News from January 2007
Residents say development creating danger
CHARLES TOWN - Some Jefferson County residents have filed a lawsuit against a development company and a municipality because they say development occurring around their homes has created a dangerous area.
Let's go ... spend good money after bad
Williams HUNTINGTON -- Last year, Marshall University announced its desire to pursue its own law school.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly announces membership changes at firm
Broughton CHARLESTON -- Al Emch, CEO of Jackson Kelly PLLC, has announced 13 membership changes at the firm.
Charleston's Action Legal becomes Ivize
CHARLESTON -– Action Legal Document Services, Ivize and Summit Document Services on Tuesday announced they have merged to create a legal document services company that provides support, technology and advisory services to law firms, government organizations and corporate customers in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States.
Putnam couple sues over medical treatment
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County couple is suing a local health care provider and physician for medical negligence.
Putnam woman says Kmart's faulty doors injured her
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County woman is suing the Scott Dept Kmart after she says a visit to the store caused her serious injury.
PERSONNEL FILE: Myles Roberts Joins Steptoe & Johnson
Roberts CHARLESTON -- Myles D. Roberts has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson practicing in the firm's Charleston office as an associate.
Jackson Kelly helps with KingDay diversity conference
CHARLESTON -- In collaboration with the American Institute for Managing Diversity (AIMD), The University of Charleston presents "Managing Diversity Leadership Conference: A 2007 KingDay Collaboration," Jan. 15 at the University of Charleston.
Leaders discuss legislative agendas
Roberts CHARLESTON – With the 2007 session just days away, groups with an eye on legal reform issues are talking about what they'd like to see done by the state Legislature.
Davis takes Starcher, Albright to task
Davis CHARLESTON – Chief Justice Robin Davis of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals rapped the knuckles of Justices Larry Starcher and Joseph Albright for putting public libraries ahead of the constitution.
Man sues over rock found in his Bob Evans pot roast
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man is suing Bob Evans Restaurants after he bit into a rock during his meal.
Parents blame four Morgantown men for son's death
MORGANTOWN - The parents of a Monongalia County man are suing four Morgantown residents, claiming they are responsible for the death of their son.
Pepsi wrongly fired Cabell man, suit says
HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County man claims he was forced out of work, without notice, because of injuries he sustained while working for Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
Taste test
In 1998, as then-Circuit Judge Larry Starcher made a statewide case for why he deserved a promotion to West Virginia's highest court, he was unabashed and candid about his loyalties.
Real estate agents say they didn't get their commission
CHARLES TOWN - A father and son real estate team filed a suit against a commercial property business, because the team never received their part of a commission.
Boy injured by power line, suit says
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County woman has filed a suit against a power company on behalf of her son.
Court OKs letting lawyers see Allstate analysis
CHARLESTON – Three lawyers in Wheeling can see a 10-year statewide analysis of Allstate Insurance property damage claims, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided Nov. 30.
Maryland woman sues Wheeling nursing home
WHEELING - A Maryland resident is suing a West Virginia care facility because of the negligence the facility showed toward her now-deceased father.
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