News from January 2010
FINANCIAL FOCUS: Think before you roll -- 2010 Roth IRA conversions
CHARLESTON - Year 2010 brings one of the biggest IRA planning opportunities in quite some time, opening the door for many individuals to participate in Roth IRA conversions. This has created a big buzz in the retirement planning arena.
PERSONNEL FILE: Hudkins named GABALTA liaison
Hudkins CLARKSBURG -– Steptoe & Johnson has announced that Marsha K. Hudkins, Of Counsel, has been installed as a regional liaison to the Greater Appalachian Basin Association of Lease and Title Analysts (GABALTA).
Huddleston Bolen announces 2010 Business4Breakfast seminar schedule
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen and The State Journal have announced the 2010 Business4Breakfast business seminar schedule to be held in Huntington.
Gazette antitrust suit settled
CHARLESTON – Charleston Gazette owners who bought the Daily Mail in order to shut it down will set it free with a shot at success under a Jan. 20 settlement of antitrust charges that the U.S. Department of Justice brought against the Gazette.
THEIR VIEW: A script even Hollywood couldn't write
CHARLESTON -- In the movies, when the jury hands down an unjust verdict, the scrappy underdog lawyer — isn't it always either Henry Fonda or Al Pacino? — exclaims with steely resolve: "We're gonna take it all the way to the Supreme Court!"
*** Big increase in W.Va. loan volume, SBA says
CLARKSBURG -– U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lending in West Virginia increased significantly in the first quarter of the federal government's 2010 fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.
*** W.Va. Responsible Government launches site with project info
CHARLESTON -– Gov. Joe Manchin has announced the launch of a new Web site for the West Virginia Responsible Government program, an initiative coordinated through the Pew Center on the States.
*** SBA begins virtual training initiative
CLARKSBURG -– A series of live Webinars and hands-on workshops will be offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration and resource partners over the next few months designed to provide small businesses with information on how to do business with the federal government.
Man wants burning phone case back in state court
CLARKSBURG –- A man who claims his phone caught on fire while in his pocket wants the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to remand his complaint back to Monongalia Circuit Court where he originally filed it.
Couple sues Charleston surgeon for medical malpractice
CHARLESTON -- A couple is suing a Charleston physician for medical malpractice after they claim the physician deviated from appropriate medical standards.
Man sues Golden Rule Insurance, others for breach of contract
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Golden Rule Insurance Company, an unknown man and an unknown corporation after he claims they refused to pay his medical expenses that were more than $70,000.
Woman sues Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority after fall
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County woman is suing the Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority after she slipped and fell in a parking lot.
New WVU law class to focus on abuse, neglect law
MORGANTOWN -- Abuse and neglect cases take up at least a third of a typical circuit judge's time, so the Supreme Court's Court Improvement Program Board this semester is underwriting the first-ever class solely on civil abuse and neglect law at the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown.
French company sues Mylan for patent infringement
MORGANTOWN -- A French company has filed suit against Mylan, alleging it infringed on a patent for a prescription drug to help improve wakefulness.
Google sues Charles Town medical device manufacturer for failure to pay
CHARLES TOWN -- Google is suing a Jefferson County company for failure to pay a statement on one of its accounts.
Widow sues Sulzer Metco, plant manager for husband's death
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing Sulzer Metco Inc. and its plant manager after her husband was decapitated while working for the company.
Steel of W.Va. sues company for failure to pay over $20,000
HUNTINGTON -- Steel of West Virginia is suing a North Carolina corporation for failure to make payment on five transactions between 2007 and 2009.
Man sues Stonewall nightclub, individual after attack
HUNTINGTON -- A man is suing a local nightclub and one of its employees after he was attacked and injured.
Elvis, O.J., and Bigfoot abducted by aliens!
"Who reads this junk?" -- people ask about tabloid newspapers -- while reading them.
Parkersburg woman faults defective treadmill for injuries
PARKERSBURG - A Wood County woman alleges her New Year's fitness resolution for 2009 was thwarted by an injury she sustained on the exercise equipment she bought to help her with that goal.