News from November 2009
DOJ, Gazette ask for another stay
CHARLESTON – Department of Justice antitrust lawyers and owners of the Charleston Gazette once again have asked for a little more time to settle civil charges that Gazette owners created an illegal monopoly when they bought the Daily Mail.
PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe inducted as fellow of College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Steptoe CLARKSBURG -– Robert M. Steptoe Jr., chairman of Steptoe & Johnson, recently was elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Jackson man also has issues with Redman's work in family court
Redman CHARLESTON -- In addition to a recent legal malpractice suit, a Charleston attorney and former family law judge is accused by a former client in a complaint with the state Bar of misrepresenting his interests in a family law case.
Workman: Former justice's e-mails should be released
Workman CHARLESTON - State Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman has filed her dissent in a public records case, arguing that 13 e-mails written by former Justice Spike Maynard should have been released to the public.
McGraw's OxyContin case causes $2.7M Medicaid hole
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The federal government has taken more than $2.7 million from the State of West Virginia's Medicaid program because of a settlement engineered by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
DHHR commission, woman sued for house fire
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing a woman and the commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources after a fire destroyed his home.
Mall didn't discriminate, Justices rule
CHARLESTON – Charleston Town Center guards did not discriminate against two African-American teens, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals says.
PERSONNEL FILE: Brown named Editor for CARLAW, HouseLaw
Brown CHARLESTON -- Johnnie Brown, an equity partner with Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, recently became the West Virginia State Editor for two legal reporters, CARLAW and HouseLaw, published by CounselorLibrary.com LLC.
PERSONNEL FILE: Governor appoints Flaherty to WVU Board of Governors
Flaherty CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin has appointed Tom Flaherty, founding member of the law firm of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso (FS&B), to the West Virginia University Board of Governors.
PERSONNEL FILE: Gregory Neil joins Steptoe & Johnson
Neil HUNTINGTON -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome Gregory Neil as a new associate in the firm's Huntington office.
McGraw files lawsuits against Internet payday lenders
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Seventeen internet payday lenders, collection agencies and their principals have been hit with two lawsuits by Attorney General Darrell McGraw's Consumer Protection Division.
Former employee sues Kidney Associates, supervisor for sexual harassment
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Kidney Associates, her former supervisor and office manager for sexual harassment.
Manpower sues Tower Logistics after refusal to pay for services
HUNTINGTON -- Manpower Inc. is suing Tower Logistics after it failed to pay for services.
Couple sues Huntington physician for negligence
HUNTINGTON -- A woman and her husband are suing a Huntington physician for a surgery he performed in 2007.
Four Charleston physicians being sued for wrongful death
CHARLESTON —- Four Charleston doctors are being sued for the wrongful death of a St. Albans woman.
Webster wants to give everyone 'a voice'
Webster CHARLESTON -- House Judiciary Chairwoman Carrie Webster might soon have a new title: Kanawha Circuit judge.
Woman sues insurance companies, employees after husband's death
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing an insurance agency, its company and two employees for negligence and fraud, among other things.
21 female inmates claim they were sexually assaulted
HUNTINGTON — Three Huntington attorneys are taking the state to court, filing claims of sexual misconduct at various West Virginia prisons and jails.
Judicial Reform panel submits report
Manchin CHARLESTON – West Virginia needs a mid-level appeals court to lighten the caseload of the state Supreme Court, according to a judicial reform panel report.
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