News from March 2006
Company backs out of settlement in asbestos case
CHARLESTON - A South Charleston woman is claiming Union Carbide breached a settlement agreement when it offered her only $5,000 instead of the $170,000 amount upon which the two had previously agreed.
'Lawyered up' docs only buying time, says CALA
"Lawyered up and hunkered down" is how the Wall Street Journal described Harrisburg radiologist Ray Harron when he and two other asbestos and silicosis diagnosing doctors took the 5th Amendment before a congressional committee last week.
Insurance company sues insured's employee for embezzlement
MORGANTOWN -- An insurance company is suing a Monongalia County man for its insured's loss.
Man sues for damages to home during TV servicing
WHEELING - A man is suing Circuit City Stores, Inc., DirecTV, Inc., and John Doe Contracting after his home was damaged during a satellite television system installation.
Forman searching for answers
CHARLESTON - When attorney Roger Forman joined Charlotte Pritt's libel case against three Republican organizations three years ago, he was admittedly at a loss for understanding.
Nine years worth the wait for Carey
\CHARLESTON - After nine years, it's hard for attorney Mike Carey to pinpoint just how many hours he's spent defending three Republican groups against a libel lawsuit brought on by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlotte Pritt.
Pritt loses libel suit
Charlotte Pritt FAYETTEVILLE - Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlotte Pritt lost her case Monday to have two Republican organizations who ran advertisements against her held libel for her loss in the 1996 election.
SupCo calendar for 3/20 issue
Motion Docket
Supreme Court opinion in McConaha case
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kanawha County
WVU's PRT to host Korean transit professionals
A car on West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit System moves people around the campus. MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit System (PRT) is still attracting worldwide attention some 30 years after it first began carrying passengers.
New library resources at WVU connect users to wealth of research
MORGANTOWN -- Two new West Virginia University Libraries' offerings are providing a boost to faculty and student researchers. Web of Science and Elsevier's Science Direct, among the top academic digital resources, can now be reached with just a few clicks on the WVU Libraries' Web site.
Hospital executives to open WVU business course for health-care professionals
MORGANTOWN -- Bruce McClymonds, CEO of West Virginia University Hospitals Inc., and Gary Murdock, vice president for strategic program development, will launch the new Health Care MBA Essentials Program on March 31 with an opening session on strategic leadership.
State Supreme Court backs Stucky's approach
Justice Joseph Albright CHARLESTON – Judges should not push parties at trial to settle disputes, but when Christine McConaha hauled her brothers and sisters before Kanawha County Circuit Judge James Stucky, the judge chose to take charge and make peace.
All West Virginians deserve access to affordable healthcare
Gov. Joe Manchin
Letter: MU law school 'long overdue'
I write to show support for a law school at Marshall University. Such an expansion of professional education is long overdue. It would show that the state of West Virginia is serious about providing academic opportunities for its citizens.
Stop the madness: Rein in the Attorney General!
Steve Cohen March Madness has special meaning to us in West Virginia, with our Mountaineers playing among the nation's best on the basketball court. From a political perspective though, there is madness this March resounding through the halls of the state capitol and around West Virginia. It is anger and public outrage over an out-of-control Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
Former Braxton High teacher hit with civil lawsuit
CHARLESTON - In December, former middle school teacher Toni Woods pleaded guilty to charges of having sex with three juveniles.
Male nurse charged with sexual harassment
CHARLESTON - Three women have charged the Raleigh Center in Daniels and a male nurse who works there with sexual harassment.
WVU NAFTC to sponsor third National AFV Day Odyssey this fall
MORGANTOWN -- The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) at West Virginia University will once again sponsor the National Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Day Odyssey this fall at numerous locations across the United States.
The sun has risen
Like Tony Soprano, Attorney General Darrell McGraw takes it personally when less-distinguished folks question his judgment.