News from 2009
THIS JUST IN: Jackson County
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Drivers files class action against CSX
CHARLESTON – A group of Williams Transport drivers have filed a putative class action suit against the company and against CSX Transportation, alleging they were not paid minimum wage.
Disclosure requirement in drug cases too much, prosecutor argues
Ketchum CHARLESTON - The Webster County prosecutor has asked the state Supreme Court to relieve him of an unreasonable burden a circuit judge placed on him regarding the disclosure of informants in a pending drug case.
PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe & Johnson personnel elected to W.Va. Chamber positions
Kelly CHARLESTON -– Patrick D. Kelly, managing member of the Charleston office of Steptoe & Johnson, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce for 2010.
PERSONNEL FILE: Brewer a finalist for Caperton Award
MORGANTOWN -- The Wellness Council of West Virginia has selected Steptoe & Johnson CEO Susan S. Brewer as a finalist for the Caperton Award for Excellence.
THEIR VIEW: What rights do home-schooled children have to play sports?
MORGANTOWN -- What rights do home-schooled children have to participate in interscholastic sports in West Virginia public schools?
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly receives Community Leader Service Award
CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly has been recognized as the first recipient of the West Virginia Department of Education's Community Leader Service Award.
Former Kanawha family lawmaster accused of mishandling family law case
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman is alleging the procrastination of her attorney, a former family lawmaster, left her on the hook for over $55,000 in child support overpayments.
Justices hear case about Maynard-Blankenship e-mails
Maynard CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court will decide if e-mails between former Justice Spike Maynard and Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship will see the light of day.
WVU College of Law presents final 'Global Perspectives' speaker
Patron S�nchez MORGANTOWN -- Dr. Fernando Patron Sánchez, director of the Department of Public Management, Division of Law, Politics and Government at the University of Guanajuato in Mexico, will be the third and final speaker in the West Virginia University College of Law's McDougall Lecture Series, "Global Perspectives."
Business for Breakfast set for Oct. 23
CHARLESTON -- The October Business for Breakfast is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23.
Former spouses argue over child support at Supreme Court
Workman CHARLESTON – Former spouses often squabble over child support, but only once have they squabbled at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Mom seeks support from former husband for another's child
CHARLESTON – Ninety dollars a month in child support doesn't sound like much. Unless, perhaps, another man fathered the child.
State Police settle brutality suit with Charleston attorney for $200K
Wolfe CHARLESTON - One of two lawsuits a Charleston attorney filed stemming from injuries he sustained following a DUI arrest two years ago has come to a conclusion.
FINANCIAL FOCUS: The role of advisors in the bankruptcy Chapter 11 process
CHARLESTON -- Recently, I provided an overview of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and various advantages and disadvantages of such. In this article, I want to present ideas that will help businesses emerge from bankruptcy. This article should naturally be of interest to debtors, but emerging from bankruptcy is also advantageous to investors and creditors.
Prosecutor feels like bull in bullfight before Justices
HUNTINGTON – Supreme scorn fell on Fayette County assistant prosecutor Brian Parsons when he argued that police can stop drivers at random for safety checks.
FOIA problem likely over soon in AG King's CMS case
King MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Troy King's dispute with the federal Medicaid agency over a Freedom of Information Act request may soon be resolved.
W.Va. Chamber pushes tort reform for next legislative session
CHARLESTON -- Civil justice reform is one of the many areas the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce would like to see state lawmakers focus their efforts.