News from 2010
Hearing set in Massey coal dust suit
CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County judge will hold a hearing later this month on a lawsuit that alleges hundreds of children were exposed to toxic coal dust from a Massey Energy processing plant and silo next to Marsh Fork Elementary School.
Contractor seeks sale of Hurricane Walgreens property
WINFIELD – A Kentucky contractor is demanding it be paid immediately for work it allegedly completed last year on a Walgreens drug store in Hurricane.
Putnam tech company sues former employee
WINFIELD – A Putnam County-based technology company is suing one of its former employees for allegedly violating the terms of a non-competition agreement.
Putnam contractor still owes $20K, suit alleges
WINFIELD – A Pennsylvania traffic management company is suing a Putnam County contractor for allegedly failing to pay for services provided on a project in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
PERSONNEL FILE: 14 Kay Casto attorneys recognized by 'Best Lawyers'
Booker CHARLESTON - Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is proud to announce that 14 of its attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
Man sues Manor Care for wrongful death of mother
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Manor Care and HCR Manor Care Services for the wrongful death of his mother.
Man sues Long Run for Wage Payment & Collection Act violations
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Long Run Transportation after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act.
PERSONNEL FILE: 'Best Lawyers' guide lists 71 Nelson Mullins attorneys
HUNTINGTON - Seventy-one Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough attorneys in 11 cities and more than 35 key practice areas have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Woman sues for Fair Labor Standards Act violations
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County woman is suing TM Associates Management after she claims it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Thomas & Battle attorneys named Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON - Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, one of the largest law firms in the region, recently announced attorney rankings in 2011 Super Lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nelson Mullins' Balliro offers white collar crime experience to blog
Balliro BOSTON - Since the November 2009 creation of the federal Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, more than 1,215 criminal defendants have faced mortgage fraud charges, and more are expected. As a result, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Juliane Balliro has launched an informative blog on mortgage fraud and other white collar crime subjects entitled "Loan Broker Criminal Defense" (www.loanbrokercriminaldefense.com).
Former inmate sues officers, jail authority for sexual misconduct
CHARLESTON -- A former inmate is suing four correctional officers, the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority and an unknown person after she claims they sexually harassed and abused her during her incarceration.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nearly 70% of Huddleston Bolen partners in 'Best Lawyers in America'
HUNTINGTON - Nearly 70% of the partners in Huddleston Bolen LLP were honored in the publication, The Best Lawyers in America 2011. All of the firm's offices in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia and Ashland and Louisville, Kentucky were recognized in the publication.
Inside filler: Business4Breakfast seminar on generating leads set Aug. 27
CHARLESTON - Huddleston Bolen will host the next Business4Breakfast seminar Aug. 27 in the firm's Charleston office on the 13th floor of the Chase Tower at 707 Virginia St., East.
Inside filler: National Right to Life PAC endorses Maynard
WILLIAMSON - This week, the political arm of the nation's largest pro-life organization, the National Right to Life Political Action Committee (NRL PAC), endorsed Republican challenger, Elliott "Spike" Maynard, in his bid for West Virginia's Third Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Man sues Sbarro for wage payment act violations
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Sbarro after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act.
Former employee sues Cozumel for Wage Payment & Collection Act violations
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Cozumel Mexican Restaurant Dos after he claims it violated the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act.
Couple names 137 defendants in asbestos suit
CHARLESTON -- A man and his wife are suing 137 companies after they claim the companies are responsible for his asbestosis and mesothelioma.
CSX points at 1,400 dismissals in fraud case against law firm
Robert Peirce RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - CSX Transportation is drawing attention to the recent dismissal of 1,400 asbestos cases in West Virginia as it tries to jumpstart its fraud case against a Pittsburgh law firm.
Topix.com makes policy change
McGraw HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced on Monday that, along with 31 other state attorneys general, he has reached an agreement with an Internet message board host to stop alleged pay-to-police policies.