News from June 2009
West Virginia lawyer's NFL blog goes big time
Florio CLARKSBURG -- Mike Florio says he'll miss practicing labor law in Clarksburg. But the lure of working full-time on his other passion -- writing about professional football -- is too strong to ignore.
Woman says doctors missed her breast cancer
BLUEFIELD -- A Northfork woman says doctors at Community Radiology of Virginia failed to diagnose her with breast cancer after an imaging test.
Ex-Golden Corral worker claims racial discrimination
CLARKSBURG -- A former Golden Corral employee is suing the restaurant and two of its managers, alleging racial discrimination forced him to quit his job.
ALL THINGS JURY: The 'better' jury panel
I'm often asked about potential legal reforms that could be made to improve the quality of jury panels. This, invariably, causes me to consider the type of jurors most of us would want on a panel if we were on trial. Yes, I think first from a defensive perspective as I believe most people would if they consider this issue in detail.
Ex-Grant school superintendent goes to court to get job back
ELKINS -- The superintendent of Grant County Schools has filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to override the school board's decision to terminate her from her job.
High Court says state must arbitrate tobacco dispute
McGraw CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a Kanawha Circuit Court judge's ruling that Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has to participate in a nationwide arbitration related to a monumental settlement with big tobacco companies.
Court sides with judge in beer slip-and-fall case
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has sided with a Kanawha judge in a case that involved a man slipping on some spilled beer at a concert.
Court says judge shouldn't have allowed new arguments
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court says a circuit judge should not have allowed a woman to introduce new arguments when she appealed the revocation of her driver's license.
Woman sues over fall at nursing home
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman is suing a nursing home, claiming staff there failed to tell her about a cord hanging by her mother's bed that she got tripped up on.
Let the sun shine
Getting government business out in the open is almost always a good idea. If Gov. Joe Manchin's new commission lets some sun shine into the state's court system, honest and law-abiding West Virginians will benefit.
Lawyer sues over alleged beating, robbery
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell lawyer is suing a man he claims savagely beat him and stole his wallet.
Man claims he was injured while making phony truck weight
CHARLESTON – A Cedar Grove man claims he was injured while trying to register a false weight in his coal truck based on his employer's instructions.
Court rules suit over inmate's death wasn't filed in time
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court says the estate of an inmate in the Preston County Jail who died by hanging waited too long to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the county commission.
Lawsuit filed over Herbert Hoover football coach selection
CHARLESTON – A teacher at Herbert Hoover High School wants a judge to force the school to interview him for the job of head football coach, even though his father is the school's athletic director.
PERSONNEL FILE: Six Huddleston Bolen attorneys, five practice areas honored
HUNTINGTON -- Six Huddleston Bolen partners and five Huddleston Bolen practice areas have been recognized in the recently published Chambers USA 2009: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, a national publication.
PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe & Johnson recognized by Chambers USA
CLARKSBURG -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that the firm was top-ranked in five practice areas by Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition, seventeen Steptoe & Johnson attorneys have been ranked as "Leaders in Their Field."
PERSONNEL FILE: Four Kay Casto members recognized locally, nationally
CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney has announced that member attorney Constance H. Weber was recently named to The State Journal's Generation Next: 40 under 40 list and members William W. Booker, Craig M. Kay and Stephen A. Weber were included in 2009 Chambers USA: The Clients Guide of America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas listed below.
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