News from November 2008
Ga. SC disbars once-prominent attorney
DiTrapano ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court recently disbarred an attorney whose former firm represented the State of West Virginia in litigation against the manufacturer of the prescription painkiller OxyContin.
PERSONNEL FILE: Kenneth L. Carroll joins Steptoe & Johnson
CHARLESTON – Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome Kenneth Carroll as a new associate in the firm's Charleston office.
Four more years of McGraw's law
There aren't many 16-year incumbents who could win such close ones twice in a row.
Pittsburgh attorney files 900 asbestos cases
Daley CHARLESTON - Pittsburgh attorney Robert Daley recently filed 900 wrongful death and asbestos lawsuits in one day in Kanawha Circuit Court against two national railroad companies, seeking compensatory damages for the plaintiffs.
ANALYSIS: GOP scratching heads over Panhandle results
Blankenship CHARLESTON – Across the country, voters went to the polls Tuesday in record numbers.
Goodwin picks Toriseva, ignores La. lawyer
Toriseva CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, ignoring a Louisiana lawyer's advice to mistrust Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva, has chosen her to lead a national committee of plaintiff lawyers suing over Digitek heart medicine.
Huntington attorney to lead national defense attorney group
Williams HUNTINGTON – Marc E. Williams, a commercial and complex business litigation defense attorney in Huntington, has been elected President of DRI-the Voice of the Defense Bar.
Cabell correctly valued retirement community, Court rules
Davis CHARLESTON – Cabell County commissioners correctly valued the Woodlands Retirement Community at $29,759,000, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided Nov. 5.
First probation officers to supervise sex offenders under new law to be sworn in
CHARLESTON – The first probation officers hired specifically to supervise sex offenders under provisions of the Child Protection Act of 2006 (House Bill 101, passed June 14, 2006) were sworn in today in the Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
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Ballard, Thomas, Cornett victorious in family law races
CHARLESTON – In family law races covering Kanawha, Mason, Jackson and Wirt counties, two incumbent judges were defeated, and a former family lawmaster won a newly created seat.
Supreme Court upholds Kanawha tax ruling against Bayer
Carper CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has upheld a Kanawha Circuit Court ruling that denied Bayer Corp. more than $450,000 it sought after finding mistakes on its taxes.
Craigslist agrees to measures regarding sex ads
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Advertising for erotic services on the Web site craigslist will require posters to provide a phone number and credit card, thanks to an agreement reached by the company and 43 state attorneys general, including West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
McGraw hangs on, wins fifth term as AG
McGraw CHARLESTON - Another close race, another win for state Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
Jefferson homeowners file radon lawsuit
CHARLES TOWN - More than 100 homeowners in the Locust Hill subdivision in Charles Town have filed a lawsuit against Richmond American Homes, alleging that the company failed to properly equip their homes with passive radon removal systems.
Ketchum, Workman earn seats on High Court
CHARLESTON - Menis Ketchum's strong showing Tuesday night in the race for two open spots on the West Virginia Supreme Court even surprised him.