News on West Virginia Record

John Denver opined that West Virginia is "almost heaven," and while the songwriter focused on the state's natural beauty, the state has long been heaven for personal injury lawyers as well. For the last three years, corporate executives have ranked West Virginia's legal fairness last among the fifty states in a national survey conducted by the Harris Group for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

CHARLESTON - A South Carolina man has filed a medical malpractice suit against a Kanawha County physician on behalf of one of his family members who died after taking prescription drugs prescribed to her by the doctor.

CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County woman has filed a suit against a bank, claiming she was fired because of her race and sex.

Obama CHARLESTON – At least one state coal industry leader said he was shocked by comments Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made earlier this year concerning his plan to aggressively charge polluters for carbon and greenhouse gas emissions.

Gov. Joe Manchin says he's had it with partisan judicial elections.