News from October 2008
PERSONNEL FILE: Webb elected chair of AAJ family law section
CHARLESTON -- Charles R. "Rusty" Webb of the Webb Law Firm was elected as the National Chair of the Family Law Section of the American Association for Justice at its Annual Convention in Philadelphia.
ALL THINGS JURY: Beware the jury foreperson
CHARLESTON -- I have often written about the danger of using jury research as a means to assess financial risk for jury trials. I must continue to remind litigators and their clients that the best use of jury research is for testing themes and messages and refining case strategy.
King might return to bench in January
King CHARLESTON - Longtime Kanawha Circuit Judge Charles King has handed in his resignation, but he left a window open for his return.
Woman says inmate sister was sexually harassed
CHARLESTON - The sister of an inmate at the Anthony Correctional Center has filed a suit against the center, claiming her sister was sexually harassed while incarcerated.
State Chamber lists 10 health care solutions
CHARLESTON -- Health care reform is a topic of debate and discussion by a joint interim committee of the West Virginia Legislature as well as by a statewide task force involving the health care industry, stakeholder groups and the public.
Kanawha judge King resigning
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Charlie King is resigning.
Requested records not missing, McGraw's office says
McGraw CHARLESTON - Six months of records thought to be missing from state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office have been reprinted and are ready to be viewed, office Comptroller Joe Clay said Tuesday.
Boone woman sues State Police after arrest at adult club
CHARLESTON - A Danville resident has filed a suit against several state troopers, claiming they beat her while she was in custody after being arrested at a Logan County gentlemen's club.
State Law Library presents ID theft workshop
CHARLESTON -- A free workshop on "Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft" will be presented on at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, by Assistant Attorney General Chris Hedges of the West Virginia Attorney General's Office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen lawyers named Best in America
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen, a law firm with offices in West Virginia and Kentucky, has announced that 17 of their lawyers have been honored with the distinction of "2009 Best Lawyers in America."
Buffalo student sues Putnam school board after losing eye in golf accident
WINFIELD – A Buffalo High School student has sued the Putnam County Board of Education after he lost his eye in an accident at golf practice.
Man says WVU tricked him into signing trespassing document
MORGANTOWN -- A Monongalia County man has filed suit against the West Virginia University Board of Governors, the college's interim president and its police chief, alleging he was forced to sign a document that would prohibit him from returning to campus or any of its adjacent buildings.
Man sues Web site, others over statements about his business
CHARLESTON -- A St. Albans man and his wife have filed suit against a Web site, its owner and 10 others, alleging they made false statements about a credit business the man owns.
State Farm says it isn't liable for man over stolen car suit
CHARLESTON -- An insurance company has filed a federal suit against a Wood County man, claiming it should not be held responsible to pay any damages or defend the man in another lawsuit.
W.Va. AG challenger turns to Legislature for McGraw probe
Greear CHARLESTON - Dan Greear, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, is urging lawmakers to investigate records missing from incumbent Darrell McGraw's office.
Zakaib rules for Workman in fee dispute with Ranson
Workman CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib cast an early ballot for Supreme Court of Appeals candidate Margaret Workman, awarding her 96 percent of a fee she and Michael Ranson disputed.
Another student sues Board of Law Examiners
CHARLESTON - A West Virginia man has filed a suit against the state Board of Law Examiners, seeking to have a successful Tennessee test bar exam count toward his West Virginia score.
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