News from 2006
Dozen suits filed over controversial drug
CHARLESTON - Twelve users of the prescription drug Bextra are suing its makers over side effects, which include a higher risk of heart attack and are each seeking several million dollars.
Allstate asks Supreme Court for relief
CHARLESTON - Allstate Insurance wants the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to relieve it of a duty to analyze 10 years of property damage claims.
Correction for 10/30 issue
Due to a reporter's error, a story in the Oct. 23 issue of The Record misquoted House of Delegates candidate Mike Stuart about his idea of probing the actions of Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office. "This is not a Republican-versus-Democrat issue," Stuart actually said. "It's an issue of making certain our attorney general operates within the constraints of the law."
Marshall's first CLE gets high marks
McQuain CHARLESTON – Marshall University's first attempt at a Continuing Legal Education class seems to have been a success.
Martinsburg attorney files two personal injury lawsuits
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County man blames Sheetz for allowing oil to collect on a parking lot in one of two lawsuits recently filed by a Martinsburg attorney.
Man awarded $2 in case against Kanawha deputies
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man who says three sheriff's deputies wrongly used excessive force on him was awarded $2 damages in U.S. District Court.
Hacked medical institute sues
CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Medical Institute has filed a lawsuit claiming its system was hacked into.
It's time to upgrade our government
Blankenship Some of you remember our typing classes back in the 1960s and 1970s. We were asked to repeatedly type, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country."
PERSONNEL FILE: WVU business professor wins Chapter Advisor of the Year award
West Virginia University's Dr. David Dawley accepts the 2006 Delta Sigma Pi national Chapter Advisor of the Year award from Neeley Lantz, student president of WVU's Nu Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi.
MORGANTOWN -- Dr. David Dawley, a West Virginia University College of Business and Economics associate professor, won the 2006 Delta Sigma Pi national Chapter Advisor of the Year award.
Manchin welcomes Brookfield Power investment
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin last week joined officials from Brookfield Power in announcing the North American energy leader has completed its purchase of two West Virginia hydroelectric power generation facilities, resulting in a significant reinvestment in these facilities and the retention of hundreds of area jobs.
Marshall students advance in state Student Business Plan Competition
HUNTINGTON -– Three teams of students from Marshall University were among the 20 teams selected to move forward to Round 2 in the 2007 West Virginia's Open for Business -– Student Business Plan Competition.
State economic forecast to be released Nov. 15
MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research will issue its 2007 state economic forecast during the West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Embassy Suites in Charleston.
PERSONNEL FILE: Wilmoth receives Boy Scout award
WHEELING - William D. Wilmoth, a member in the Wheeling office of Steptoe & Johnson, has been awarded the Silver Antelope Award from the Central Region of the Boy Scouts of America.
Eastern Panhandle construction activity to tap brakes, WVU forecast says
MORGANTOWN -- Residential construction activity is forecast to slow significantly during the next five years, according to the latest forecast for the Eastern Panhandle region, issued Oct. 24 by the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
PERSONNEL FILE: Ballard elected president of Charleston Area Alliance
CHARLESTON -- Matthew Ballard has been elected President and CEO of the Charleston Area Alliance by a unanimous vote of its board of directors.
Lawsuit filed over electrician's death
MORGANTOWN - The administrators of the estate of a man who fell to his death more than a year ago are suing the businesses involved in the alleged incident.
W.Va. Chamber endorsements
Here is a list of the endorsements of The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Chamber PAC for the 2006 General Election. According to the Chamber's Web site, these endorsements were considered after candidate questionnaires were provided to each legislative candidate and after a phone interview with many candidates in key races. Recommendations to the Chamber PAC committee also were provided by the
SupCo calendar for 10/30 issue
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals calendar for the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 3
Martinsburg attorney meets U.S. Chief Justice
MARTINSBURG - Truth be told, Richard McCune never really believed his recent trip to Washington, D.C., would have a successful ending.
Supreme Court nearly throws wrench into Marshall football case
CHARLESTON - During the course of arguing one of his federal cases, Charleston attorney Jason Huber nearly had the U.S. Supreme Court change what he was arguing about.