News from 2009
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Oct. 26
Man sues Go-Mart after injury at store
CHARLESTON -- After an injury in one of its stores, a man is suing Go-Mart Inc.
*** WVU Forecast: West Virginia job losses not over yet
MORGANTOWN -– West Virginia will continue to lose jobs through 2009, but should begin to see a rebound late next year, according to the latest forecast from West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics released Nov. 11 at the 16th annual West Virginia Economic Outlook conference in Charleston.
City National sues woman after $50,000 transfer error
WINFIELD -- City National Bank is suing a Putnam County woman after it mistakenly transferred $50,000 into her savings account.
Appeals Board: McGraw wasn't representing West Virginians
McGraw CHARLESTON -- In penalizing the State of West Virginia $2.7 million, a federal appeals board also recently wrote that state Attorney General Darrell McGraw was not representing individual citizens when he sued OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma.
Mother of man killed by police sues for wrongful death
CHARLESTON -- The mother of the man that was killed in September during a police chase has filed a lawsuit against the city of Charleston.
Restaurant, woman settle lawsuit over coffee laced with cleaner
CHARLESTON -- A woman who filed a lawsuit in 2007 against a Charleston restaurant after drinking coffee containing a cleaning chemical has settled.
THEIR VIEW: Judicial appointments must be fair and transparent
CHARLESTON -- With Judge Irene Berger's appointment to the federal bench, West Virginians can now only hope and wait to see if her successor follows in the judge's highly respected footsteps.
Reform report draws praise across the board
Heath CHARLESTON -- State and national groups have offered praise for this week's report issued by the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen announces new associates
Lockhart HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen is pleased to announce that Matt Lockhart and James "Bob" R. Mills have passed the West Virginia Bar Examination and are new associates in the firm's Huntington Office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Stout named Trust, Estate Lawyer of 2010
Stout HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced that Bruce L. Stout has been named the Best Lawyers 2010 Trust and Estates Lawyer of the Year for Charleston.
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.