News from November 2009
THEIR VIEW: A historic house vote
Last Saturday, President Obama called on Democratic Congressmen to "answer the call of history" and support the massive health care reform legislation.
Woman sues Sodexho over injury at University of Charleston
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing Sodexho Services and other Sodexho companies after she slipped and fell.
Couple sues Chrysler for breach of warranty
CHARLESTON -- A couple is suing Chrysler Group for breach of warranty after they purchased a vehicle from them.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly attorney elected to United Way board of directors
Tawney CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly attorney Ken Tawney recently was elected to the board of directors of United Way of Central West Virginia Inc.
Commission asks judge to reconsider Far Away Farms case dismissal
Bastress MARTINSBURG –- Six days after U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey dismissed a suit to block construction of homes on 123 acres in Jefferson County, the county planning commission urged him to think twice.
Obama pick confirmed for 4th Circuit
Obama RICHMOND - President Barack Obama's pick for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Holliday appointed to fill Berger's Kanawha vacancy
CHARLESTON -- Senior Status Judge James O. Holliday will be appointed to fill the Kanawha Circuit vacancy left by the departure of Judge Irene Berger.
PERSONNEL FILE: Kontos-Miller joins Jenkins-Fenstermaker
HUNTINGTON -- Eleni Kontos-Miller, a Huntington native, is the most recent attorney to join Jenkins Fenstermaker.
N.J. company sues Charleston law firm, attorney over disputed property foreclosure
Sadd CHARLESTON - A Charleston law firm and one of its attorneys are named as co-defendants in a breach-of-contract lawsuit by a New Jersey company accusing them of not forwarding proceeds from the sale of a foreclosed property in Kanawha County.
Charleston law firm sues former associate for keeping legal fees in SS cases
White CHARLESTON - A Charleston law firm alleges before going solo, one of its former associates failed to remit legal fees belonging to them.
Wis. SC: Contributions shouldn't spark judicial recusal
Benjamin MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided not to force judicial recusal standards on its justices in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Ohio couple files suit over Bayer drug Trasylol
HUNTINGTON -- A federal lawsuit has been filed against Bayer in which the Ohio plaintiff alleges he was not warned of possible side effects in a drug used to control bleeding in heart surgeries that caused the plaintiff to experience acute renal failure.
Judges to participate in Read to Me Day
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia judges are participating in Read to Me Day on Thursday, Nov. 19, part of the West Virginia Library Commission's celebration of West Virginia Children's Book Week.
PERSONNEL FILE: Minton joins Steptoe & Johnson
Minton CLARKSBURG -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome Allison Minton as a new associate in the firm's Clarksburg office.
Cadet sues State Police over academy injury
CHARLESTON -- A husband and wife are suing the West Virginia State Police after an injury.
Couple sues Walmart after a fall
CHARLESTON -- A woman and her husband are suing Walmart after a fall that caused her injury.
Kanawha Sheriff sues nursing home for wrongful death
Rutherford CHARLESTON -- Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford is suing Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation for Dunbar for wrongful death.
Former W.Va. Racing Commission chairman sues for defamation
WHEELING -- The former chairman of the West Virginia Racing Commission is suing Miner Kennel and its owner for defamation.
Tabit considering run for Kanawha judge position
CHARLESTON -- Charleston attorney Joanna I. Tabit is one of the seven candidates being considered for Judge Irene C. Berger's soon-to-be vacant seat in Kanawha Circuit Court.