News from 2008
Goodwin calls pre-Thanksgiving Digitek conference
Goodwin CHARLESTON - U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin ruined holiday appetites of four leaders in national litigation over heart medicine Digitek, summoning them to chambers a day before Thanksgiving for private conversation about mutiny in their ranks.
Woman says dentist caused more problems
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a local dentist, claiming the dentist negligently performed a dental makeover, causing the woman to suffer severe dental problems.
Tornado woman files suit after dog attacked her, her pet
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a lawsuit against the owner of a dog, claiming she suffered injuries when the dog attacked her and her pet.
Kanawha woman files Digitek suit on late mother's behalf
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit on behalf of her mother, who allegedly died after a reaction to a prescription drug she was given, which was manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals.
W.Va., Indiana companies go to court in parking garage flap
CLARKSBURG – A West Virginia company claims it should receive more than $58,000 from an Indiana company that backed out of a purchase agreement after allegedly discovering it was not able to build a parking garage on nearly one acre of Morgantown land.
THEIR VIEW: Underwood's life a testament to perseverance
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia lost one of its most important and beloved citizens when former Gov. Cecil H. Underwood passed away Monday.
PERSONNEL FILE: Deva Solomon joins Steptoe & Johnson
Solomon MORGANTOWN – Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome Deva Solomon as a new associate in the firm's Morgantown office.
Justice Benjamin remembers Underwood
Underwood CHARLESTON – West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin issued the following statement Monday about the death of former Gov. Cecil Underwood:
THEIR VIEW: Manchin has a huge decision ahead
CHARLESTON -- Sometimes its tough to be Governor. And, Joe Manchin has a colossal decision ahead of him.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen welcomes new director of marketing and business development
McChesney HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced that Thomas McChesney has joined the firm as its Director of Marketing and Business Development, working from the firm's Huntington office.
Michigan 'scam' similar to one from W.Va., Cohen says
Cohen CHARLESTON -- A legal scam in Michigan sounds a lot like one that took place a few years ago in West Virginia.
Steptoe & Johnson, 20/10 Consulting to co-sponsor 'The Nutcracker'
CHARLESTON -– Steptoe & Johnson and 20/10 Consulting are honored to sponsor the 2008 production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" at The Clay Center's Maier Performance Hall.
Couple seeks $20 million in racial discrimination suit
MARTINSBURG –- A Martinsburg man and woman are hoping to receive more than $20 million after filing a racial discrimination lawsuit.
WVU denies it violated man's rights
CLARKSBURG -- West Virginia University's Board of Governors, its interim president and its police chief deny a Morgantown man's allegations that his constitutional rights were violated after he was detained by police while visiting the campus's Mountainlair.
Wayne man finds part of latex glove in can of Diet Dr Pepper
CHARLESTON - A Wayne County man has filed a suit against Pepsi-Cola and Wal-Mart after finding parts of a latex glove in his soft drink.
Well-informed jurors the best kind
Half of potential jurors in West Virginia believe lawsuits hurt our state's economy, according to a poll released this week.
CALA still on McGraw's case
Cohen CHARLESTON - It looks as if the feud between state Attorney General Darrell McGraw and a legal reform group is going to last four more years.
Lawyer getting response to Yamaha UTV offer
Webb CHARLESTON - A Charleston attorney already has received responses to an offer of free evaluation for people whose lives were affected by Yamaha Rhino utility vehicle accidents.
Justices order new trial in Ohio Co. med mal case
CHARLESTON - Circuit Judge James Mazzone spoiled an Ohio County medical malpractice trial by approving a prospective juror who blamed malpractice verdicts for high insurance costs, according to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Monongalia man sues Charleston nursing home for mother-in-law's death
CHARLESTON - A Monongalia man has filed a suit on behalf of the estate of his mother-in-law, against the nursing and rehabilitation center where she resided.