News from April 2010
Magistrate rejects Marshall's privacy argument over Perdue records
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University can't invoke privacy rights of state treasurer John Perdue's daughter, U.S. Magistrate Judge Maurice Taylor decided on April 21.
Judge rules for law examiners over learning disabled entrant who wanted more time
CHARLESTON – Law examiners don't have to grant Shannon Kelly twice as long as others to take the state bar examination, U.S. District Judge David Faber decided.
Grant County jurors must decide doctor's credibility in death certificate mistake, court rules
CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Philip Jordan must let Grant County jurors decide whether to believe a doctor who signed a death certificate and later swore he made a mistake, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 21.
Fayette company sues Pa. firm over software
BECKLEY -- A Fayette County company has filed suit against a Pennsylvania company it accuses of infringing its software.
Lottery officials can put up 300-foot buffer, court rules
CHARLESTON – State lottery commissioners can require 300 foot buffer zones around video lottery machines, the Supreme Court of Appeals decided on April 26.
Putnam woman files suit to reclaim property
WINFIELD - A Putnam County woman is seeking the court's intervention in seeking return of property that belonged to her late ex-husband.
THEIR VIEW: Tea Party movement: What's Happening Here?
MORGANTOWN -- The political punditry is working overtime trying to define the Tea Party movement. Much of the analysis reflects the perspective of the pundit as opposed to the true nature of the campaign.
W.Va. chamber: Take attack ad off the air
Wells CHARLESTON - Advertisements attacking state Sen. Erik Wells' voting record on whistleblower lawsuits are upsetting him and the state Chamber of Commerce.
State Law Library hosts Law Day brown bag lunch
CHARLESTON--The State Law Library will host a "brown bag" lunch to commemorate Law Day on May 3.
Judge certifies class in 401(k) case
Magnuson ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has certified a class of as many as 160,000 Wells Fargo employees in a lawsuit against the company over its handling of their retirement accounts.
Massey faces water suit
Massey CEO Don Blankenship CHARLESTON - Four environmental groups are suing five subsidiaries of Massey Energy, the company that owns the Raleigh County mine where 29 miners recently lost their lives, over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.
Former hospital worker claims wrongful termination
ELKINS -- A former Davis Memorial Hospital worker claims she was wrongfully terminated from her job after she raised substantial issues regarding patient care and safety.
Massey and regulators at odds over ventilation flaws
Blankenship JULIAN – Mining regulators and Massey Energy owners blame each other for any ventilation flaws that contributed to 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch mine.
Ky. woman sues CSX for husband's death in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Kentucky woman is suing CSX Transportation, Inc., for her husband's wrongful death in an asbestos-related suit.
Monroe Co. woman says WVAWC wrongly fired her
CHARLESTON -- A Monroe County woman is suing West Virginia-American Water Company after she claims she was wrongfully terminated from her employment.
Elkview woman sues Appalachian Power for service problem
CHARLESTON -- An Elkview woman is suing Appalachian Power Company and an unknown employee for negligence.
Yamaha named in separate federal lawsuits
BECKLEY -- Two West Virginia residents have filed separate suits against a prominent ATV manufacturer, alleging they were injured after their four-wheelers flipped.
Huntington ordered to pay for flood damages by jury
WAYNE--A jury in Wayne County has ordered the city of Huntington to pay 22 families for damages incurred from flooding along Spring Valley Drive totally nearly $775,000.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly attorneys honored as Bar Foundation Fellows
Charleston-–Jackson Kelly PLLC attorneys Ellen S. Cappellanti and William J. Powell will be honored as West Virginia State Bar Foundation Fellows during the 12th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner on April 29.