News from July 2010
CIVIL FILINGS: Ohio County
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CIVIL FILINGS: Wayne County
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CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
June 16
Modern liability state means less freedom for us all
WASHINGTON -- One of Shakespeare's plays includes a line about killing all the lawyers. Given the damage they do to the American economy by their abuse of our out-of-control tort system one can hardly blame anyone who adopts, in the figurative sense only, the wisdom of the sentiment.
Putnam woman sues convenience store for injuries from trip and fall
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman is alleging a Hurricane convenience store is responsible for injuries she sustained following a visit there last year.
Couple sues respirator companies over man's lung disease
BECKLEY – A Lester man and his wife have filed suit against the manufacturers and distributors of a respirator that they say allowed particles to escape into the mask, causing the man to develop a lung disease.
Deitzler to lead Public Justice Foundation
Deitzler CHARLESTON -- West Virginia attorney Harry Deitzler has been elected president of the Public Justice Foundation, one of the country's best known national public interest law firms.
PERSONNEL FILE: Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso attorneys named 2010 Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON -- Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso is pleased to announce that eleven of the firm's lawyers are included in the 2010 class of West Virginia Super Lawyers, with two lawyers included as West Virginia "Rising Stars."
PERSONNEL FILE: Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe receives 'Best Law Firms' award
Brannon CHARLESTON -- Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe has received the U. S. News -– Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Metropolitan First Tier Ranking for its Workers' Compensation practice area which is under the leadership of Jeff Brannon.
PERSONNEL FILE: Four Nelson Mullins attorneys recognized by 'Who's Who Legal'
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Law Business Research has recognized four Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys for their exceptional performances in product liability law in its publication, The International Who's Who of Liability Defence Lawyers 2010.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly opens new office in Indiana
Kropp CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly has announced the opening of a new office in Indiana.
McGraw settles with five payday loan websites
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has reached a settlement with FFD Companies, operators of at least five Internet payday loan websites, for more than $300,000.
Sissonville woman sues Slack Group after live electrical wire injury
CHARLESTON -- A Sissonville woman is suing Slack Group after she was injured by a live electrical wire.
First Sentry Bank sues Tower Logistics for $1.5 million loan
HUNTINGTON -- First Sentry Bank is suing Tower Logistics for failure to repay a $1.5 million loan.
Former Braxton magistrate sues jail authority for not following rules
CHARLESTON -- A former Braxton County magistrate whose son is an inmate at Central Regional Jail is suing the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority after its wrongly presented documents to her son that he was not to receive.
Charleston woman sues CitiFinancial, CitiMortgage for predatory lending
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston woman is suing CitiFinancial and CitiMortgage for engaging in mortgage loan servicing abuse.
Manchin running for U.S. Senate
Manchin CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin announced Tuesday he will run for the U.S. Senate to fill the late Sen. Robert Byrd's unexpired term.
PERSONNEL FILE: Beatty joins Dinsmore & Shohl's Morgantown office
Beatty MORGANTOWN -– Erin Beatty has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate in the Labor and Employment Department and a member of the Mine Safety and Health Practice Group. She will practice in the firm's Morgantown office.
Cabell couple sues insurer, others for water damage to home
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County couple who came home from an out-of-town trip to find a ruptured water pipe and water damage are suing Erie Insurance, Chandler's Plywood Products and Wells Fargo.
Former inmate sues jail authority, officer for sexual misconduct, invasion of privacy
CHARLESTON -- A former Southern Regional Jail inmate is suing the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority and a correctional officer for sexual misconduct and invasion of privacy.