News from August 2009
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THEIR VIEW: State government playing a role in responsible energy use
Manchin CHARLESTON -- A sustainable future in energy is perhaps one of the most-desired goals for our state and nation.
Md. AG, chemical manufacturer reach settlement over W.Va. plant
Gansler BALTIMORE -– Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler announced Tuesday that his office reached a settlement with PPG Industries Inc. over allegations the company polluted Maryland air and water.
Monsanto named in 50 cancer lawsuits
Calwell WINFIELD – Fifty recently filed lawsuits allege Monsanto and related companies are responsible for causing cancer.
Goodwin joins Dinsmore & Shohl
Goodwin MORGANTOWN – Stephen P. Goodwin, the former chairman of the West Virginia University Board of Governors, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl.
Contractors seeking payment from Putnam homebuilder
WINFIELD - In the course of just over a week, a Putnam County construction company was hit with four lawsuits from three contractors seeking payment for their services.
U.S. 35 construction yields five lawsuits
WINFIELD - Five lawsuits have been filed in Putnam Circuit Court recently relating to construction of the new U.S. 35. Four deal with damages to property from blasting with one alleging the construction was used as front for an investment scam.
Lawsuit filed over fall at Huntington Mall
HUNTINGTON -- A Kenova couple is suing the Huntington Mall Company and two businesses inside the Barboursville shopping center after a woman slipped on a substance left on the floor.
Putnam funeral home seeks to declare Internet broadcasting service void
WINFIELD - A Putnam County funeral home is asking a judge to lay to rest a contract it signed last year with a California company to broadcast funerals via the Internet.
Lawsuit blames companies over man's death
HUNTINGTON -- The heirs of a man killed by a falling tree branch are suing two companies, alleging both fostered an unsafe work environment.
Adult drug court opens in Cabell County
HUNTINGTON -– A ceremony celebrating the opening of an adult drug court in Cabell County was held Aug. 13.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nearly 40 percent of Huddleston Bolen lawyers honored
HUNTINGTON -- Nearly 40 percent of the lawyers at Huddleston Bolen were listed in the publication, The Best Lawyers in America 2010.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly launches program to benefit Legal Aid
CHARLESTON -– Since the inception of the Campaign for Legal Aid in 2002, Jackson Kelly has been a lead supporter of the fundraising effort in West Virginia, donating more than $115,000 to the cause.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly recognized in Best Lawyers
CAHRLESTON -- Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that 58 of the firm's lawyers were recently named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
PERSONNEL FILE: York joins Spilman Thomas & Battle
York CHARLESTON -– Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce that Olen L. York III has joined the firm as a Senior Attorney.
Lawsuit blames companies for man's falling death
WHEELING -- A lawsuit says two companies skimped on safety measures for workers, resulting in a man's death.