News from 2010
W.Va. legal community mourns Byrd
Byrd CHARLESTON -- Members of the West Virginia legal community are mourning the death of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd.
The pill took my gas money
"I think the defendant should reimburse me for the pepperoni pizza I ordered and the pay-per-view movie I watched last night."
Evans seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit
Evans CHARLESTON - Because the allegations lack specifics, a Charleston attorney wants a pending fraud lawsuit against her and her law office dismissed.
Board attorney's admission in e-mail grounds for disqualification, Evans says
CHARLESTON - Along with the pending fraud case, Cynthia Evans wants the attorney handling it gone.
2003 case faces another delay with attorney's fraud conviction
CHARLESTON - A case that was delayed by one attorney's misconduct is likely to see another due to the unrelated misconduct by the opposing counsel.
Mason woman's says birth control pill lead to gall bladder malfunction, suicide attempts
POINT PLEASANT -- A Mason County woman is suing the maker of a birth control pill alleging the effects of taking it took a toll on her physical and mental health.
BrickStreet must pay for man's loss of fingers, judge rules
CHARLES TOWN –- Workers' compensation insurer Brickstreet Mutual must pay a man for loss of his fingers, not because his employers carried the right coverage but because Brickstreet let them think they did, Jefferson Circuit Judge David Sanders ruled.
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
June 11
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June 15
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
June 17
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
June 2
CIVIL FILINGS: Ohio County
June 2
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
May 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
April 16
Attorneys can't switch sides, Justices rule
Davis CHARLESTON – Pittsburgh attorneys who represented coal companies of Jim Justice can't switch sides and represent a client suing his companies, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
Massey sues MSHA over scrubber rules
Blankenship WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Massey Energy, the owner of the Montcoal mine where 29 workers died in an April 5 explosion, filed a federal lawsuit against the Mine Safety and Health Administration and three of its officials Tuesday, alleging the agency will not allow Massey to implement ventilation plans that would improve the safety of its mines.
Recht rules for CSX in brain damage cases
Recht WHEELING -- Circuit Judge Arthur Recht granted summary judgment to CSX Transportation in seven suits blaming the railroad for brain damage in workers, after declaring medical evidence behind the suits unreliable.