News from August 2007
Insurance company might have broken law, Benjamin writes
CHARLESTON – Erie Insurance Property and Casualty Company may have violated state law, according to Justice Brent Benjamin of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Justices still arguing over royalties in coal lease case
Benjamin CHARLESTON – Four months after the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided that attorneys in Wheeling could forever collect 30 percent of royalties on a coal lease they negotiated, the argument hasn't ended.
Backed-up sewer, broken back lead to lawsuit
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County woman has filed a suit against the City of Martinsburg after she broke her back when she slipped on sewage that had backed up in her house.
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Where marketing and mining meet
Brown CHARLESTON -- A lawyer's success used to be governed by his or her expertise in an area of law. Today, even more is required of a partner or associate, and it comes in the form of relationship intelligence.
Nursing home hit with malpractice suit in woman's death
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a professional malpractice suit against the nursing home where his mother was a resident when she died.
Couple sues DuPont, barge company over work injuries
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County couple filed a suit against a local chemical manufacturing facility after the husband was injured while unloading chemicals from one of the barges.
Daughter hurt because of weak stair railing, woman's suit says
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman filed a suit on behalf of her young daughter who fell and was injured when part of the stair railing she was leaning on gave way.
Lowe's wrongly fired Berkeley man, suit claims
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County man has filed a suit against a national hardware and home improvement store, claiming he was fired for missing too much work even though he claims to be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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Berkeley man ordered to pay Papua New Guinea embassy $70K
MARTINSBURG - A federal court has ordered a Berkeley County man to pay the Embassy of Papua New Guinea more than $70,000 in fraudulently obtained funds.
ALL THINGS JURY: Attorneys and researchers -� partners for success
Blankenship CHARLESTON -- Lawyers spend years honing their skills as advocates for their clients. With each filing, brief, motion, argument, and trial, lawyers practice the best way to tell a client's story in mediation, before the bench and in front of a jury.
Woman sues after being hit by Mack truck
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County woman has filed a lawsuit seeking damages after she was hit by a Mack truck.