News from June 2009
Woman sues video store over fall
CHARLESTON – A Hugheston woman is suing a video store there after she says she fell off an unmarked step in the parking lot.
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Steptoe & Johnson announces construction of office at White Oaks
CLARKSBURG -– The law firm of Steptoe & Johnson has announced that the construction phase of the firm's new building along the Interstate 79 Corridor has begun.
ALL THINGS JURY: Trial consulting for workplace lawsuits
One of the fastest growing concerns for businesses is the potential liability of employee harassment and discrimination lawsuits. In these politically correct times, workplace lawsuits have grown greatly in terms of both quantity and potential monetary damages.
Columbia settles pipeline case for $6 per yard
CHARLESTON – Emogene Helmick received $50,000, not by playing the lottery but by forcing Columbia Gas Transmission to fix a mess its pipeline caused.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice names new Web designer, creative design specialist
Boyd CHARLESOTN -- The law firm of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love has announced that Austin Boyd has joined the firm as Web Designer and Creative Design Specialist.
U.S. SC decision may facilitate change to states' recusal policies
Benjamin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Changes to the way state Supreme Courts handle recusal issues may be coming after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision paved the way for them.
*** Standalone p1 art for 6/15 issue: Cultural center tour
The remodeled State Cultural Center opens its doors later this month. Recently, members of the media were invited to a sneak peek, led by the museum's Commissioner Randall Reid Smith.
Blankenship hopes ruling doesn't stop others from 'speaking out'
Blankenship CHARLESTON – Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship says he hopes the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this week regarding a West Virginia-based judicial recusal issue doesn't dissuade others from "speaking out."
THEIR VIEW: State GOP loses key advocate
"Hey, it's Gary." I heard that hundreds of times over the last 10 years when I answered the phone in my office.
Man sues over botched appendectomy
CHARLESTON – A man claims he underwent a botched appendectomy which has left him with an injured spleen.
Doctors say builder owes for unfinished house
HUNTINGTON – A pair of doctors claim a homebuilding company left a $472,000 home in Raleigh County unfinished and unpaid bills for materials and subcontract work.
Another lawsuit filed over medical product
HUNTINGTON – Yet another lawsuit has been filed by a woman who claims she's been permanently injured by a medical product made by a New Jersey company.
Inmate suing state over chemical burns
CHARLESTON – A former inmate at Pruntytown Correctional Center claims she suffered chemical burns after being ordered to clean kitchen equipment with a strong chemical.
Court says second coal silo can be built near school
Ketchum CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a Massey Energy subsidiary can build a coal silo near a Raleigh County school.