News from November 2007
Cabell woman sues Huntington over street fall
HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County woman has filed a suit against the City of Huntington after she was injured when she fell on a city street.
Kanawha man names 26 companies in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against 26 companies, claiming their negligence caused him to be exposed to asbestos, which contributed to his development of mesothelioma.
Charleston woman sues after she fell entering health center
CHARELSTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a local family health center, claiming she was injured when she fell on the facility's entrance ramp.
Monongalia man sues over Pa. work injury
MORGANTOWN - A Monongalia County man filed a suit against a company where he was injured while employed.
Two Berkeley residents seek $1 million after car wreck
MARTINSBURG - Two Berkeley County residents have filed a suit against a woman who allegedly caused a wreck, seeking a combined $1 million in damages.
WVU employee sues Board of Governors over position, termination
MORGANTOWN - An employee of West Virginia University has filed a suit against the school's Board of Governors, claiming she was passed over for a job for which she was qualified and her position was terminated.
ALL THINGS JURY: Providing new information requires a different research technique
Complexity. There is a wide gap between trial research and traditional marketing research. Typically, survey research asks participants to respond to questions that are short and straightforward: Which candidate do you favor? Which bank is your primary banking institution? How often do you access the Internet? Both question and answer are simple, "cut and dried."
Ireland honors five with NASS Medallion Award
CHARLESTON -- On Nov. 9, Secretary of State Betty Ireland awarded the prestigious NASS Medallion Award to five outstanding West Virginians, recognizing their dedicated service to West Virginia in the areas of elections, civic education and service to state government.
State SC will let jury analyze med-mal witness
Albright CHARLESTON - Just because an expert medical witness does not use the medical tools alleged to have caused harm does not mean he or she may not testify to the standard of care needed while using them, the state's Supreme Court of Appeals recently held.
Elkins doctor's request for new medmal trial denied again
CHARLESTON -- For at least the third time in the case, a doctor's request for a new trial in a medical malpractice case has been denied.
PERSONNEL FILE: Rachel Fender joins Steptoe & Johnson
CHARLESTON -– Rachel Fender has joined the Litigation Department of Steptoe & Johnson and will focus her practice in the area of general litigation in the firm's Charleston office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly's Workers' Compensation practice honored
CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly's Workers' Compensation practice was ranked the number one workers' compensation practice in the nation in Woodward and White's The Best Lawyers in America 2008.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bill King joins Jackson Kelly
King CHARLESOTN -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce Bill King has joined the firm as an Associate in the Charleston office.
Box for divorce story: Divorce in West Virginia
In West Virginia, courts must consider six factors in determining whether to award attorney fees in a divorce:
Surgeon must pay half of ex-wife's fees in divorce
CHARLESTON – A Beckley orthopedic surgeon must pay half of his former wife's $313,000 bill for legal fees and accounting services in their divorce, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has decided.
Kanawha couple didn't have 'best stay' at Ramada
CHARLESTON - A South Charleston couple has filed a suit against a national hotel chain, claiming an employee of the company went into their room during a stay in Morgantown and stole their checkbook.
Man says strip club workers tried to charge him thousands
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against the employees of a local strip club, claiming they tried to charge his credit card for thousands of dollars.
WVU student has allergic reaction, sues Applebee's
MORGANTOWN - A West Virginia University student is suing a popular casual dining restaurant after he had a severe allergic reaction to his meal after he claims the restaurant failed to clean the grill before preparing his food.
Speedway sued after Putnam man burnt on gravy biscuit
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County man has filed a suit against a convenience store after he was burned when he bit into a gravy-filled breakfast biscuit sold at the store.
Dog attack leads to lawsuit
WELLSBURG - A Brooke County man has filed a suit against the owners of a German Shepherd that attacked him.