News from August 2008
DEP says Hurricane landfill is a nuisance
WINFIELD – The state Department of Environment Protection claims a Hurricane landfill is a nuisance because of ongoing health and safety concerns.
Standalone inside art for 8/25 issue: At the State Fair
Gov. Joe Manchin spent some time with Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglas during the "Governor's Day at the State Fair" on Aug. 14 in Fairlea. In addition to highlighting the importance of the state's agricultural industry, the governor also led a walk around the fair to encourage healthy lifestyles. (Photos by Steven W. Rotsch, Governor's Office)
Firm's W.Va. saga sandwiched by tobacco
Levin PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The past and future of a prominent Pensacola, Fla., plaintiffs firm may be tied to litigation against large tobacco companies, but its present is in a small town in West Virginia.
Libertarians take state ballot issue to federal court
CHARLESTON - Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr missed an Aug. 1 deadline to qualify for the West Virginia ballot, but he argues in federal court that his party shouldn't have to meet an earlier deadline than Democrats and Republicans.
Don't strike brief, Record maintains
Canterbury CHARLESTON - Kanawha Circuit Judge Louis Bloom shouldn't discard friendly advice from The West Virginia Record as he decides whether the Associated Press can see electronic mail of Supreme Court justices, The Record argues.
THEIR VIEW: Manchin simply was doing his job
MORGANTOWN -- The New York Times breathlessly reported last week about the Manchin Administration's decision to intervene in the appeal of the $382 million dollar judgment against the DuPont Company over pollution at its old operations in Spelter.
Pruett case back in headlines
Pruett HUNTINGTON – West Virginia University isn't the only state school that has had a high-profile lawsuit involving a football program.
Former inmate says officer had sex with her
CHARLESTON - A former state inmate has filed a suit against the jail authority and a corrections officer after he allegedly forced her to engage in sexual acts with him before giving her contraband to keep her quiet.
Jackson woman sues after slip, fall at Belle gas station
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman has filed a suit against a local gas station after she claims she slipped and fell in the store, sustaining more than $33,500 in damages.
Judge withholds $3.9 million from Visa, MC attorneys
McGraw WHEELING - Circuit Court Judge Ronald Wilson is withholding $3.9 million from lawyers who helped Attorney General Darrell McGraw sue Visa and MasterCard.
Woman sues after nearly losing arm in work accident
HUNTINGTON -- A Kanawha Valley woman has filed suit after she says she nearly lost her right arm in a workplace accident.
Walker endorsed by conservative group
CHARLESTON -- WVFF PAC, the political action committee of the West Virginia Family Foundation, has announced its sole endorsement of Beth Walker for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Decanio has it all wrong
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Commending a brave decision
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YOUR LEGAL WRITES: The Agony and the Ex-tasy
CHARLESTON -- One of the worst marriages in pop culture had to have been the merger of J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing (human versions of oil and water).
Walker endorsed by NRA-PVF
Walker CHARLESTON -– NRA-PVF, the political action committee of the National Rifle Association of America, has announced its sole endorsement of Beth Walker for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
State Law Library to host health care directives workshop
CHARLESTON -– The State Law Library will present a free "brown bag" workshop titled "Health Care Directives" at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Business attempting to control W.Va. courts, attorney claims
Manchin CHARLESTON – In criticizing Gov. Joe Manchin's relationship with industrial giant DuPont, a prominent plaintiffs attorney has added something of a doomsday warning.
Former Mingo deputy drops commissioners from case
CHARLESTON – Five weeks after Mingo County Commission members pleaded in federal court that former sheriff's sergeant Roy Glenn Messer shouldn't have sued them over losing his job, Messer agreed.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Thomas & Battle hires several new attorneys
Macia CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce that Leah P. Macia, Joanne M. Vella Kirby, Jeff D. Stewart and Travis H. Eckley have joined the firm's Charleston office.