News from 2009
Putnam jury rules against former Hurricane employee
WINFIELD -- A Putnam County jury recently ruled against a former Hurricane city employee who said he was wrongfully fired.
*** WVU Alumni Association seeks Academy of Distinguished Alumni nominations
The 2008 West Virginia University Academy of Distinguished Alumni honorees were, from left, Gregory Babe, Dr. Nancy Nielsen and Scott Widmeyer. (Courtesy photo)
MORGANTOWN -- The WVU Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the 2010 Academy of Distinguished Alumni, which honors WVU graduates who have attained national or international distinction in their profession or discipline.
Two circuit judges honored for novel scientific training
Clawges DANIELS -– Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent D. Benjamin has honored Circuit Judges Russell M. Clawges Jr. and James J. Rowe for their election as ASTAR Science and Technology Fellows.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen's Loftus admitted to Maryland Bar
Loftus HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen is pleased to announce that Paul Loftus, a litigation partner in the firm's Huntington office, passed the Out-of-State Attorney's Bar Examination and been admitted to the Maryland State Bar.
Mercer judge to speak at his alma mater for alumni event
Aboulhosn ATHENS -– Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Omar Aboulhosn will be a participant in the first Concord University Alumni Career Symposium on Oct. 16.
Trio says woman was raped by Logan deputies, Chapmanville officer
CHARLESTON -– Two anonymous Logan County men and an unidentified woman claim the woman was raped by three intoxicated Logan County sheriff's deputies and a Chapmanville police officer after leaving a Logan bar.
Coal company says plaintiffs tried to fraud to keep suit in state court
CHARLESTON – Patriot Coal Corporation removed a lawsuit to federal court, saying the man and his wife who filed the complaint fraudulently joined a Patriot Coal employee in an attempt to force the complaint to remain in West Virginia court.
Va. hospital says it fired woman for poor performance, not her age
MARTINSBURG – Winchester Regional Health Systems maintains it fired a 59-year-old woman because of her poor work performance despite her allegations that she was terminated due to her age.
A Terrible Thing to Waste
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste." That was the slogan the Ad Council penned in 1972 for a public service advertising campaign for the United Negro College Fund.
THEIR VIEW: Why medical malpractice reform is off limits
NEW YORK -- Eliminating defensive medicine could save upwards of $200 billion in health-care costs annually, according to estimates by the American Medical Association and others. The cure is a reliable medical malpractice system that patients, doctors and the general public can trust.
CSX wants federal appeals court to reinstate Harron trial
Harron RICHMOND, Va. -– Owners of CSX Transportation will ask federal appeals judges to reverse District Judge Frederick Stamp's cancellation of their fraud conspiracy trial against radiologist Ray Harron of Bridgeport and Robert Peirce's law firm.
Allegations of moonlighting leads to St. Joseph's nurse's dismissal
PARKERSBURG - A former nurse at a Wood County hospital alleges she was wrongfully terminated following unsubstantiated allegations she took medical leave to moonlight for another hospital.
Elderly woman's fall from hospital bed results in wrongful death suit
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man is suing a Charleston-area hospital alleging the carelessness of its staff contributed to the wrongful death of his mother.
Cosmetics result in disfigurement, woman's suit alleges
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman is alleging both a national department store chain, and a cosmetics company played a trick on her when they treated her to samples of the latter's beauty products.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
Sept. 23
THIS JUST IN: Cabell County
Sept. 30
THIS JUST IN: Putnam County
Sept. 28
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Sept. 30
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Sept. 24
THIS JUST IN: Berkeley County
Sept. 23