News from December 2010
More former inmates sue state, officers for sexual misconduct
CHARLESTON -- Five former inmates of the Southern Regional Jail and Eastern Regional Jail are suing the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority and correctional officers for sexual harassment, abuse and assault.
Charleston woman says Rite Aid employee disclosed information to third party
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston woman is suing Rite Aid Store #948 after she claims an unknown employee disclosed person prescription information to third parties.
Man sues KVC Behavioral Healthcare for failure to pay wages
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing KVC Behavioral Healthcare after he claims it failed to pay his final wages in a timely manner.
N.J. man sues Snowshoe for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A New Jersey man and his mother are suing Snowshoe Mountain Inc. and Intrawest Resorts for injuries sustained at the ski resort.
W.Va. third on Hellhole list
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- West Virginia again has found its way onto the annual list of judicial hellholes.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen welcomes new attorney
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen is pleased to welcome Jason Roma to the firm's Huntington litigation department.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman's Roanoke office expands
McKell ROANOKE, Va. —- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that James F. McKell Jr. joined the Roanoke office as an associate.
PERSONNEL FILE: Core named WVU's deputy general counsel -- Health Sciences Center
Core MORGANTOWN -- Jacquelyn J. Core, a partner in the Morgantown office of the regional firm Steptoe and Johnson for the past 12 years, has been named Deputy general counsel - Health Sciences Center, Vice President for Legal Affairs William H. Hutchens III has announced.
Charleston attorney helps Minn. man get $1.7M Levaquin verdict
Giatras CHARLESTON -- Charleston lawyer Troy Giatras was part of a legal team that obtained $1.7 million in damages from pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson for a Minnesota man in federal court in Minneapolis.
Manufacturers have First Amendment rights, too
Chief Deputy Attorney General Fran Hughes said the case was "about the health and safety of West Virginians."
State Bar board cracks down on ghostwriting
CHARLESTON – The State Bar's Lawyer Disciplinary Board recently ruled that attorneys no longer can offer behind-the-scenes legal help to people.
Warranties can be limited to buyer, Justices rule
Benjamin CHARLESTON – Merchants who sell warranties can limit them to original purchasers, according to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Seven Digitek plaintiffs want cases kept alive
Goodwin CHARLESTON – Seven plaintiffs whose lawyers missed a mandatory hearing in national litigation over heart medicine Digitek plead to keep their cases alive.
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
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