News from May 2008
Justices reverse ruling in woman's sexual assault case
CHARLESTON – Former Mercer County prosecutor William Sadler didn't tell jurors that sexual assault defendant Mindy Keesecker kept silence during her trial, but he implied it and for that the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has granted Keesecker a new trial.
Raleigh County man claims he was laid off for serving in military
CHARLESTON -- A Raleigh County man is seeking damages following being laid off by his employer after joining the Army National Guard.
Chesapeake seeks an injunction to use mineral rights
CHARLESTON -- Chesapeake Appalachia is seeking injunctive relief after the owner of surface rights barred them from his property.
Utah residents seek removal after workplace helicopter accident
CHARLESTON -- A Utah resident and his wife are seeking a removal to the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia because they are seeking more than $75,000 in damages following a helicopter accident that has left the husband severely disabled.
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Mason attorney sues former clients in spite of Bar's prior warning
Musgrave POINT PLEASANT – Despite a warning by the State Bar not to do so, a Mason County attorney has sued at least one former client for non-payment of legal fees without communicating fee arrangements, and payment expectations.
Musgrave unsuccessful in three other suits
Musgrave POINT PLEASANT – Court records show that Raymond Musgrave not only sued two other clients for non-payment of legal fees, but also another attorney for luring one of his clients away from him. However, all suits were to no avail.
AP sues Supreme Court administrator over FOIA
Canterbury CHARLESTON - The Associated Press has filed a lawsuit over a Freedom of Information Act request against the administrative director of the West Virginia Supreme Court, seeking the phone records and visitor logs of one of the justices.
Yeager supporters plan rally for May 9
CHARLESTON -- Kanawha County Magistrate Julie Yeager is winding up her primary race for re-election with a rally May 9.
Buyer's remorse causes family to sue each other
HUNTINGTON -- An Ohio woman is suing her in-laws for more than $250,000 in losses associated with a business she bought from them.
McGraw hasn't done what company asked with OxyContin settlement
McGraw CHARLESTON - Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has maintained that pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma has had its say in how $10 million of a 2004 settlement between the two have been spent.
Students present first West Virginia Law Adventure mock trials
Caitlyn Walters, left, and Annie DiGregorio were defense attorneys for James Dylan Taylor. (Photos by Jeff Gentner for the West Virginia Supreme Court) CHARLESTON – Eighth-grade students from Andrew Jackson Middle School helped kick off a new state Supreme Court mock trial program that is expected to be statewide in a few years.
Survey: Americans want president to focus on saving jobs, healthcare
PHILADELPHIA -- Americans overwhelmingly want their next president to focus more on improving their standard of living, providing universal healthcare, and stemming the outsourcing of jobs overseas than making it easier for immigrants to live and work in the U.S., according to the latest "America At Work" national opinion survey by the non-partisan Employment Law Alliance (ELA).
Pfizer, others named as defendants in wrongful death suit
CHARLESTON -- A woman and the estate of her now-deceased father have named Pfizer Inc., Parke-Davis, and Warner-Lambert Company as being responsible for the wrongful death of her father in connection with his use of Neurontin.
Standalone inside art for 5/5 issue: Main Street
Gov. Joe Manchin speaks April 23 during the annual Main Street West Virginia program community service awards. (Photo by Steven W. Rotsch, Governor's Office)