News from January 2010
Dues continues to identify self as attorney despite disbarment
CHARLESTON - Seven months after his disbarment, Theodore R. "Ted" Dues Jr. continues to pass himself off as an attorney particularly with his membership on a statewide commission honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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McGraw takes Medicaid withhold to federal court
McGraw CHARLESTON -- State Attorney General Darrell McGraw is challenging an appeals board decision to withhold $2.7 million in Medicaid funds that stems from a $10 million settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma he engineered in 2004.
Justices say no to rehearing e-mails case
Maynard CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court has refused to rehear a case involving the privacy of a former justice's e-mails and postponed a decision on a controversial $50 million case.
Wood couple seeks $1 million for insurance mistakes
PARKERSBURG - A Wood County couple allege their insurance company wrongfully denied a claim for benefits based on truthful information they gave to a misleading question.
THEIR VIEW: Lawsuit abuse obstructs job creation
WASHINGTON -- Leave it to the plaintiffs' trial lawyers to add insult to injury. While American businesses and families spent 2009 coping with the effects of a severe recession, the plaintiffs' bar was hard at work bringing a whole new round of outrageous lawsuits on behalf of clients hoping to get rich quick by winning the litigation lottery.
Booth Goodwin nominated as U.S. Attorney
CHARLESTON -- Booth Goodwin has been nominated as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia by President Obama.
Writer sues Cabell officials over FOIA request
HUNTINGTON -- After not being able to obtain information, a Putnam County freelance legal researcher and writer is suing Cabell County EMS and the Cabell County Commission under the Freedom of Information Act.
State Supreme Court sets interest rates upon judgments or decrees
CHARLESTON -– The Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has set the interest rate at 7.00 percent for judgments and decrees entered during the 2010 calendar year.
Man sues Toyota over oil spill injury
WINFIELD -- A former employee is suing Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia after he slipped on a mat that was over an oil spill.
Man sues Town of Eleanor for mother's death
WINFIELD -- A man is suing the town of Eleanor for the death of his mother after she was reported missing from her home.
Croyle eager to serve as WVU's general counsel
Croyle MORGANTOWN -- Kimberly S. Croyle has been named West Virginia University's general counsel and vice president for legal affairs.
Steptoe & Johnson announces 2010 webinar series
CHARLESTON -– Steptoe & Johnson has announced the first topic of the firm's 2010 energy webinar series, which will feature a three-part presentation on legal issues surrounding the Marcellus Shale development.
Seminars focus on business growth
CHARLESTON -- TechGROWTH Ohio has announced a month-long series of seminars focusing on business growth in southeast Ohio, featuring keynote addresses by U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson (OH-6) at each.