News from 2010
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly attorneys, practices honored by Best Lawyers
CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that 61 of the firm's lawyers were recently named in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Lawsuits sprouts from fallen tree
MADISON -- A personal injury suit has grown from a tree that fell in the path of Alvin Ball's automobile.
Man wants real estate company to return personal property
HAMLIN -- A Chapmanville man complains a real estate company, its president and vice president should be compelled to return his personal property estimated to be worth $123,496 remaining on land he sold to them last January.
THEIR VIEW: Candidates should rely on facts, not push buttons
Romano CLARKSBURG -- Reading Judge John Yoder's recent guest column in The West Virginia Record reminded me why our country is so divided.
First Judicial Circuit wins award
CHARLESTON -- First Judicial Circuit Judge Martin J. Gaughan and Brooke County Chief Probation Officer Jim Lee were recently recognized for the success of the Northern Panhandle Treatments Courts program they helped to create.
State Senate to stream live audio of floor sessions, committee meetings
CHARLESTON -- As part of the Legislature's continuing efforts to provide citizens with greater access to its proceedings, West Virginia Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin has announced that the Senate will begin streaming live audio of floor sessions and committee meetings this Fall.
Wheeling woman sues Umstott for failure to pay wages
WHEELING -- A Wheeling woman is suing Umstott after she claims it failed to pay her and other former employees their wages and benefits in full after their employment ended.
Former employee sues Verizon for wrongful termination
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Verizon after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated because of her disability.
Mother sues Kanawha school board for son's injuries
CHARLESTON -- A mother is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after her son suffered injuries at McKinley Junior High School.
Massey settles with four Upper Big Branch families
CHARLESTON -- Massey Energy has reached settlements of potential wrongful death suits with the families of at least four of the coal miners that were killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster in April.
Huntington National sues Hurricane woman for breach of contract, unjust enrichment
WINFIELD -- The Huntington National Bank is suing a Hurricane woman for breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
Mother, son sue Verizon, Go-Mart for injuries from pay phone
CHARLESTON -- A mother and her son are suing Verizon and Go-Mart after he was shocked and injured while talking on a pay phone.
PERSONNEL FILE: Tom Peyton honored by ATLA
Peyton NITRO -- Thomas H. Peyton, a member of The Peyton Law Firm, has been named one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in West Virginia" by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
PERSONNEL FILE: White named Steptoe & Johnson's government affairs coordinator
White BRIDGEPORT –- Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce the appointment of L. Gil White as Government Affairs Coordinator.
PERSONNEL FILE: Woody elected Fellow of ABA
Woody CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle is pleased to announce Charles L. Woody, a member in its Charleston office, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Attorney: Tax break would create more litigation, partnership with feds
Williams HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington defense attorney says a possible trial lawyer tax break that has attracted the attention of 25 U.S. senators would make the federal government partners with plaintiffs attorneys.
PERSONNEL FILE: W.Va. attorney joins Pittsburgh firm
Hughes PITTSBURGH -- Maria W. Hughes has joined the Pittsburgh office of Jackson Lewis, one of the largest and fastest growing workplace law firms in the United States, as an associate.
PERSONNEL FILE: Best Lawyers recognizes 14 Dinsmore & Shohl W.Va. attorneys
CHARLESTON -- Fourteen lawyers from Dinsmore & Shohl's Charleston and Morgantown offices were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Berkeley magistrate wins $79 million Powerball jackpot
Berkeley County Magistrate W. Randy Smith, center, of Martinsburg is presented a Powerball lottery check for $79 million by Gov. Joe Manchin, right, and state Lottery Director John Musgrave. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office) CHARLESTON -- On Aug. 23, a Berkeley County magistrate became the eighth person from West Virginia to win the Powerball jackpot.
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