News from June 2008
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WVU law professors want Garrison to quit
Garrison MORGANTOWN - Several tenured professors have added their names to a growing list of school faculty and supporters who want West Virginia University President Mike Garrison to step down due to an ongoing academic scandal.
Attorney quits WVU committee, asks Garrison to step down
Brown CHARLESTON - A Charleston attorney has resigned from a West Virginia University committee in wake of a recent scandal involving the school's president and a degree awarded to the governor's daughter.
Two attorneys disbarred following criminal convictions
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has yanked the licenses of two attorneys after their conviction on criminal charges.
Supreme Court to consider appeal of disputed Hurricane mayoral election
CHARLESTON – As voters in over a dozen municipalities go to the polls Tuesday to cast a ballot for their respective mayors and council, the state Supreme Court will vote whether to accept or reject a petition challenging the results of one Putnam County municipal election held last year.
Cemetery in good hands with citizens, Justices rule
CHARLESTON – Marion Circuit Judge Fred Fox correctly snatched ownership of Fairmont's Woodlawn Cemetery from a corporation and entrusted it to local citizens, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has decided.
Window company sues former subcontractor for starting similar business
WINFIELD – A St. Albans-based company claims a former subcontractor violated agreements when he started a similar business.
PERSONNEL FILE: Pallay named Chairman of Intellectual Property Committee
Pallay CLARKESBURG -- Michael B. Pallay, an associate in the Clarksburg office of Steptoe & Johnson, has been chosen to serve as Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the West Virginia State Bar.
Suit alleges discriminatory treatment in domestic violence shelter, program licensure
CHARLESTON – A children's advocacy group alleges that the state of West Virginia has engaged in unconstitutional and discriminatory funding of domestic violence programs and shelters, and has filed a lawsuit to stop it.
Vending machine trademark leads to federal suit
KEARNEYSVILLE -- A Jefferson County business has filed a patent infringement and tortious interference with business lawsuit in federal court.
THEIR VIEW: How a judicial system chased 2,500 W.Va. jobs away
CHARLESTON -- It was a heady day last year when a major U.S. company broke ground in West Virginia's capital for a new regional headquarters, promising $35 million investment in the Mountain State and 2,500 new jobs.
Mining company seeks removal to federal court
BECKLEY -- A Delaware corporation is seeking a removal to federal court following an workplace accident.
Sirius Radio wants telemarketing suit moved to federal court
CLARKSBURG -- A Harrison County couple is pursuing a lawsuit against Sirius Satellite Radio after 16 months of illegal telemarketing activity.
ALL THINGS JURY: West Virginia: Nation's worst legal climate?
Last week's announcement by Chesapeake Energy Corp. that it has stopped plans to build a new Eastern Division Headquarters facility in Charleston was a serious blow to the local, and state, economies.