News from April 2008
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Promotes Several Associates to Senior Attorneys
CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce that Angela D. Herdman, David B. Hanna and Carter R. Brothers recently were promoted to Senior Attorneys.
Ohio man sues Chapman Printing over press injury
HUNTINGTON - A Lawrence County, Ohio, man has filed a suit against a local printing company after he was seriously injured when his hand became stuck in a printing press.
Lincoln woman sues gas station after fall
CHARLESTON - A Lincoln County woman filed a suit against a local gas station, after she fell and had to receive medical treatment.
Workers' comp protests await Justices' decision
CHARLESTON – Three thousand workers' compensation protests hang in the air at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals while insurers around the nation wait to see where they will fall.
Starcher content to fuel the fire
Justice Larry Starcher says there's a cancer ailing West Virginia's Supreme Court.
Even more filed in High Court recusal debate
Maynard CHARLESTON - The state's Supreme Court attempted to return to normality Thursday after a 3-2 decision affirmed its earlier ruling in a controversial case.
Sides argue Rodriguez countersuit
MORGANTOWN – Attorneys for West Virginia University today sought a partial dismissal of former football coach Rich Rodriguez's counter lawsuit.
Justices hear appeal of attorney who looked at another firm's e-mails
CHARLESTON – Michael Markins deserves a two-year suspension of his law license for stealing 150 e-mails from a law firm where his wife worked, the chief regulator of West Virginia attorneys told the Supreme Court of Appeals at oral arguments April 1.
Quadriplegic burned by Chrysler
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County man claims he was badly burned after purchasing and driving a Dodge Grand Caravan because of a defective and unreasonably hot driver's seat heater.
Any American can sue in West Virginia, asbestos attorney tells Justices
Daley CHARLESTON – Every American enjoys a constitutional right to sue any other American in a West Virginia court, according to a Pittsburgh attorney who represents about 1,000 residents of other states demanding access to West Virginia courts.
Disabled man sues Rite Aid after fall going into store
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man filed a suit against a local drugstore after he was injured while attempting to enter the store.
Public needs kept in loop on AG settlements, CALA says
McGraw CHARLESTON – Now that Gov. Joe Manchin has sign a bill that will keep him and lawmakers in the loop on lawsuits settled by the attorney general, a statewide legal reform group says details of such settlements should be in the public domain.
Insurance settlement didn't cover fees, Justices rule
CHARLESTON – Erie Insurance attorneys thought they covered the other side's legal fees when they settled three sexual harassment claims against a bar in Wheeling, but the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that the settlement didn't cover fees.
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