News from February 2007
SupCo calendar for 2/12 issue
Supreme Court calendar for the week of Feb. 12-16
AGs celebrating first DRAM settlement
McGraw CHARLESTON – Darrell McGraw and 39 other state AGs celebrating a $90 million settlement by one of nine computer-chip makers being sued in a three-year legal battle over price fixing.
Huntington worker sues city over residency requirements
HUNTINGTON - A Huntington street department supervisor has filed a suit against the city challenging the residency requirements for city employees.
First Lady wants input on volunteering
Manchin CHARLESTON -- The spirit of volunteering among West Virginia's businesses is strong.
Speaker Thompson's remarks to the state Chamber of Commerce
CHARLESTON -- New House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, spoke to a meeting of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 30. Here are his prepared remarks:
Woman says she was fired for filing for workers' comp
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County woman filed a suit against HealthSouth, claiming she was fired because she filed for workers' compensation.
McGraw wants to open regional office in Eastern Panhandle
McGraw CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office says the state's Eastern Panhandle needs a regional office to help it serve consumers from that area.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bentz joins Dinsmore & Shohl
Bentz CHARLESTON -- Jill Cranston Bentz has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as a Partner in the Government Relations, Insurance, Litigation and Health Care Practice Groups.
Thompson takes bench in 25th Circuit
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis on Tuesday welcomed Madison attorney William Stewart Thompson to the circuit court bench.
Woman allegedly has nearly 40 aliases
WINFIELD – When people in West Virginia think of aliases, Jennifer Garner might first come to mind.
Monongalia man says Allstate didn't pay fire claim
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County landowner has filed a suit against his insurance agent and company seeking coverage for a property damaged by a fire.
PERSONNEL FILE: Saffer, Griffith promoted to members at Robinson & McElwee
Saffer CHARLESTON -- Robinson & McElwee has announced that Charles Saffer and David Griffith have been promoted to members of the firm.
Daughter endows scholarship to honor her attorney father
MORGANTOWN -- The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has received a gift from Diana Biafora Sparagna, to establish an endowed fund named for her father: The Joseph R. Biafora Endowed Scholarship.
AG's practices questioned by House committee
McGraw CHARLESTON – An annual legislative hearing to outline Attorney General Darrell McGraw's budget proposal turned into an impromptu questioning of the office's use of outside counsel and handling of money received from settlements and verdicts.
Not-so-positive reinforcement
"The Birthplace of Runaway Punitive Damages" wouldn't quite fit on a license plate or a boasting roadside signpost.
Watch out for fake check scams
CHARLESTON -- Could you become a victim of a fake check scam or a wire transfer scheme?
New speaker talks tort reform
CHARLESTON – New House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson says he knows frivolous lawsuits are a problem in West Virginia and that he doesn't rule anything out in terms of tort reform.
Justices to decide if law firm should get 30 percent from coal lease
CHARLESTON – Lawyers who collected 30 percent for cleaning up a dirty coal lease continue to collect 30 percent under the lease they negotiated in its place.
Company sues insureres over coal dumped on man in portable toilet
CHARLESTON - A West Virginia coal company has filed a suit against its insurance companies seeking coverage after an employee was injured when a load of coal was dumped on the portable toilet he was in at the time.
Developer companies face more than 25 lawsuits
MARTINSBURG - A bank, landscapers, cabinet makers and other subcontractors have filed suits for millions of dollars against a homebuilder, his companies and associates in Berkeley County.