News from August 2008
Kanawha man in a lather over car wash product
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a car wash distributor, after he was injured when he used their cleanser.
Woman sues St. Albans after officer hit her during chase
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against the City of St. Albans, after she was hit by a police officer while he was pursuing another driver.
Huntington policemen say they don't belong in civil suit
HUNTINGTON – Three Huntington policemen plead in U.S. District Court that they don't belong in a civil suit that former prison inmate John David Mooney filed after U. S. appeals judges vacated his conviction.
Don't lower the bar
West Virginia isn't short of lawyers.
McGraw has taken outside counsel idea to new heights
McGraw CHARLESTON -- New York's Eliot Spitzer made may have made the practice fashionable, but West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has a lengthy and enduring pattern of hiring outside counsel and appointing special assistants to help bring sizable financial settlements to the state coffers.
Forbes ranks W.Va. last again for business
Cohen CHARLESTON – For the second consecutive year, Forbes magazine has ranked West Virginia as the worst state in the nation for business.
Massey cites litigation in quarterly report
Blankenship RICHMOND, Va. -- Massey Energy cited litigation costs in its second quarter, saying it offset strong operating results.
Lakin inmate claims worker forced her to have sex, get pregnant
CHARLESTON - An inmate at the Lakin Correctional Center for Women has filed a suit against the state division of corrections and her supervisor, claiming he forced her to have sex with him, through which she became pregnant.
Huddleston Bolen dedicates law libary in honor of former partner
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced that it has dedicated the firm's law libraries in honor of former partner, the late William C. Beatty.
Bar delays action in complaint against man accused of unlawful practice
CHARLESTON – Despite the state Bar postponing action on a complaint it received for alleged unauthorized practice of law, a Hampshire County man now knows the identity of his accuser.
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Attorney has past of history of communication failure
Golden CHARLESTON – Even when her telephone is functioning, clients of a South Charleston attorney have had problems communicating with her.
Dismissed complaint at odds with Golden's account
CHARLESTON – Though Ellen Golden will be defending herself against one less ethics complaint with the state Bar, information contained in it seemingly contradicts her claim about her telephone service provider being to blame for not being able to communicate with her bankruptcy clients.