News from February 2008
Legislators: Put settlement funds in our hands
McCabe CHARLESTON - Legislators who have grilled state Attorney General Darrell McGraw over his appropriation of lawsuit settlement funds are sponsoring a bill that would eliminate his ability to do so in the future.
Justices deny Elkins doctor's request for appeal in $2 million case
Carper CHARLESTON – An Elkins doctor has had his request for an appeal of a medical malpractice verdict denied by the state Supreme Court.
Insurance licenses now can be printed online
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline has announced that individuals and business entities licensed to transact the business of insurance in the State of West Virginia now have the capability of printing their new or renewed insurance licenses from the convenience of a personal computer.
W.Va. Leadership Conference examines managing the generational divide
CHARLESTON -- In its sixth year, the theme of the West Virginia Leadership Conference is Developing West Virginia's Future Leaders: A Look at the Four Generations at Work.
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: The secret service of administrative assistants
If the U.S. Department of Labor maintained an endangered species list of professionals on the verge of extinction, secretaries would find themselves on the roster.
Woman sues Exxon, others over her firing
CHARLESTON - A Mason County woman has filed a suit against Exxon and other companies after she was fired.
PERSONNEL FILE: Ryan J. Morgan joins Steptoe & Johnson
Morgan CHARLESTON -– Ryan J. Morgan has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson and will practice in the firm's Charleston office.
Starcher hoping recusal cleanses Court
Starcher
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court's most outspoken justice will step aside in a case involving his longtime adversary.
Dunbar council members want to oust mayor
Wolfe CHARLESTON - Six members of the Dunbar City Council have filed a petition in Kanawha Circuit Court seeking to have the town's mayor removed from office.
To give, one must receive
Education is what you make of it.
Chief Justice tells docs MPLA not applicable in all med mal cases
Maynard CHARLESTON – So long as a 2003 medical malpractice reform law remains constitutional, it, and its component parts, will remain "a moving target" said West Virginia's chief justice.
Bastress, Maynard neither support nor oppose non-partisan judicial elections
Bastress CHARLESTON – When it comes to confessing belief or opposition to making judicial elections non-partisan, at least two candidates for state Supreme Court admit to being agnostic on the question.
House speaker getting positive feedback on chancery idea
Thompson CHARLESTON - House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson awaits Senate action on a first step toward creating a chancery court where business owners could resolve disputes.
Raleigh woman seeks $55,000 for car wreck injuries
CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County woman has filed a suit against a Kanawha County man, seeking more than $55,000 in compensatory damages after she was injured in a car accident.
Runaway tire results in lawsuit
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a woman after her vehicle lost a tire while driving on the interstate, causing him to collide with another vehicle while trying to avoid the tire.
Man says he was fired because of his age
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against his former employer, claiming he was fired because of his age.
PERSONNEL FILE: Griffith rejoins Spilman Thomas & Battle as associate
Griffith CHARLESTON -- The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to welcome back Kelly B. Griffith as an Associate.
'Insider' Wigand compensated generously as unpaid tobacco fact witness
Jeff Wigand...Russell Crowe played him in the movie, "The Insider." WHEELING - In a Disney film, "The Insider," scientist Jeff Wigand and lawyer Dickie Scruggs save America from evil cigarette makers.
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