News from September 2009
Chesapeake Energy says Mich. firm owes it $450,000 for billings
CHARLESTON – An Oklahoma corporation says a Michigan company owes it more than $450,000 for joint interest billings on a well.
Ketchum eager to hear cases at Marshall
Ketchum HUNTINGTON – Justice Menis Ketchum's commute to work won't be nearly as long Tuesday.
Northern Panhandle Re-Entry Court established
Benjamin WELLSBURG -– State Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin and Gov. Joe Manchin have signed administrative orders establishing the Northern Panhandle Re-Entry Court.
A bad idea whose time hasn't come
It seemed like a sleazy match from the onset – a website that promised to connect litigious clients with trial lawyers looking for jackpot justice.
Hunt, Karr legal malpractice trial set for Nov.
Hunt CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman's legal malpractice suit against two Charleston attorneys, including a member of the state House of Delegates, is scheduled for later this Fall.
Webster seeks dismissal of defamation suit
Webster CHARLESTON - Even if a reference to a Kanawha County man as a registered sex offender wasn't mistakenly made, House Judiciary Chairwoman Carrie Webster says attorneys have broad latitude in civil cases to make defamatory, and even false, statements.
Lane landlord case to be part of mediation week
Lane CHARLESTON - A dispute between a Cross Lanes attorney, who's also a member of the state House of Delegates, and one of his former tenants is scheduled for mediation next month.
Guardsman files suit against superior for alleged on-duty sexual assault
CHARLESTON - A West Virginia National Guardsman is alleging he was a victim of sexual assault at the hands of his fellow guardsmen, including one of his superiors.
Justices to decide if insurer violated antitrust law with firing
CHARLESTON – Mercer County jurors who found that Erie Insurance violated state antitrust law by terminating a Princeton agent must wait to see if the Supreme Court of Appeals will let their verdict stand.
Cabell woman sues for bagging machine injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County woman has sued for injuries to her fingers and hand she sustained on the job.
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Wheeling attorney sues former partners over Vioxx fees
Toriseva WHEELING – A Wheeling attorney is suing her former law partners, claiming they denied her a fair share of fees from 563 lawsuits over Vioxx pain medicine.
Manchin already seeking replacement for Berger
Berger CHARLESTON - Despite any confirmation the appointment of a Kanawha Circuit judge to a federal judgeship is official, Gov. Joe Manchin is moving forward with finding a replacement.
Benjamin to moderate blogging panel discussion at MU
Benjamin HUNTINGTON -– The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and Marshall University are hosting a panel discussion on "Blogging and the Potential Limits of the First Amendment" at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on the campus of Marshall University.