News from November 2010
Man sues Rio Grande for not paying proper wage, overtime wages
HUNTINGTON -- An employee is suing Rio Grande after he claims the restaurant has failed to pay the proper wages and overtime wages.
Hurricane couple sues Huntington Alloys, others for work injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Hurricane couple is suing Huntington Alloys Corporation after the husband was injured while employed by the company.
Golf course designer adds defamation to Greenbrier complaint
LEWISBURG – George Golf Design, a golf course design company that sued the Greenbrier Resort in September, has filed an amended complaint, charging the resort owner with defamation.
Drug reps claim they were wrongly fired
BLUEFIELD – Five pharmaceutical salespeople claim they lost out on the opportunity to earn more than $100,000 per year when they were terminated after refusing to honor their employer's alleged unethical requests.
Jefferson attorneys receive reduced sentences on drug, alcohol charges
Bottner CHARLESTON -– Records show two eastern panhandle attorneys, who also serve as mental hygiene commissioners, have entered pleas, and received reduced sentences on their respective drug and alcohol charges.
Son sues Petersen Clinic, physicians for mother's death
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Petersen Clinic after he claims it is responsible for his mother's death.
Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Officers hired
CHARLESTON -– Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis will swear in six new probation officers on Nov. 9. They will join the ranks of West Virginia's specialized sex offender intensive supervision officers, or SOISOs.
PERSONNEL FILE: Hood joins Nelson Mullins in Huntington
Hood HUNTINGTON -– Taylor Hood has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as an associate in its West Virginia office.
Cabell woman sues two individuals for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County woman is suing two men she claims are responsible for injuries she sustained when she was struck by a motorcycle.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen welcomes three new attorneys
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen is pleased to welcome three new associates to the firm.
Barboursville woman sues Litmar for slow payment of final wages
HUNTINGTON -- A Barboursville woman is suing her former employer after she claims they violated West Virginia Code by failing to pay her final wages within 72 hours of termination of her employment.
*** Victims to be honored on 40-year anniversary of MU plane crash
Jackson HUNTINGTON -– The 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall University plane crash will be honored at the annual memorial service conducted by MU's Student Government Association at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 on the Huntington campus.
*** SupCo calendar for 11/8 issue
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Mingo lawyer sentenced to prison
CHARLESTON -– A Mingo County attorney has been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining over $119,000 from an Alabama corporation.
Thompson says he'll be on gubernatorial ballot
Thompson CHARLESTON -- Whenever the election to become West Virginia's next governor takes place, House Speaker Rick Thompson's name will be on the ballot.
PERSONNEL FILE: 135 lawyers admitted to practice in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- On Oct. 26, 135 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Who will be West Virginia's next governor? And when?
Tomblin CHARLESTON -– Joe Manchin hasn't moved out of the governor's mansion yet, and Earl Ray Tomblin hasn't take over gubernatorial duties. But talk of who will be West Virginia's next governor already has begun.
PERSONNEL FILE: Frost Brown Todd moves offices to Laidley Tower
CHARLESTON -- The Charleston office of the law firm Frost Brown Todd has moved from Chase Tower to Laidley Tower.
Webster defeats Greear to retain Kanawha judge post
Webster CHARLESTON -– Carrie Webster will remain in her seat as a Kanawha County circuit judge after a narrow victory over Charleston attorney Dan Greear.
McHugh retains seat on Supreme Court
McHugh CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court will remain unchanged for two more years.