News from October 2007
Woman seeks $75,000 as result of car wreck
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County woman who was in a car wreck is suing the woman who hit her for $75,000.
Closing arguments set in DuPont waste pile case
CLARKSBURG - The closing arguments of a class-action lawsuit against DuPont are set after 10 plaintiffs testified in the fourth and final phase of the trial.
PERSONNEL FILE: Former state cabinet secretary Alsop returns to Jackson Kelly
Alsop CHARLESTON - Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce the return of James "Rob" Alsop to the firm's Charleston Business Department.
PERSONNEL FILE: Sinsel joins Steptoe & Johnson
CLARKSBURG -- Charles A. "Chark" Sinsel has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson and will practice in the firm's Clarksburg office.
Trusting a new state slogan: Why 'Open For business' didn't last
CHARLESTON -- Before deer season we could well know the new state slogan for West Virginia.
Mason couple says malpractice case should go on despite delay
Vaidya POINT PLEASANT – A perusal of the court file would reveal to anyone why it took a Henderson couple seven years to serve notice of a malpractice suit against a Point Pleasant urologist, says their attorney.
ALL THINGS JURY: In-venue jury research?
Samples CHARLESTON -- Jury tampering. Biasing the jury pool. These are serious offenses that no law firm wants to be associated with.
Woman says former partner, parents have her mobile home, other belongings
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman says her former partner and his parents are conspiring to keep a mobile home and other personal property from her.
Longtime Putnam Circuit Clerk Don Wright dies
Wright WINFIELD – Veteran Putnam Circuit Clerk Don Wright died Oct. 13 at his Winfield home. He was 77.
MU symposium explores regional African American history
HUNTINGTON -- What J.R. Clifford accomplished for civil rights in West Virginia can't be disputed.
Text of Beth Walker's speech
CHARLESTON -- Here is the prepared text of the speech Supreme Court candidate Beth Walker gave Tuesday at the Charleston Area Alliance offices:
Walker announces run for Supreme Court seat
Walker CHARLESTON – Saying the people of West Virginia deserve a fair and impartial court, Beth Walker formally announced her candidacy for the state Supreme Court of Appeals on Oct. 16.
WOWK sues law firm over unpaid fees
Hunt CHARLESTON - A local television station has filed a lawsuit against a local law firm, seeking more than $23,000 in unpaid fees.
Attorneys say group home residents disturbing neighbors
CHARLESTON - Two Kanawha County attorneys have filed a suit against a Charleston group home, claiming residents of the home are disturbing and annoying the neighbors.
Deputy AG discusses hate crimes at WVU law school
MORGANTOWN -– Megan Williams, a 20-year-old black woman from Logan County who police say was brutalized by six white people, was the subject of a hate crime forum Wednesday at the West Virginia University College of Law that featured the state's deputy attorney general.
W.Va. State, Jackson Kelly bring 'Prince Among Slaves' to Charleston
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia State University and Jackson Kelly PLLC are collaborating with the educational, religious, and cultural community to present the Charleston premiere of "Prince Among Slaves."
CALA launches new Web site spotlighting 'broken' legal system
Cohen CHARLESTON -- A state legal reform group has launched a new Web site to draw attention to what it calls West Virginia's "broken lawsuit system."
Woman says trucker hit her, tried to bribe her
CHARLESTON - A Gallia County, Ohio, woman has filed a suit against the driver of a tractor-trailer, claiming the driver collided with the vehicle she was driving, causing several injuries and then tried to bribe her to stop her from calling the police.