News from 2006
State refinances infrastructure bonds
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia has refinanced Infrastructure Bonds that originally were issued in 1996.
Eastern Panhandle economy focus of WVU conference Oct. 24
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - What does the future hold for West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle?
U.S. Supreme Court denies AGs' petition on tobacco
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a monumental blow to the biggest tobacco deal in the land.
Supreme Court to hear arguments at Wheeling
WHEELING -– The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will hear arguments in three cases Oct. 19 on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University.
Jesus of Bridgeport saga ends
Until it was stolen in August, this picture of Jesus has been hanging in a hallway at Bridgeport High School for about 40 years. CLARKSBURG - For years, Harold Sklar had been telling the Harrison County school board that it had no defensible position for having a portrait of Jesus hanging in the halls of Bridgeport High School.
PERSONNEL FILE: New federal attorney announced
CLARKSBURG - Sharon Potter will be the new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia after being sworn in Oct. 6 in Clarksburg.
PERSONNEL FILE: New lawyers admitted to Bar
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following into the practice of law in West Virginia on Oct. 5:
Lawyer says settlement produces science, not payout
Deitzler CHARLESTON - When Wood Circuit Judge George Hill put his signature on a $107.6 million settlement between a class of Parkersburg-area plaintiffs and DuPont last year, attorney Harry Deitzler knew he had a gold mine on his hands.
U.S. Supreme Court may hear venue case
WASHINGTON, D. C. – Two corporations have asked the U. S. Supreme Court to review a decision of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, allowing a Virginia man to sue them in West Virginia over injuries from an accident in Virginia.
Attorney asks court to help preserve wreck evidence
Peyton WINFIELD – A prominent attorney has asked the Putnam Circuit Court to help preserve possible evidence related to a recent automobile accident that left a woman in a coma.
Suit accuses former Mason County alloy plant owner of racketeering
HUNTINGTON – Though New Haven, W. Va., might not be found on many maps of the world, a lawsuit in federal district court says the Big Bend-area hamlet factors prominently into an international racketeering conspiracy.
Group sued by Druckman answer, file counterclaim
WINFIELD – The 25 plaintiffs in cases against Dr. John King who were sued by attorney William Druckman have filed an answer to his lawsuit and a consumer protection counterclaim.
Consumers for Justice case to stay in Virginia
Blankenship ALEXANDRIA, Va. – U. S. District Judge James Cacheris has refused jurisdiction in a defamation suit that Massey Energy Company and company president Don Blankenship filed against West Virginia Consumers for Justice.
Mysterious lawyer joins state Zyprexa case
HUNTINGTON - West Virginia taxpayers have retained a mysterious attorney in their lawsuit over ill effects of Zyprexa, a prescription drug for psychotics.
High Court still pondering tobacco laws
WASHINGTON, D. C. – After wrestling with a monumental decision over tobacco laws for a week, Justices of the U. S. Supreme Court decided to keep wrestling.
Woman says its not fun to swim at the YMCA
HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County woman says she was kicked in the head while swimming at the Huntington YMCA.
Student crushed by keg, suit says
MORGANTOWN - A Pennsylvania woman is claiming her foot was crushed by a keg while she shopped at a Morgantown liquor store.
Hemophiliac alleges police brutality
HUNTINGTON - A Huntington man says he was beaten after police confronted him while he was fixing the dome light in his car.
Vioxx cases filed in Brooke County
WELLSBURG - Two Brooke County men have joined in the litigation against Merck and Co., the manufacturer of Vioxx.
Greyhound employee labeled man "thug," suit says
CHARLESTON - A Charleston man is suing Greyhound Bus Lines over the discriminatory treatment he says he received.