News from 2009
Three W.Va. firms on national Comcast case committee
PHILADELPHIA – West Virginia law firms won three of 13 seats on a committee that will guide national litigation against cable provider Comcast.
Judge cancels Mingo deputy trial; sheriff prevails
CHARLESTON – Five days before a trial would have started between Mingo County Sheriff Lonnie Hannah and former deputy Roy Glenn Messer, U.S. District Judge Copenhaver cancelled the trial and declared Hannah the winner.
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Berger's potential replacements talk
Brown CHARLESTON – Now that Irene Berger has been confirmed as a federal judge, Gov. Joe Manchin must narrow his list of seven potential replacements for her on the Kanawha Circuit Court.
Greear might run for Kanawha judgeship
Greear CHARLESTON – Dan Greear, who nearly defeated state Attorney General Darrell McGraw in last year's election, apparently is considering a run for a soon-to-be vacant Kanawha Circuit Court judgeship.
CAMC sues internists for breach of contract
CHARLESTON - A Charleston hospital is seeking repayment on the outstanding balances of loans it made to two doctors to help them establish their respective medical practices.
Phila. judge sentences lawyer to week in jail for 'grandstanding'
Langdoc PHILADELPHIA -– Judge James Lynn of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas sentenced Baron and Budd asbestos lawyer John Langdoc of Dallas to a week in prison and fined him $1,000 for grandstanding at a jury trial.
Charleston newspaper antitrust suit might be nearing end
CHARLESTON –- Department of Justice antitrust lawyers and owners of Charleston's Gazette and Daily Mail newspapers asked for three weeks to settle civil charges that the Gazette created an illegal monopoly when it bought the Daily Mail.
Justices rule Progressive must pay penalty
Ketchum CHARLESTON – Progressive Classic Insurance must pay thousands of dollars for thumbing its nose at Harrison Circuit Judge Thomas Bedell, the Supreme Court of Appeals decided on Oct. 13.
DHHR, secretary sued for discrimination
CHARLESTON -— The state Department of Health and Human Resources and its secretary are being sued after a former employee claims to have been discriminated against.
Construction company, masonry company sued for work-related injury
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing his former employer, a construction company and five unknown individuals after an injury at work.
Ford sued under lemon law
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Ford Motor Company under West Virginia's lemon law.
State economy topic of Nov. 18 conference
MORGANTOWN -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average has broken the 10,000 mark and the economy is showing some signs of stabilization – some economists believe America is on its way to recovery, others are not convinced.
THEIR VIEW: Nick Casey, federal judgeships and politics
Kercheval MORGANTOWN -- The U.S. Constitution specifies that federal judges will be appointed by the President, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate. It is a partisan exercise; Republican Presidents appoint Republican judges and Democratic Presidents choose members of their own party to fill vacancies.