News from 2006
SupCo calendar for 9/25 issue -- ANN, might need updated!
Argument Docket
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals visits Marshall University
Chief Justice Robin Davis HUNTINGTON -- A diverse crowd was on hand Tuesday at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse to witness the West Virginia legal system up close and personal.
Man repeats crimes after Supreme Court reduces sentence
Richardson CHARLESTON – Two times in less than a year after he was released early from prison on a kidnapping and torture conviction, a Charleston man was re-arrested for domestic violence-related crimes.
Starcher has had other possible conflicts
Starcher CHARLESTON – The phrase "conflict of interest" seems to be haunting state Supreme Court Justice Larry V. Starcher.
Grants will aid management of child abuse cases, DHHR says
CHARLESTON - In a state as oddly misshapen as West Virginia, with cross-state drives taking almost five hours, Department of Health and Human Resources spokesman John Law says geography can be an issue.
AG ad bid draws criticism
CHARLESTON – A recent state Attorney General's office bid for advertising services is drawing criticism from some state public relations and advertising executives.
Case of fired delegate sent back to circuit court
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court recently decided not to hear a list of certified questions answered by Kanawha Circuit Court Judge James Stucky in the case of a member of the House of Delegates who was fired from his day job.
Toler files suit against State and Supreme Court
William "Tommy" Toler Suspended Wayne County Magistrate William Thomas "Tommy" Toler is suing the state of West Virginia and the West Virginia Supeme Court of Appeals for not making contributions to his retirement and disability insurance plans and for exceeding the scope of their authority under Judicial Disciplinary Rules.
Pulp(less) Fiction
What do the Mafia, Al Qaeda and the West Virginia Attorney General's office have in common?
21st Century Jobs Cabinet
By Gov. Joe Manchin, III
New owners invest big in Mason County alloy plant
NEW HAVEN – Though one chapter in the saga of a Mason County alloy plant may be closed, the legal legacy involving its previous owner, in many instances, remains literally an open book.
AG's office has no paper trail on assistant appointments
McGraw CHARLESTON – Other than appointment letters, Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has no other documentation about the use of special assistant attorneys general.
Disabled doc sues WVU
MORGANTOWN - A quadriplegic emergency medicine doctor says West Virginia University has been less than accommodating in working out an employment plan for her.
Trailer park sued over dog attack
CHARLESTON - A Dunbar man says he was attacked by a dog and lists six defendants on his lawsuit.
Railcar spill suit filed
WAYNE - Three Wayne County citizens have filed suit against five companies over a spill that they say polluted the environment and caused the evacuation of about 500 homes.
Another WVU fight lawsuit filed
MORGANTOWN - For the second time in as many weeks, a lawsuit has been filed in Monongalia Circuit Court over a fight that occurred at a West Virginia University-East Carolina football game.
Accounting firm files fraud suit
CHARLESTON - A Charleston accounting firm claims a man whose business enterprise it funded defrauded it.
Art teacher, school board sued over nude photos
CHARLESTON - An 18-year-old woman has filed suit in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleging that her former art teacher paid her to provide him with sexually explicit photographs of herself.
Charleston doc says insurance company should have settled claim
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County surgeon blames his rising medical malpractice insurance premiums on the insurance company that chose not to settle a claim.
Hospital sued for negligence
CHARLESTON - A Calhoun County woman claims she was mistreated by a Charleston nursing care and rehabilitation center.