goodwin, General Counsel to Gov. Joe Manchin, is one of 40 emerging state leaders from across the nation who has been selected to participate in the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program, which was held 8-13 in Lexington, Ky.
PERSONNEL FILE: Husn joins Jackson Kelly
Husn CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly PLLC has announced that new associate Mr. Talal Husn has joined the firm's Charleston office.
Sister, Brother settle 50-year old rape accusation
SPENCER – A Roane County woman and her estranged brother have agreed to settle legal disputes the two have against each other stemming from an alleged rape that occurred over 50 years ago.
Bondsman says Conley only concerned about justice when it suits her
PARKERSBURG – Despite claiming she is serving justice by being cautious to bring an indictment in a Mason County forgery case, a Parkersburg bondsman says Wood County prosecutor Ginny Conley created an injustice in her haste to have him convicted on bogus charges.
Conley concluded other cases quickly
PARKERSBURG – In two other cases in the last three years where she has served as special prosecutor, Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Ginny Conley closed one without seeking an indictment, but sought an indictment in another after she was presented with new evidence.
PERSONNEL FILE: Two admitted to State Bar
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following people into the practice of law in West Virginia on June 29:
Former bouncer sues Banana Joe's over chokehold policy
CHARLESTON - A former bouncer at Banana Joe's nightclub in Charleston is alleging that management should have known that its policy of using chokeholds on customers would result in violence.
Truly magnetic
Larry Starcher is a member of West Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals, elected to dispense justice for the people of the Mountain State.
Timing of nonprofit's status questioned
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Consumers for Justice, sponsor of televised attack ads in the 2004 campaign for the state Supreme Court, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars before it filed for tax exemption as a nonprofit organization.
Supreme Court makes snowy distinction
CHARLESTON – Nimble on ice, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals carved a line between snow that falls from the sky and snow that public employees shovel.
After 12 years without license, attorney is annulled
CHARLESTON – For 12 years, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals let Thomas McCorkle pretend he held a license to practice law. But the Court's tolerance backfired and, at last, they cracked down.
DIRECT EXAMINATION ... of Laurie Miller
Laurie Miller CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly attorney Laurie Miller recently was elected to the Board of Governors of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV).
This Just In: Kanawha County
June 26
Fight over Belle restaurant continues
CHARLESTON – Eric Gardner and William Gardner started a feud in JD's Pilot House the day they bought it, and the feud continues in Kanawha Circuit Court.
This Just In: Putnam County
June 5
This Just In: Monongalia County
June 27
This Just In: Berkeley County
June 12
This Just In: Ohio County
June 28
Woman says Zyprexa caused diabetes
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Zyprexa for causing her diabetes.
McDonald's blamed for busted ketchup packet
A busted ketchup packet left on the floor of a Huntington McDonald's restaurant has rendered a Kentucky woman sick, sore and lame.