News from October 2008
THIS JUST IN: Berkeley County
Sept. 9
THIS JUST IN: Lincoln County
Sept. 15
McGraw's Mouthpiece
This week, the Charleston Gazette endorsed state Attorney General Darrell McGraw for re-election.
Charleston papers disagree on AG's race
McGraw CHARLESTON - The two major daily newspapers in West Virginia's capital are split on the state attorney general's race.
Point VFD alleges Ohio contractor failed to complete insulation job
The Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department alleges in a lawsuit an Ohio contractor failed to complete insulation work on this building on Jackson Avenue. (Photo by Lawrence J. Smith) POINT PLEASANT – An Ohio contractor is named as a defendant in a breach of contract suit filed by a Mason County volunteer fire department for failing to insulate one of its buildings.
Paper analyzes economic effect of W.Va. SC
Sobel WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - An economics professor at West Virginia University has authored a piece criticizing the effect the state Supreme Court has had on the business climate.
Workman denies statements about 1993 abortion ruling
CHARLESTON -- An anti-abortion group has filed a federal complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that would allow it to advertise its position through radio ads, mass mailings and petitions.
McGraw going after another debt-collection agency
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed suit against a debt-collecting agency, alleging it engaged in illegal practices when it tried to collect debt from West Virginia consumers.
Ohio woman says she was wrongly fired by Value City
WHEELING - An Ohio woman has filed suit against Value City Furniture, alleging she was wrongfully fired from her job at the store.
Berkeley woman sues after fall at Wal-Mart
MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County woman has filed suit against Wal-Mart, claiming she was injured after she tripped over an unfilled pallet.
Prisoner names McGraw in extradition-related suit
CHARLESTON -- A prisoner in St. Mary's Correctional Center has filed a petition against state Attorney General Darrell McGraw, alleging his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when he was seized and extradited to West Virginia after he fled to North Carolina.
SupCo calendar for 10/13 issue
Argument Docket
Tenn. company says man didn't tell of underground tanks, contaminated soil
CHARLESTON -- A Tennessee company has filed suit against a Charleston resident, alleging he failed to disclose underground storage tanks and contaminated soil when he sold it property.
Court candidates differ on punitive damages, caseload
Ketchum SOUTH CHARLESTON – Punitive damage awards and the volume of cases heard by the state Supreme Court were among two of the issues discussed during a candidate forum last week.
THEIR VIEW: Menis Ketchum doesn't cut the mustard
Cohen CHARLESTON -- In his campaign for the West Virginia Supreme Court, about all that most voters could well know about Menis Ketchum is that his last name is similar to that of the red-colored sauce served with your burger and fries.
Conference highlights medical, legal issues of emergency care
WHEELING -- The West Virginia Upper Ohio Valley Chapter of the American Associations of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), Ohio Valley Medical Center and Belmont Technical College have partnered to sponsor a one day symposium focusing on medical and legal aspects of emergency care.
Flood panel judges announce 60-day deadline
Hoke BECKLEY – Seven years after a natural flood produced a flood of lawsuits, the lawyers who filed them suddenly face a 60-day deadline to explain who sued and why.
W.Va. SC candidates taking in money from lawyers in high-profile case
Ketchum CHARLESTON - Lawyers in a nearly $400 million case scheduled to be heard by the state Supreme Court have contributed thousands of dollars to two Democrats up for open spots on the Court.
McGraw tabbed state's top lawsuit abuser
Cohen CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has been named by a legal reform group as the state's top lawsuit abuser in 2008.