News from August 2010
THEIR VIEW: Education must remain a top priority
CHARLESTON -- The goal of last month's special session on education was to produce meaningful reform.
Feds subpoena two state agencies
Manchin CHARLESTON - West Virginia was served last week with two federal subpoenas, Gov. Joe Manchin's office has confirmed.
Mason bar owners sue landlords for failing to clean 'Muddy Waters'
Muddy Waters on Main Street POINT PLEASANT – Though a Mason County bar probably never intended to earn its namesake, the operators are suing the building's owners for doing just that.
Lawyer plans lawsuit over Manchin replacement election
Manchin CHARLESTON — A South Charleston lawyer said he intends to take legal action to require a timely special election to fill the unexpired term for governor in the event that Gov. Joe Manchin wins the U.S. Senate election this fall.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nelson Mullins' Williams elected to Executive Committee of National Foundation
HUNTINGTON – Marc Williams, managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's West Virginia office, has been elected to the executive committee of The National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, a charitable foundation that provides training on civil justice issues to state court appellate judges from across the nation.
Woman says maternity store fired her after she became pregnant
MORGANTOWN -- A Fairmont woman is suing Destination Maternity Corporation and two individuals after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated.
Man sues over vehicle conversion
MORGANTOWN -- A man is suing another man after he claims he intentionally converted his 1990 Jaguar XJS.
Man sues over vehicle conversion
MORGANTOWN -- A man is suing another man after he claims he intentionally converted his 1990 Jaguar XJS.
Woman sues Dutch Miller for defective vehicle
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing DM Motor and Dutch Miller Enterprises after she claims the 2004 Hyundai Sonata GLS she purchased was defective.
Woman sues FedEx for wrongful termination
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County woman is suing FedEx Corporation after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated.
Man sues Subtrax for Wage Payment & Collection Act violations
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Subtrax after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act.
Tobacco settlement survives another challenge, appeal coming
Bader NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court decided Tuesday that 1998's Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement is constitutional, ruling against a challenge by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Hearing set in Massey coal dust suit
CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County judge will hold a hearing later this month on a lawsuit that alleges hundreds of children were exposed to toxic coal dust from a Massey Energy processing plant and silo next to Marsh Fork Elementary School.
Contractor seeks sale of Hurricane Walgreens property
WINFIELD – A Kentucky contractor is demanding it be paid immediately for work it allegedly completed last year on a Walgreens drug store in Hurricane.
Putnam tech company sues former employee
WINFIELD – A Putnam County-based technology company is suing one of its former employees for allegedly violating the terms of a non-competition agreement.
Putnam contractor still owes $20K, suit alleges
WINFIELD – A Pennsylvania traffic management company is suing a Putnam County contractor for allegedly failing to pay for services provided on a project in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
PERSONNEL FILE: 14 Kay Casto attorneys recognized by 'Best Lawyers'
Booker CHARLESTON - Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is proud to announce that 14 of its attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
Man sues Manor Care for wrongful death of mother
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Manor Care and HCR Manor Care Services for the wrongful death of his mother.
Man sues Long Run for Wage Payment & Collection Act violations
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Long Run Transportation after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act.
PERSONNEL FILE: 'Best Lawyers' guide lists 71 Nelson Mullins attorneys
HUNTINGTON - Seventy-one Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough attorneys in 11 cities and more than 35 key practice areas have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.