News from March 2009
Mother sues Kanawha school board for son's injuries
CHARLESTON – A mother is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education over injuries she claims her son sustained at Holz Elementary School.
Ex-Charleston garbage man sues for discrimination, injuries, firing
CHARLESTON – A former laborer for the city of Charleston is suing over injuries he received after falling off the back of a garbage truck. He also claims he was fired for filing a workers' compensation claim and was discriminated against because he is black.
PERSONNEL FILE: Ramey named Foundation Fellow
Ramey CHARLESTON -- Ancil G. Ramey has been named a 2009 Foundation Fellow by the West Virginia Bar Foundation.
Hurricane woman says she was fired over workers' comp claim
CHARLESTON –- A Hurricane woman claims she was fired as a nursing assistant because she filed a workers' compensation claim.
N.Y. looks to revoke Harron's medical license
Harron ALBANY, N.Y. –- A Bridgeport, W.Va., radiologist lost his Texas and Mississippi medical licenses for supplying false X-ray reports to lawyers, and New York state regulators now want to kick him out, too.
Motley Rice lacks standing, GE lawyer says in asbestos MDL proceedings
PHILADELPHIA – Motley Rice lawyers represent themselves and not clients in their bid to block court review of X-ray reports behind tens of thousands of asbestos suits, according to a General Electric attorney.
PERSONNEL FILE: Chambers USA honors 17 Steptoe & Johnson attorneys
CLARKSBURG -– Seventeen Steptoe & Johnson attorneys have been ranked as "Leaders in Their Field" by Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
THEIR VIEW: Progress on the legal landscape, so why the funk?
CHARLESTON -- Hearing of baseball teams breaking training camp this spring brings some nostalgia of the game's glory years.
New conservative group forms in Kanawha County
Stuart CHARLESTON -- The formation of a new conservative grassroots organization in Kanawha County is being announced.
PERSONNEL FILE: Six lawyers admitted to practice in state
CHARLESTON -- Six lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals on March 11.
Herd basketball player files federal suit over accident
Spann HUNTINGTON – A Marshall University athlete has filed a federal suit against a trucking company and one of its drivers, alleging an accident has caused his basketball career to suffer.
Benjamin to help with launch of Domestic Violence Registry
Benjamin CHARLESTON -- Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin, representatives of the West Virginia State Police and the FBI, a domestic violence victim, and Director of Court Services Angie Saunders will speak at the launch of the Domestic Violence Registry and Statewide Database.
Supreme Court Law Library to host a Basic Tax Information Workshop
CHARLESTON -– The State Law Library will present a free workshop titled "Basic Tax Information" at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26.
Columbia Gas wants elevator suit dismissed
CHARLESTON – Columbia Gas has asked the federal court to dismiss a case a Kanawha County man filed against it in which the man alleges he was injured after an elevator in the Columbia Gas building fell a few stories.
Fired man not entitled to vacation time, company says
HUNTINGTON – Interstate Brands Corporation denies it should be required to pay a fired Huntington man three weeks of vacation time.
Lowe's wants injury case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County man has filed suit against Lowes, alleging he was injured after he was struck by a falling 40-pound bucket of chlorinating granules.
Sides bicker in case over Roane Co. tree accident
CHARLESTON –- A Wyoming corporation claims in a federal lawsuit it should not be obligated to pay defense costs in a case a Utah couple filed against it.
Rig stuck in mud results in herniated disc, suit claims
BECKLEY – A couple has filed a suit against Hulcher Services, alleging the man was injured while performing railroad work for the company.
Police not at fault in man's death, Huntington says
HUNTINGTON – The city of Huntington denies its police force is responsible for the death of a Cabell County woman's son and has requested the federal court dismiss the case she filed.
AP still going after Maynard's e-mails
Maynard CHARLESTON – Though former Supreme Court Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard lost the election, The Associated Press still is going after eight of his e-mails to Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.