News from May 2007
Resident says health facility didn't provide proper security
WHEELING - A resident at an Ohio County health facility filed a suit against the facility after he was injured by a fellow resident.
Former Coram VP says he was forced to resign, didn't get severance
CHARLESTON - The former regional vice president of operations for Coram Inc. filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was forced to resign so he would not receive a severance package.
Man says Carbide didn't pay him for all of his vacation time
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against Union Carbide, claiming he was not paid for all of his vacation hours.
Is Bobby Warner planning a political run?
Sprouse CHARLESTON -- While many of you may say "who?," the fact is Bobby Warner has extensively ramped up his law office commercials.
Working toward a healthy West Virginia
Manchin CHARLESTON -- West Virginia now has a strategic plan toward health care reform. Reform that will address the state's most serious health challenges, from obesity to access to affordable health care.
Supreme Court remands med mal case despite Davis' objection
Davis CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court on Monday gave a plaintiff's medical expert a second chance to make a first impression, while a dissenting Chief Justice Robin Davis says the decision made bad law.
Putnam judge should've awarded legal fees to couple, Supreme Court rules
CHARLESTON – Putnam Circuit Judge O. C. Spaulding did not understand the meanings of "must" and "any," all five Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals agreed in a May 10 decision.
Justice Department sues over Charleston newspaper merger
CHARLESTON – The 2004 sales of the Charleston Daily Mail violated antitrust laws, according to a federal lawsuit filed May 22 by the Department of Justice.
Maier Foundation endows WVU College of Law deanship
Fisher CHARLESTON -- The Maier Foundation has helped West Virginia Univesity's College of Law establish the William J. Maier Jr. Deanship.
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Browsing the gap for new lawyers
CHARLESTON -- For today's young lawyers, the gap isn't a store filled with trendy clothes for casual days in the firm.
Supreme Court won't hear table games challenge
Carper CHARLESTON - It's hard to tell if it's the attorney or county commission member in Kent Carper talking when he's asked about the constitutional challenge to the state's new table games law.
Second Mason malpractice case challenges MPLA
POINT PLEASANT – Following the lead of a Mason County physician, an Ohio man has brought a malpractice suit against a former Point Pleasant doctor, now living and working in Illinois, without filing a certificate of merit.
PVH settles malpractice case out-of-court, receives victory in CON appeal
Pleasant Valley Hospital POINT PLEASANT – Two lawsuits involving Pleasant Valley Hospital have come to a conclusion, one resulting in an out-of-court settlement, and another in its favor.
New law firm opens in Charleston
From left, Tonya P. Mullins, W. Michael Moore and Rita Massie Biser are the three attorneys working at Moore & Biser, which recently opened in Charleston. CHARLESTON -- A new civil defense law firm recently opened in Charleston.
Oxy-outrage
Lawyers, publicity-craving politicians (like our own state attorney general) plus drug addicts who, for their reckless and criminal behavior, now have a handy excuse.
Hughes behind 2004 McGraw plan, former staffer says
Hughes CHARLESTON – Chief Deputy Attorney General Fran Hughes called herself the "chief architect" of a "brilliant plan" to use more than $1 million of lawsuit settlement money to re-elect Attorney General Darrell McGraw and Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw in 2004, according to the deposition of a former AG's office employee.
Personal gifts from lobbyists are OK, state rules say
Hughes CHARLESTON – In West Virginia, a lobbyist can give a state official the most extravagant gift on earth as long as they both call it personal.
Putnam woman sues two doctor over injuries, including loss of eye, teeth, nose
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County woman has filed a medical malpractice suit against two Kanawha County physicians, claiming their negligence caused her severe pain, including the loss of several facial parts.
Justices uphold dismissal of electrician's fireball case
Albright CHARLESTON – Electrician David Kyle cannot proceed with a lawsuit over a fireball that burned his face, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided May 15.
Man says Zicam caused him to lose sense of smell
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County man has filed a suit against a manufacturer and distributor of cold medicine, claiming something in the medication made him lose him sense of smell.