News from June 2007
CALA, AG's office attack each other
CHARLESTON – Armed with a report and a statewide ad campaign, a watchdog group is urging legislators to rein in some of Attorney General Darrell McGraw's practices. McGraw's top deputy, meanwhile, is attacking back.
Impeachment? I don't think so
Kercheval David Lindorff likes to debate. I could tell after talking with him for just a few minutes.
AG's office aids woman in Wal-Mart discrimination case
McGraw CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court recently refused Wal-Mart's latest appeal against a Raleigh County woman who filed a race and gender discrimination case against the retail giant.
Three women claim they were fired because of race
CHARLESTON - Charleston attorney Geoffrey I. Ekenasi filed suits on behalf of three Kanawha County women who claim they were fired because of their race.
Court back Putnam school board in fatal wreck case
CHARLESTON – Larry Jackson helped son Timothy break a travel rule of the Winfield High School show choir.
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Retreats, rapport and relationships
Brown CHARLESTON -- Summer months usually are reserved for client appreciation functions, which stem from traditional golf tournaments to old-fashioned pig roasts.
Kanawha Magistrate Aaron reads to 753 students
CHARLESTON -- Kanawha County Magistrate Kim Aaron has participated in the "Robes to Schools" program by reading to 753 students in a dozen Kanawha County schools.
Kelly might run for Kanawha Circuit judge seat
CHARLESTON - There's no opening for a Kanawha Circuit Court judge yet, but Mike Kelly might run, just in case.
Lecture focuses on Supreme Court's early years
CHARLESTON - The beginning of West Virginia courts and laws came back into discussion in the state Supreme Court Chambers, as a lecture on the early state government was presented.
Supreme Court gives widow another crack at CSX in asbestos case
Justice Brent Benjamin was the lone dissenter CHARLESTON - During a juror examination in 2005, Dr. Edward Polack was asked why he wrote that he had a bias against personal injury attorneys.
Pair says they were fired after being falsely accused of crime
CHARLESTON - Two Kanawha County residents have filed a suit against a national retail store, claiming they were fired after falsely being accused of a crime.
Man blames former employer for his paralysis
HUNTINGTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against the window company where he worked, claiming he was paralyzed because of negligence shown by the company.
Va. woman sues bar, resident after being hit by drunken driver
CHARLESTON - A Virginia woman is suing a Kanawha County bar and a Kanawha County resident, claiming she was hit by a drunken driver who was given alcohol at the bar.
Man blames ambulance authority, Metro 911 for wife's death
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a malpractice suit against the Kanawha County ambulance service and Metro 911, claiming they are responsible for his wife's death.
McGraw's 'mistake' drawing criticism
McGraw CHARLESTON -- After faltering in his plan to distribute an automobile consumers' guide, West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has been the subject of intense scrutiny.
PERSONNEL FILE: Surber joins Robinson & McElwee
Surber CHARLESTON -- Robinson & McElwee PLLC is pleased to announce that Sarah J. Surber recently has been admitted to the West Virginia State Bar.
PERSONNEL FILE: LaCagnin to serve on CDC panel on worksite obesity prevention
LaCagnin CHARLESTON -- Steve LaCagnin, a member of Jackson Kelly PLLC and Administrative Manager of the firm's Morgantown and Clarksburg offices, is on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Second Expert Panel on Worksite Obesity Prevention in Atlanta.
Judge order Whittaker to honor terms of agreement
Whittaker CHARLESTON - Powerball winner Jack Whittaker has been ordered by a Kanawha Circuit Court judge to honor the terms of an agreement with a woman who said he assaulted her in 2004.
Fayette man seeks $10 million for on-the-job fall
HUNTINGTON - A Fayette County man is seeking $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages, after he was seriously injured while worked on a construction site in Ashland, Ky.
Md. woman seeks $50 million for paralyzing wreck in rental car
MORGANTOWN - A Maryland woman is seeking $50 million after the rented vehicle she was riding in wrecked, causing her to become permanently paralyzed.