News from February 2007
Lawsuit venue bill moving through House
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates has taken a major step toward reinstituting a new lawsuit venue law.
Kids' court
CHARLESTON -- It just goes to show how two juries can hear the same evidence and come to two different conclusions.
Suddenlink hit with class-action suit over Internet charges
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman is the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit a national cable television company because she was charged the wrong monthly payment.
Morgan County Courthouse to be demolished
BERKELEY SPRINGS - The Morgan County Courthouse is set to be demolished following a fire in August that destroyed most of the building.
SupCo calendar for 2/19 issue
Argument Docket
Charleston attorney faces felony charges in Ohio
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney is scheduled to face third-degree felony charges on Thursday for failing to obey an Ohio sheriff's deputy's orders.
Starcher hires law clerk once pardoned for robbery
Starcher CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher recently hired an attorney who was pardoned for a 1984 robbery.
Rove talks about West Virginia in Lincoln Day speech
Rove SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In Abraham Lincoln's hometown on Lincoln's Birthday, President Bush's chief strategist was thinking about West Virginia.
Murray running for Kanawha prosecutor
CHARLESTON - Bill Murray, a lifelong resident of Kanawha County and a Charleston attorney, has filed to run for Kanawha County prosecutor.
WV CALA goes to the movies again
Cohen CHARLESTON – A legal reform group is using the upcoming Academy Awards to spotlight what it says are major problems facing West Virginia.
Couple says Fleetwood wouldn't fix damaged mobile home
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County couple is suing the manufacturer, retailer and dealer of a mobile home they purchased.
Pomponio appointed to 11th Circuit post
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin on Tuesday appointed Joseph C. Pomponio Jr. to fill the vacancy in West Virginia's 11th Judicial Circuit left by the retirement of Judge Frank E. Jolliffe.
Man sues W.Va. Steel for racial harassment
CHARLESTON - A former employee of West Virginia Steel Corporation claims he was the victim of racial harassment by the company.
Mount Olive officer sues state over beating
CHARLESTON - An officer at Mount Olive Correctional Center has filed a lawsuit against the state and some state entities after being injured by an inmate.
Kanawha woman sues Kroger for parking lot fall
CHARLESETON - A Kanawha County woman is suing Kroger after she fell in the parking lot at the Kanawha City store and broke her ankle.
Mayo will sit out three games
Mayo HUNTINGTON - Huntington High School basketball star O.J. Mayo is suspended for the team's next three games following a settlement between the athlete, the school and the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission.
Better Foods harassment trial continued
CHARLESTON – The trial for a Putnam County woman who alleges she was sexually harassed while working for Better Foods Inc. has been continued.
Benjamin takes in fun of Groundhog Day
CHARLESTON – How do you get a West Virginia Supreme Court justice to stand in frigid temperatures, broadcasting to a statewide audience as the sun rises on a cold February morning?
School bus driver wants paid for lunch breaks
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County bus driver says the school board owes him payment for his lunch breaks.
N.J. woman sues after rest area attack
MARTINSBURG - A New Jersey woman says she was attacked and nearly raped by a rest area maintenance worker near Martinsburg.