News from May 2008
Justices say Legislature wrong on felony child support
Davis CHARLESTON – West Virginia legislators violated state and national constitutions when they forced fathers facing felony child support charges to prove they couldn't pay, the Supreme Court of Appeals decided May 23.
THEIR VIEW: A trifecta for the lawsuit industry
Cohen Happy days are here again for the West Virginia personal injury bar. Menis Ketchum's "In a wreck? Get a check!" TV ads can now include his Supreme Court nominee pedigree.
Woman sues Charles Town track after fall
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a local racetrack and casino after she fell while a patron at the track.
John Deere files $1.27 million suit over leasing
CHARLESTON -- A West Virginia corporation is being sued after failing to pay on its monthly machinery lease.
Lawyer who read wife's e-mails suspended for two years
M. Markins CHARLESTON – Huntington attorney Michael Markins, who stole about 150 e-mails from a firm where his wife worked, has lost his law license for two years.
Jefferson woman sues after slip, fall at eatery
CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County woman has filed a suit against a local restaurant, after she slipped while entering the building.
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Animal law to sit, stay
For law firms, the veterinary industry may have become man's best friend.
PERSONNEL FILE: Aliff elected to State Bar Board of Governors
Aliff CHARLESTON -- Rob Aliff, an attorney in the Jackson Kelly's Charleston Litigation Department, has been elected to the West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors.
WVU wants to depose Rodriguez's wife
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University attorneys want to depose the wife of former football coach Rich Rodriguez.
Church worker put clothes pin on boy's tongue, suit alleges
Cross Roads United Methodist Church (Photo by Cara Bailey) HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County woman has filed a suit against a local church, claiming her four-year-old son was injured when an employee of the church placed a clothes pin on his tongue.
Misleading auction leads to federal lawsuit
CULLODEN -- A Cabell County company is being sued after failing to disclose the quality of equipment it was auctioning off.
Ohio company wants wrongful death suit removed to federal court
WEIRTON -- An East Liverpool, Ohio, company is seeking a removal to the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia following the wrongful death of a two-year-old boy.
Slacker law
Attention underachieving West Virginia University graduates: Charleston lawyers Greg Chiartas and Bruce Freeman want you.
Justices won't hear two big verdict appeals
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear appeals in two big verdict cases that were among the largest in the nation last year.
Rodriguez says he didn't know of 90-day notice
Rodriguez ROMULUS, Michigan – Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez swears he didn't know that in order to accuse the university of breaching his contract, he had to give 90 days notice in writing.
Justices refuse to hear bid to boot Mingo official
Smith CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal concerning the ouster of a Mingo County Commissioner.
Judge orders mediation in 'Hold the Cheese' suit
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia Circuit Judge Robert Stone has ordered mediation of a lawsuit claiming that cheese on a McDonald's sandwich injured Jeromy Jackson, son of Trela Jackson.
Woman files $10 million suit over 6-year-old daughter's school bus death
Haven Brooke McCarthy HAMLIN - A Lincoln County woman whose daughter was hit and killed after getting off the school bus, is seeking $10 million in damages.
Hospital to blame for man's death, suit claims
CHARLESTON - The estate of a man who died of complications following a medical procedure has filed a suit against the hospital, seeking compensatory damages.
Boone woman says misdiagnosis led to husband's death
CHARLESTON - A Boone County woman has filed a suit against a physician who treated her husband, claiming he failed to diagnose a cancerous lung tumor, which ultimately contributed to his death.