News from August 2008
PERSONNEL FILE: Former State Farm corporate counsel joins Dinsmore & Shohl
Canfield CHARLESTON -- John Canfield, former corporate counsel with State Farm Insurance Companies in Charleston for the past 16 years, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl.
PERSONNEL FILE: Alex Macia returns to Spilman Thomas & Battle
Macia CHARLESTON – Spilman Thomas & Battle recently announced that Alex Macia has returned as a member of the firm and will be based in the Charleston office.
McGraw's home equity squeeze
A politician shouldn't be relieved of his responsibility to explain his actions just because he's riding on someone else's bandwagon.
Call for AG reform is growing
McGraw CHARLESTON -- First came the class-action lawsuit, followed by state attorneys general using the power of their office in connection with private plaintiff lawyers to pursue such lawsuits. Millions of dollars from ensuring settlements poured into state coffers.
Supreme Court candidates already on campaign trail
Walker CHARLESTON – It's about three months before the November general election, but the three candidates for seats on the state Supreme Court all already are keeping the roads hot.
Law board seeks to dismiss suit over student's test failure
CHARLESTON – While Shannon Kelly awaits the results of his West Virginia bar examination, the Board of Law Examiners seeks to dismiss a federal lawsuit claiming they didn't accommodate his learning disability.
Man who saved baby deer now going after DNR
ELKINS – Joel Rosenthal, who made the Division of Natural Resources look foolish for prosecuting his rescue of a baby deer as a crime, now seeks to make the division pay.
Magistrate dockets at heart of attorney's dismissed DUI case
Wolfe CHARLESTON – The decision as to whether DUI charges are reinstated against a Charleston attorney awaits a judge's interpretation of how magistrates handle their dockets.
South Charleston wants age discrimination case in federal court
CHARLESTON -- The South Charleston Police Department has filed a notice of removal in an age discrimination case.
Advocacy group sues Inwood Shopping Center, stores over deficiencies
INWOOD -- A advocacy group and a Martinsburg woman have filed a federal lawsuit against a shopping center and several of its stores over potential problems for disabled customers.
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Questions linger about enforcing back child support payments
CHARLESTON – The attorney representing the state of West Virginia in its attempt to collect child support Timothy Edmonds owes to his children in Wisconsin isn't saying what effect, if any, his indictment for sexual abuse has on collection efforts.
Kanawha man indicted on sex abuse charges
Edmonds CHARLESTON – A grand jury has indicted a youth pastor of an upper Kanawha Valley church for allegedly sexually abusing a former student of the church's affiliated school.
Manchin: Plaintiffs' lawyers missing the point
Manchin CHARLESTON – Gov. Joe Manchin says a group of plaintiffs lawyers should actually read his office's legal arguments before criticizing his contact with industrial giant DuPont.
Senior group honors Greear
Greear CHARLESTON -– A national seniors group has honored Republican challenger Dan Greear as he hopes to unseat West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw.