News from February 2008
A fowl lawsuit
A goose goosed Aaron E. Richards.
Now he's hoping a U.S. District Court will lay him a golden egg.
Record reporter fails to confirm story information; The Record apologizes for the inaccuracy
On Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, The West Virginia Record printed a story by Lawrence Smith wich indicated that Clarksburg attorney David J. Romano currently was a party in a pending case before the West Virginia Supreme Court while more than eight years ago he, like many other attorneys, had been a supporter of Justice Joseph Albright's campaign for election to the Supreme Court and had contributed to that
Three W.Va. cases at top of big '07 verdicts list
Massie CHARLESTON – Three of the top seven jury verdicts awarded in the United States in 2007 happened in West Virginia.
CSX files answer in goose lawsuit
HUNTINGTON -- CSX Transportation has filed its first answer in the federal goose attack lawsuit.
Recht too harsh on insurer, Justices rule
Recht CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Arthur Recht hammered California insurer TIG with too much force, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided.
Man must pay bar's taxes, Supreme Court rules
Starcher CHARLESTON - Corporation officers seldom face liability for unpaid sales taxes, but the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals makes an exception in the case of Barry Schmehl.
Tucker Co. SWA wants court to stop wage probe
PARSONS -- The Tucker County Solid Waste Authority wants the state Supreme Court to stop the state Division of Labor from continuing a 3-year-old investigation into wages paid to mostly temporary workers.
Florida company took advantage of couple, suit alleges
WINFIELD - A Putnam County couple says a Florida company is threatening to take their home.
This Just In: Kanawha County
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This Just In: Cabell County
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This Just In: Wayne County
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This Just In: Jefferson County
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This Just In: Brooke County
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This Just In: Putnam County
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This Just In: Ohio County
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Man sues Putnam school board over bus accident
WINFIELD -- A Putnam County man has sued the county Board of Education over an auto accident that involved a school bus.
Graham's IRA should be unlocked, McGraw says
Graham, right CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw has stepped into the debate over Bob Graham's IRA.
Justices rule on what makes a road public
CHARLESTON - It takes 10 years of public use to make a private road public, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals declared Feb. 27.
MPLA constitutional, but Justices overturn dismissal of Mason malpractice case
Westmoreland CHARLESTON – Without commenting on constitutional issues raised, the state Supreme Court remanded a Mason County case dealing with the Medical Professional Liability Act back to circuit court for trial.