News from 2010
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Oct. 20
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
Oct. 27
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Oct. 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Marshall County
Sept. 8
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Oct. 22
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
Oct. 8
Beckley hospital plans to sue over Medicaid reimbursements
BECKLEY – Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc. has issued a 30-day notice of its intent to sue the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and its Bureau for Medical Services for inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates that threaten the continued operation of the not-for-profit Beckley ARH Hospital.
Caperton refiles Massey suit in Virginia
Caperton CHARLESTON -- Former coal mine operator Hugh Caperton on Tuesday refiled a lawsuit against Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy Co.
Lawyers argue ex-CSX workers shouldn't have sued in W.Va.
Cook WHEELING -– Former CSX railroad workers from North Carolina shouldn't have sued their former personal injury lawyers in West Virginia if they didn't feel like traveling to West Virginia, the former lawyers argue.
Huddleston Bolen host special Business4Breakfast seminar Nov.16
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen, the State Journal, and SCORE will hold a special Business4Breakfast event on Nov. 16.
PERSONNEL FILE: Kontner joins Steptoe & Johnson as HR consultant
Kontner BRIDGEPORT – Steptoe & Johnson has announced that Ann Kontner has joined the firm as a human resources consultant.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen lawyer contributes to book
Nelson CHARLESTON -- Kevin Nelson, a partner at Huddleston Bolen, recently authored a chapter in the book, "Inside the Minds: The Impact of Recent Regulatory Developments in Employment Law."
West Virginia Law Review dedicates special "Health Care in America" issue to Rockefeller
Rockefeller MORGANTOWN -- In recognition of his long history of working to improve health care in this country, the West Virginia Law Review will dedicate its next issue to Sen. Jay Rockefeller.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nine Steptoe & Johnson attorneys named 'Lawyers of the Year'
Brewer BRIDGEPORT -- Best Lawyers has named nine Steptoe & Johnson attorneys as the 2011 "Lawyers of the Year" for their respective practice areas and the metro regions in which they serve.
*** Five named to state Business Hall of Fame
MORGANTOWN -- Five business and industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia will be inducted into the 2010 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame on Nov. 18 in a ceremony at the Morgantown Event Center, Waterfront Place Hotel.
*** WVU forecast: West Virginia job losses end, recovery under way
MORGANTOWN -- The economic recovery is under way in West Virginia, according to the latest forecast from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman named 2011 Go-To Law Firm
CHARLESTON -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced it was honored as a 2011 Go-To Law Firm for the Top 500 Companies by ALM, a publisher of multiple regional and national magazines tailored to the legal community.
*** Standalone p1 art for 11/15 issue: New U.S. Magistrate
U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Eifert is sworn in by U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers during a ceremony at the Federal Courthouse on Nov. 5 in Huntington. (Photos by Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch)
145 companies named in six asbestos suits
CHARLESTON -- Six suits involving asbestos were filed in Kanawha County naming 145 companies as defendants.
Huntington National Bank sues West Run Student Housing Associates
MORGANTOWN -- Huntington National Bank is suing West Run Student Housing Associates after it claims the company did not pay on its loan of nearly $40 million.