News from September 2010
PERSONNEL FILE: Four new associates join Jackson Kelly
Clark CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to welcome four new associates to the firm - Kellie Clark, Aaron Heishman, Amy Jo Holley and Felicia Phipps.
Rahall, Maynard campaigns spar over windmill ad
Rahall HUNTINGTON –- Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall's election campaign want television stations to stop airing an ad from Republican challenger Spike Maynard's campaign.
Prominent legal scholar to headline Fairness WV Conference at WVU
Robson MORGANTOWN -- Ruthann Robson, John T. Copenhaver visiting Chair at the West Virginia University College of Law, will be the featured speaker at the Fairness WV Conference 2010.
THEIR VIEW: W.Va. appeals process too restrictive
HARPERS FERRY -- Our state currently has one of the most restrictive appeals processes in the nation. It is one of only 10 states in the nation without an intermediate court of appeals.
Wheeling couple sues Northern Panhandle Pipe & Supply for injuries
WHEELING -- A Wheeling man and his wife are suing Northern Panhandle Pipe & Supply after he was injured with a steel pipe while at work.
Milton couple sues AEP, others for wrongful termination
WINFIELD -- A Milton couple is suing American Electric Power Company and Sun Technical Services after they claim their employment was wrongfully terminated.
Pa. couple sues Morgantown doctors, hospital for medical negligence.
MORGANTOWN -- A Greene County, Pa., couple is suing Morgantown Surgical Associates and Monongalia County General Hospital for medical negligence after a breast biopsy.
Bridgeport couple sues physician, office for negligence
MORGANTOWN -- A Bridgeport couple is suing Mountainstate Orthopedic Associates and a physician after they claim it is responsible for improperly performing knee replacement surgery.
Woman sues Lavalette PSD for negligence
WAYNE -- A Wayne woman is suing Lavalette Public Service District after she claims she was injured because of the company's negligence.
Tucker jury awards $1.5 million to burn victim's family
Bordas PARSONS -- A Tucker County jury awarded the family of a badly burned youth more than $1.5 million.
Pratt named in discrimination suit
CHARLESTON -– An eastern Kanawha County municipality is accused of improperly firing one of its employees earlier this year.
Petitions are public records, Justices rule
Ketchum CHARLESTON -- Publisher Thomas Harding of the Observer in Shepherdstown won a crusade for free press and free information, right on time for everyone but himself.
Judge dismisses school boards' lawsuit over retiree benefits
CHARLESTON -- Fifty West Virginia county boards of education that sued the state over a lingering debt tied to retired employees' healthcare benefits have had their lawsuit thrown out.
Lawsuit links student's death to '08 Bayer explosion
Gray CHARLESTON -– A multi-million dollar lawsuit alleges a third death can be attributed to a 2008 explosion at a Charleston-area chemical plant.
Justices won't budge on statute of limitations
Davis CHARLESTON –- Statutes of limitations sometimes stretch, but the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals didn't yield a day in a wrongful death suit from Fayette County.
PERSONNEL FILE: Dinsmore & Shohl recognizes outstanding associate
Stonestreet CHARLESTON -- Dinsmore & Shohl has awarded Robert Stonestreet with its 2010 Alice Neeley Memorial Award.
Spike makes Palin's 'Take Back the 20' list
Maynard WILLIAMSON -- Sarah Palin recently launched a new website www.takebackthe20.com that targets 20 Democrats over their support of Obamacare: 34-year incumbent Nick Rahall was one of the 20 Democrats on the list.
Judge says West Virginian shouldn't represent Michigan
Brian Glasser GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The state of Michigan's interests won't be served by a West Virginia whistleblower and a West Virginia law firm in a lawsuit against prescription drug retailers, a Michigan judge has ruled.
McGraw settles with vitamin companies
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Tuesday announced a settlement of antitrust charges against 11 vitamin companies, with nearly $200,000 in windfalls going to non-profit health centers and dental clinics in the state.
State GOP won't challenge ballot anymore
Stuart CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Republican Party on Tuesday announced it will not further challenge the layout of the state's Nov. 2 ballots.