News from January 2010
Get the money from McGraw!
As an example of brazen hypocrisy, Abraham Lincoln cited the man who murdered both his parents and then asked for clemency because he was an orphan.
Oprah reincarnation case dismissed
CHARLESTON -- It looks as if Oprah Winfrey, President George W. Bush and Laura Bush won't be making an appearance in a Kanawha County courtroom after all.
State still owes interest on 19-year-old case
Sebelius CHARLESTON – Nineteen years after auditors caught West Virginia pension managers swindling $12 million from federal agencies and 11 years after judgment, state taxpayers still owe the original amount plus a far heavier load of interest.
Some Digitek plaintiffs seek economic damages class action
CHARLESTON – In national litigation over heart medicine Digitek before U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, plaintiffs claiming economic damages seek separate treatment from those claiming personal injuries.
Putnam BoE pays $525K to settle two '08 suits
WINFIELD - The Putnam County Board of Education has settled two lawsuits for nearly $600,000.
Pregnancy changes Croyle's WVU plans
Croyle MORGANTOWN -- Kimberly Croyle decided not to accept the chief legal affairs position at West Virginia University after she discovered she was pregnant.
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PERSONNEL FILE: Rob Sellards joins Nelson Mullins in Huntington
Sellards HUNTINGTON -– An experienced litigator has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in its newly opened Huntington office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Iskra again elected to management post
CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce the re-election of the following new management committee member:
PERSONNEL FILE: Taylor joins Huddleston Bolen
Taylor HUNTINGTON -- Lindsay Taylor has joined the law firm of Huddleston Bolen LLP as a practicing attorney in the firm's Huntington office.
Logan woman sues treatment center for daugther's death
CHARLESTON -- A Logan County woman is suing Charleston Treatment Center for the death of her daughter.
Complaints paint different pictures of I-64 wreck
HUNTINGTON –- At least two complaints and an amended lawsuit have been filed against a trucking company and one of its drivers after an accident on Interstate 64, but the complaints all tell different stories.