News from July 2006
Contractor says it overpaid, wants money back
HUNTINGTON - A contractor claims it overpaid a subcontractor for work done at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Barboursville and wants its money back.
Former state policeman sues Dept. of Public Safety
CHARLESTON - A former sergeant with the West Virginia State Police is suing the agency, the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention and J. Mattman Security for injuries he sustained from an allegedly dangerous BAT Mobile.
Lawyer ad panel suggestions send to Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – The State Bar's Lawyer Advertising Commission recommendations have been forwarded to the state Supreme Court.
Mediations begin in Kanawha Magistrate Court
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia State Bar's free magistrate court mediation program began in Kanawha County on Thursday.
Woman says she tripped over broken concrete
CHARLESTON - A Charleston woman says she tripped and fell in front of a K-Mart in a lawsuit against the company.
Department of Transportation caused wreck, lawsuit says
CHARLESTON - The passenger in a car that was allegedly run off the road because of a West Virginia Department of Transportation truck has filed a lawsuit against the agency.
CSX uncovers fraud in asbestosis case
CHARLESTON – CSX has moved to have a plaintiff dismissed from his asbestosis case against the railroad giant because of fraud it uncovered during discovery.
Silicosis lawyers answer questions, another doc takes the Fifth
Attorneys being sworn in before a congressional hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lawyers responsible for bringing thousands of silicosis cases to state courts in Mississippi and Texas stood by the lawsuits that critics have described as "manufactured for money."
Sago lesson: Do more to protect workers
Gov. Joe Manchin CHARLESTON -- In the days following the Sago tragedy, Davitt McAteer, a native West Virginian and noted mine safety expert, volunteered to come to the forefront and help our state with our overall investigation and the process of improving safety in our mining industry.
PERSONNEL FILE: Potter nominated to U.S. attorney post
CLARKSBURG -- Assistant U.S. Attorney Sharon L. Potter has been nominated to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Letter to the Editor: An environmental emergency
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Manchin meets with S.C. Stamping Plant task force
CHARLESTON - Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday met with members of the South Charleston Stamping Plant Task Force, a working group he has established to identify ways that federal, state, county and community partners can work together to stimulate, sustain and/or attract economic activity to the South Charleston Industrial Park.
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Helton named tax commissioner
Helton CHARLESTON - Gov. Joe Manchin III on Wednesday announced his appointment of Virgil Helton of St. Albans to serve as State Tax Commissioner, a position he's held in an acting role since January 2005.
Martin speaks out about fight
Martin CHARLESTON - Eight months after the battery charge against him was dropped, Charleston attorney Robert Martin says he has issued an apology to everyone who deserves one. That doesn't include the fellow lawyer he admits to assaulting.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman, Thomas & Battle open N.C. office
Minnich WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Spilman Thomas & Battle has announce that the firm has established an office in Winston-Salem, N.C., and has hired three attorneys for that office.
Charleston user fee passage puts end to dispute
CHARLESTON - The numbers -- and outcome -- of Monday's court-ordered special vote on Charleston's user fee did not surprise South Charleston attorney Thornton Cooper.
Drug companies question McGraw's use of special assistant AGs
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Two drug companies are tackling the issue of whether Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has the authority to hire private lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: Rounds joins Jackson Kelly
Rounds CHARLESTON- Jackson Kelly has announced that Timothy R. Rounds has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney.
Six-figure income may not be enough for Dues
CHARLESTON – All three levels of government, two individuals and a debt-consolidation firm are staking their claim on a six-figure income earned by a Kanawha County attorney serving as a mental hygiene commissioner.