News from June 2009
*** State Supreme Court calendar for the Spring 2009 term
CHARLESTON – Below is the calendar for the Spring 2009 term of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Brent Benjamin will be chief justice in 2009. The calendar is subject to change. Please visit the Supreme Court's Web site at http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/ for the most current calendar and docket information.
Hurricane couple sues over son's death
CHARLESTON – A man and woman from Hurricane is suing the West Virginia University Board of Governors, Charleston Area Medical Center and a physician over the death of their newborn son.
Judge lifts stay on Massey case against Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – U.S. District Court Judge John T. Copenhaver on Tuesday put back on the active docket a case filed by Massey Energy targeting the West Virginia Supreme Court's recusal process.
State wants costs for proceedings against former physician's assistant
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Board of Medicine says a man whose physician's assistant license was revoked on charges of illegally writing prescriptions owes more than $30,000 for the cost of the proceedings.
Man suing over damaged creek bed
CHARLESTON – A man is suing a couple in Winifrede, claiming they widened a driveway and damaged a creek bed used to access the man's property and an old cemetery.
Groups hail creation of commission
Heath CHARLESTON – Legal advocacy groups hailed Gov. Joe Manchin's official creation of a nine-member commission to study the state's court system.
Woman says uterine device caused problems
HUNTINGTON -- A woman and her husband say the woman experienced significant pain after a medical device was implanted into her uterus.
Inmate seeks $3M for injuries
CHARLESTON – A federal inmate is seeking more than $3 million over prison employees' alleged refusal to treat the prisoner's multiple injuries, including torn ligaments in his knees and a broken finger.
Wheeling doctor says he's not responsible for woman's eye problem
WHEELING – A Wheeling doctor contends he made the correct conclusion after a woman accused him of misdiagnosing her eye condition, causing permanent damage to her eyesight.
Another lawsuit names former Montgomery officers
Terrell CHARLESTON – A Fayette County woman is the latest to accuse former Montgomery police officers Shawn Hutchinson and Matthew Leavitt of misconduct.
Former U.S. justice will serve on governor's court commission
O'Connor CHARLESTON - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has agreed to serve as the honorary chairwoman of Gov. Joe Manchin's special commission on state courts, his office announced today.
PERSONNEL FILE: 17 admitted to practice law in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- Seventeen lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals on June 3.
State Law Library celebrates West Virginia Day
CHARLESTON -- In celebration of West Virginia Day, the State Law Library will sponsor a brown bag lunch and lecture on "The Strange Career of the Thirty-Fifth Star: Abraham Lincoln and West Virginia Statehood."
Wishing for a super-sized slush fund
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has earned the greedy label this week for trying to stick drug maker Eli Lilly with a $2 billion fine for alleged mislabeling in its marketing of an anti-psychotic drug.
Woman blames W.Va. Steel for daughter's coma
WINFIELD – The mother of a Boone County woman who was left comatose after a 2007 tractor trailer accident is suing West Virginia Steel.
Judge appointed in Massey rehearing
CHARLESTON – A former Putnam County circuit judge will stand in for West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin in the reconsideration of a controversial Massey Energy appeal.
Judge says firm must produce Harron documents
Peirce WHEELING -– A federal judge has ruled that a prominent Pittsburgh-based asbestos lawyer must produce his firm's correspondence with a controversial Bridgeport radiologist.
Woman suing over fall at N.J. casino
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing both the Atlantic City casino and the locally-operated tour group that took her there after she fell in the casino's bathroom.
Man says he was fired for cooperating with police
MARTINSBURG – An Inwood man says he was fired after directing police investigating stolen license plates to the boyfriend of a secretary at his former employer.
Hospital sued over woman's death
CHARLESTON – The executor of the estate of a woman is suing a local hospital, claiming that a fall and improper nutrition while the woman was a patient played a role in her death.