News from January 2007
Shelton honored to be Kanawha's chief magistrate
CHARLESTON - Kanawha County has a new chief magistrate. Joe Shelton was appointed as chief magistrate Jan. 12, replacing Kim Aaron.
Courage needed to fix our broken legal system
Cohen CHARLESTON -- Just think: based upon comments by Delegate Carrie Webster (D-Kanawha), the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, she could potentially earn herself a nomination for the John F. Kennedy Foundation's "Profiles In Courage" Award.
Making it clear
As a former Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Judge Arthur Recht knows how to make a point so no one can misunderstand.
Group lists McGraw among nation's worst AGs
McGraw CHARLESTON -- State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has been singled out in a Competitive Enterprise Institute report ranking the nation's worst AGs.
Whittaker, City National exchange lawsuits
Whittaker CHARLESTON - Powerball winner Jack Whittaker and City National Bank have exchanged lawsuits in the past week.
AG's office helps consumers with credit reports
CHARLESTON -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has been driving a Credit Car around the state helping consumers obtain free copies of their credit reports.
Kaufman gets 'Wild' at Glenwood Elementary
CHARLESTON -- More judges are going back to school.
Woman sues seniors group after fall on bus
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against Kanawha Valley Senior Services after she fell on steps of a van used to transport senior citizens.
Woman sues Charleston police officer, city over accident
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman filed a suit against a Charleston police officer and the city after the officer ran a stop sign and hit her vehicle.
Recht throws out chunk of flood lawsuits
Recht BECKLEY – One sixth of the lawsuits from the flood of 2001 washed down the drain Jan. 18, when Ohio Circuit Judge Arthur Recht dismissed every claim from the Coal River watershed.
SupCo calendar for 1/29 issue
State Supreme Court calendar for week of Feb. 12-16
Woman sues Big Lots for slip and fall
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County woman is suing a national retail store after she injured herself slipping on the floor.
Man sues Banana Joe's for 2005 attack
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County resident has sued a Charleston nightclub after he was attacked and severely injured by patrons and a bouncer there.
Worker sues CAMC after slipping on wet floor
CAMC General Hospital CHARLESTON - A Logan County man is suing Charleston Area Medical Center Inc. because he was injured while working on equipment at one of the corporation's hospitals.
Man says he was fired for filing workers' comp claim
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man is suing his former employer because he claims he was fired after filing a workers' compensation claim.
Wounaris case presented another conflict for Starcher
Starcher CHARLESTON – Court records show the case of a twice-fired West Virginia State University administrator appeal to the state Supreme Court was the third time in as many years in which the membership of one the Justices on a statewide commission presented a potential conflict in him hearing the case.
Bills would rein in McGraw's office
Lane CHARLESTON – Three bills introduced in the House of Delegates take direct aim at Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office over its use of outside counsel and its disbursement of settlement monies.
Family court judges need help, report finds
CHARLESTON - West Virginia's overworked family court judges need help - about $5 million worth of help.