News from January 2009
Lack of heat forces state Supreme Court offices closed
CHARLESTON -- A heating problem at the state Capitol has forced the state Supreme Court of Appeals to shut down for the day.
*** SupCo calendar for Jan. 19 issue
Motion Docket
THEIR VIEW: Goodwin gives Kanawha schools a lesson on Constitution
MORGANTOWN -- Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison that the Bill of Rights was, "like all other human blessings, alloyed with some inconveniences."
Aracoma widows want judge to reject Massey plea deal
CHARLESTON –- The wives of two deceased coal miners who were killed in a fire spoke out against a plea deal that prohibits prosecutors from suing certain Massey officials.
Business for Breakfast event set for Jan. 23
CHARLESTON -- The January Business for Breakfast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Jan. 23 in the Hawk's Nest room at the Charleston Marriott Town Center's Whitewater Grille.
Court to hear Cabell, Mineral County attorney discipline cases
CHARLESTON – A Cabell County attorney accused of converting a client's settlement funds for his personal use, and a Mineral County attorney accused of having a conflict-of-interest in an automobile fatality case are two attorney discipline cases the state Supreme Court is slated to hear early in its Spring 2009 term.
Massey appealing fine to W.Va. SC
Blankenship CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin may soon have to decide if he plans to recuse himself from another case involving his largest campaign supporter.
Federal judges uphold restrictions on W.Va. lottery
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. -- A three-member panel of federal appellate judges has sided with state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's argument that certain advertising restrictions on the video lottery industry should be maintained.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court drum in new term
Chief Justice Brent Benjamin CHARLESTON – Brent Benjamin, on his first day as Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, presided over a new kind of ceremony that promised a new kind of Court.
PERSONNEL FILE: Alexander joins Steptoe & Johnson
Alexander MORGANTOWN -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome Tammie C. Alexander as an Of Counsel attorney in the firm's Morgantown office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Thomas & Battle announces new members
Brothers CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce the election of the following new members.
Supreme Court mourns death of Senior Status Judge Lilly
CHARLESTON -– The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued a statement mourning the death of Senior Status Judge Charles Berkley Lilly.
State Supreme Court sets 2009 interest rates
CHARLESTON -– The Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has set the interest rate at 7.00 percent for judgments and decrees entered during the 2009 calendar year.
Dell settles with McGraw, 33 other states
Dell Inc., one of the world's largest computer companies, has agreed to pay $3.35 million to settle claims by 34 state attorneys general, including West Virginia's Darrell McGraw, that the company used deceptive financing and warranty practices.
Infant choked on plastic in Cracker Barrel food, suit claims
HUNTINGTON -- A Lawrence County, Ohio, woman has filed suit against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, alleging her infant daughter choked on a piece of plastic found inside the restaurant's soup.
Troopers deny making mistake in arrest
MARTINSBURG -- Three West Virginia State Police officers deny they were wrong in arresting a Berkeley County man who they mistakenly believed was a fugitive.
Wayne woman says she was harassed at work, not paid properly
HUNTINGTON -- A Wayne County woman has filed suit against Perotsystems, claiming the company harassed her because of her age and claiming she was not paid for extra hours she worked.
Marion man says coal company to blame for job injury
CLARKSBURG -- A Marion County man who received an electrical shock while working for Eastern Associated Coal and his wife are seeking unspecified damages against the company for allegedly providing an unsafe place for him to work.
Rose, Berger recommended for federal posts
Rose CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Senators Robert Byrd and John D. Rockefeller IV have recommended Charleston lawyer Herschel "Ned" Rose II and Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger to two federal judgeships.
Mason attorney admonished for co-mingling settlement funds
Musgrave CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has sanctioned a Point Pleasant attorney for mishandling the proceeds of a settlement awarded to a Mason County physician five years ago.