News from February 2008
This Just In: Jefferson County
Jan. 28
This Just In: Monongalia County
Feb. 12
This Just In: Cabell County
Feb. 8
Judge's intervention sought on motion for new trial in Gigliotti case
MORGANTOWN – After two months of inaction, the five West Virginia residents who allege they were swindled by an alleged Virginia private investigator are asking the chief circuit judge to compel the magistrate who has the case to rule on their motion for new trial.
McGraw still fighting Legislature over painkiller money
McGraw CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw continued to bicker with members of the Legislature Tuesday as he defended his controversial $10 million OxyContin settlement.
Resolution also would add 'Almost Heaven' to welcome signs
House Speaker Rick Thompson holds a mock-up of what a state highway welcome sign might look like with both "Almost Heaven" and "Wild And Wonderful" slogans on it. CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates has adopted a resolution urging the state to add the extremely well known "Almost Heaven" slogan, in addition to "Wild and Wonderful," to new West Virginia road signs.
Electronic voting machines are trustworthy
CHARLESTON -- In recent months, several news reports have raised questions about the trustworthiness of touch-screen voting devices manufactured by Election Systems & Software (ES&S). The scrutiny arises from reports issued by a handful of states barring the further use of ES&S devices in their elections.
Broken chair results in lawsuit against mental health facility
CHARLESTON - A woman who is an outpatient at a local mental health facility filed a suit against the company after she was injured when a chair she was sitting in broke beneath her.
Boone couple lists 46 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON - A Boone County man has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 46 companies, claiming they in some way caused his lung cancer and deterioration of life.
'The Law Works' hosts call-in about family legal matters
CHARLESTON -- "The Law Works," West Virginia's only locally produced television program about the law and how it affects daily life, will host a special one-hour call-in program on Feb. 21 from 8 to 9 p.m. on West Virginia PBS.
Radio station giving away a divorce for Valentine's Day
Webb CHARLESTON -- Valentine's Day. The holiday conveys images of Cupid and red hearts, boxes of jewelry and chocolates, lovers old and young staring deep into one another's eyes over a candlelit dinner.
WVU tops Rodriguez 36-2
Rodriguez CLARKSBURG - Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez lost a crucial contest against the university, 36 to 2.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly moves to new D.C. office
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jackson Kelly has relocated its Washington, D.C., office to 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1110 in the area north of DuPont Circle.
The Record apologizes for inaccuracy in story
In a story that appeared in the Feb. 11 print issue of The West Virginia Record, an appellant in a case before the state Supreme Court is identified as Clarksburg attorney David J. Romano. The lilitgant in the case actually was David A. Romano.
SupCo calendar for 2/18 issue
Argument Docket
Under The Dome for 2/18 issue
UNDER THE DOME
Women want civil union dissolved
CHARLES TOWN - Two women who were joined in a civil union in Vermont are seeking a court ruling to dissolve their union in West Virginia.
Plaintiffs say campaign support should disqualify Benjamin from appeal
Benjamin CHARLESTON - State Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin should not participate in a $240 million case involving his largest campaign supporter, according to the the companies hoping to preserve the verdict.
Justices to hear case of man who says he received poor education
Benjamin CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case of a Kanawha County man who sued the county school board for not preparing him well enough for life.
PERSONNEL FILE: Six new attorneys admitted to State Bar
CHARLESTON -- The following lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Feb. 12.