News from 2010
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Sept. 24
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
Sept. 23
CIVIL FILINGS: Ohio County
Sept. 17
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
Sept. 7
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Sept. 17
Circuit judge race heating up
Webster CHARLESTON -- The weather is turning colder, but the race for a Kanawha Circuit Court seat is heating up.
Nelson Mullins joins forces with Boston firm
BOSTON -- Lahive & Cockfield, a top-ranked Boston intellectual property law firm, is combining with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, a large East Coast law firm known nationally for its technology and science-related litigation.
THEIR VIEW: Manchin still dragged down by Obama
MORGANTOWN -- The latest TV ad by the National Republican Senatorial Committee is the most direct indicator of Gov. Joe Manchin's serious problem this election year.
*** Standalone inside art for 10/11 issue: Sustainability
Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp, standing, watches as EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin signs an agreement, formalizing the working partnership between the U.S. EPA and Marshall University to expand its environmental goals under EPA's Sustainability Partnership Program. (Photo by Rick Haye, Marshall University)
U.S. Chamber endorses Maynard for Congress
Maynard WILLIAMSON -– The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Spike Maynard for Congress.
Charleston attorney sues real estate corporation, others for fraud
Barber PARSONS -- A Charleston attorney is suing two individuals and a real estate corporation after he claims they engaged in fraud.
2010 U.S. Attorney's awards presented
CHARLESTON -– The 2010 Annual Law Enforcement and Victim Assistance Awards presentation and reception were presented Oct. 6 at the University of Charleston Rotunda.
Judicial officers to lecture for paralegal studies program
CHARLESTON – Several judicial officers from Putnam and Kanawha counties will be guest lecturers at upcoming paralegal studies classes in Charleston.
PERSONNEL FILE: Thompson honored by Realtor group
Thompson HUNTINGTON –- House Speaker Rick Thompson has been honored by the West Virginia Association of Realtors for his dedication to public service and the realtor community.
PERSONNEL FILE: Litigation firm joins Steptoe & Johnson's Columbus office
COLUMBUS, Ohio – H. Toney Stroud, Managing Member of the Columbus office of Steptoe & Johnson, has announced that attorneys from the law firm of Carpenter Lane, LLC have joined Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jarvis rejoins Jackson Kelly after attending taxation program
Jarvis CLARKSBURG -– Brian M. Jarvis recently re-joined Jackson Kelly as an associate where he will practice in the Business Law Department of the firm's Clarksburg office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Greenlief joins Spilman Thomas & Battle
Greenlief CHARLESTON -- The management team of the law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Jennifer S. Greenlief joined the Charleston office as an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group.
Ga. man says AEP to blame for father's death
CHARLESTON – A Georgia man blames Appalachian Power for causing his father's death, saying it failed to provide protective equipment that would have prevented his father from falling more than two stories.
Celexa case moved to federal court
CHARLESTON – A Jackson County woman has filed suit against the maker of an anti-depressant, alleging the drug caused her father to shoot her mother, then to kill himself.
Elkview man files acceleration suit against Toyota
CABELL COUNTY – An Elkview man has filed suit against Toyota, alleging the company manufactured a defective vehicle that killed the man's father when it unexpectedly accelerated, running the dad off the road.