News from July 2009
On the hot seat
Some people never learn. They pull a fast one and get away with it. Then they do it again and get away with it. In no time at all, they began to think they're above the law.
CSX attorneys on defendant's witness list
Williams WHEELING – Pittsburgh asbestos lawyer Robert Peirce, defending his firm against CSX Transportation in a fraud trial, plans to call the railroad's lawyers as witnesses.
Suit alleges brutality by Smithers police officers
CHARLESTON - A Fayette County man is alleging he was brutalized for no apparent reason by two police officers following a traffic stop in Smithers last year.
Developer seeks federal order to overturn state Justices
Bastress MARTINSBURG – Jefferson County planners who issued a permit to develop 123 acres after the state Supreme Court of Appeals ordered them to issue it now seek a federal court order that would overturn the Justices and block construction.
Jackson Kelly lawyers frauded miners, suit claims
BECKLEY – Black lung lawyers of the Jackson Kelly firm fraudulently deprive coal miners of rightful benefits, a retired miner claims in a civil suit.
Ohio man sues roofing company for job injuries
HUNTINGTON – An Ohio man who fell through the roof of Salt Rock Elementary School last summer is suing the roofing company for which he worked, alleging it was responsible for the unmarked skylight that he says caused his fall.
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WVBA annual meeting set for Aug. 20-22
Potter HUNTINGTON -- The West Virginia Bar Association is gearing up for its 123rd annual meeting.
Second Creek offering another CLE on eDiscovery
HUNTINGTON -- Second Creek Technologies is presenting a follow-up to its successful CLE on eDiscovery.
THEIR VIEW: Companies continue to have faith in the Mountain State
CHARLESTON -- My optimism in our state's ability to grow has not weaned one bit because we continue to attract investments that will help our citizens improve their quality of life.
Huntington man sues after being struck by car
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington man is suing a motorist he says struck him as he was running to catch a bus.
Gates learned to talk back in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -– "Boy, you crazy sometimes," Henry Louis Gates Sr. told his namesake son in Piedmont about 50 years ago.
Lawsuit blames used car dealer for man's death
WAYNE -- A Roane County man says a Spencer used car dealer sold another man a defective pick-up, resulting in his death.