News from August 2007
PERSONNEL FILE: 21 Steptoe & Johnson attorneys named Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm's lawyers are included in the 2007 class of West Virginia Super Lawyers, a special supplement produced by Law and Politics magazine.
PERSONNEL FILE: Zaunbrecher elected chair of Dinsmore & Shohl Corporate Department
CINCINNATI -- Dinsmore & Shohl has chosen Susan B. Zaunbrecher to lead its Corporate Department.
Feds to W. Va.: Pay up money from McGraw settlement
McGraw CHARLESTON - The federal government has decided that the State of West Virginia owes it $4.1 million because of the way Attorney General Darrell McGraw handled a 2004 settlement with prescription drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma.
WV CALA sends cheese lawsuit attorney McDonald's gift coupons
Cohen CHARLESTON -- The attorney who filed the $10 million lawsuit against McDonald's because his client had an allergic reaction to cheese on his Quarter Pounders is being treated to complimentary French fries from a statewide legal reform group.
'Hold the cheese' suit draws worldwide attention
MORGANTOWN - A lawsuit filed by a West Virginia man against the world's top fast food chain has been a hot topic on news talk shows and message boards across the nation.
McDowell assistant prosecutor, 19 other attorneys lose licenses
CHARLESTON – McDowell County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dannie Barie has lost his law license.
Starcher seethes
Those of us who believe our courts are intended to dispense justice, not settle personal scores, are routinely underwhelmed by the rhetoric of our State Supreme Court's Larry Starcher.
CALA suggests fraud concerning King cases, YouTube video
CHARLESTON -- A state group says a recent YouTube video showing depositions and surveillance video of plaintiffs in the malpractice cases against Dr. John King and Putnam General Hospital suggest "possible fraud."
This Just In: Kanawha County
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This Just In: Ohio County
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This Just In: Berkeley County
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This Just In: Monongalia County
Aug. 10
ALL THINGS JURY: Hey, don't forget the bench!
Blankenship CHARLESTON -- From the moment a case is placed on a judge's docket, an attorney may begin to think about how the judge might affect the outcome of the case.
Legal ads at heart of federal suit
Butcher CHARLESTON – The publisher of an upstart publication in Lincoln County is suing his established rival and the county commission, alleging they've bilked taxpayers out of money through excessive publication of legal advertising.
Albert appointed as PSC chairman
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin has appointed Michael A. Albert of Charleston as chairman of the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
Web site brings health care costs in perspective
Manchin CHARLESTON -- Last year I had knee replacement surgery and, thanks to the expertise and care from our West Virginia physicians and health care professionals, I've had a tremendous recovery. I am more active and feeling better than I did before.
Air Force JAG joins Martinsburg firm
MARTINSBURG – An Air Force Judge Advocate General is Martin & Seibert's newest attorney.
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: The cost of becoming a lawyer
CHARLESTON -- The average graduate leaves law school with a doctor of jurisprudence degree and a minimum of $80,000 in related debts.
Standalone art for 8/20 issue: Painting the town Green
Members of Marshall University's Marching Thunder entertained the crowd Wednesday at the annual Paint The Capital City Green pep rally. (Photo by Rick Haye, Marshall University) CHARLESTON – Thundering Herd alumni, fans and friends stampeded into the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston on Wednesday to celebrate Marshall University athletics during the sold-out 10th Annual Paint the Capital City Green event.