News from December 2010
Former drug rep sues for unlawful discharge
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries for wrongly terminating his employment.
Nitro woman sues school board, bus driver for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Nitro woman is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after she was injured on a bus.
Davis man says EA used his likeness in video game
CHARLESTON -- A Davis man is suing Electronic Arts after he claims the company used his likeness in a video game.
New Third Judicial Circuit judge excited to take office
Sweeney ST. MARYS -- Timothy L. Sweeney, the newly appointed judge in the Third Judicial Circuit, will be sworn into office at 2 p.m. on Dec. 30 in the courtroom of the Pleasants County Courthouse in St. Marys.
PERSONNEL FILE: National Trial Lawyer Society honors Huddleston Bolen attorney
Mahaney HUNTINGTON -- John H. Mahaney, a trial lawyer and partner at Huddleston Bolen, has been named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a highly-selective honorary society established to reflect and recognize the face of the American bar in the 21st century.
Attorney welcomes ban on drop-side cribs
Bell CHARLESTON – The attorney represented the family of a Fayette County infant who died in a drop-side crib commended a new federal ban on the cribs.
Supreme Court tightens control on consumer protection act
McHugh CHARLESTON -- West Virginia consumers looking to sue for misrepresentation under the state's Consumer Credit and Protection Act now must show proof of reliance, according to an opinion released Friday by the state Supreme Court of Appeals.
Such a lot of bother over $49
There is nothing common about common sense, and for some folks plain English seems incomprehensible.
Sides weigh in on ATRA criticism of McGraw
McGraw CHARLESTON -– A recent report criticized West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's practice of deputizing campaign contributors as special assistant AGs.
Goodwin ruling on vaccinations wrong, lawyer argues
Goodwin RICHMOND, Va. –- U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin committed an error when he denied a mother's right to send a child to school without vaccinations, a lawyer has told the Fourth Circuit appeals judges.
Putnam developer must comply with new stormwater ordinance, Justices rule
CHARLESTON – Developers who built 40 homes in Hurricane under an old stormwater ordinance must comply with a new ordinance before building 31 more homes, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Nov. 24
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Dec. 10
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Dec. 13
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Nov. 22
CIVIL FILINGS: Ohio County
Nov. 23
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Nov. 19