News from 2010
PERSONNEL FILE: Three new associates join Bowles Rice
Hudson CHARLESTON -- Thomas A. Heywood, managing partner of Bowles Rice, has announced that three attorneys have joined the law firm as associates.
Man says automatic door at CAMC caused injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Charleston man is suing Charleston Area Medical Center after he claims he was injured by an automatic door at the hospital.
McGraw reaches $7.9M settlement with N.J. lawyer, debt agencies
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Tuesday announced a settlement with a New Jersey lawyer and several out-of-state debt collection agencies that the lawyer represents.
Court to release new video for Adoption Month
CHARLESTON -- A new video that guides parents through the child abuse and neglect court process will be shown at a press conference at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, in the Supreme Court Chamber.
Three Marmet couples sue contractors for home problems
CHARLESTON -- Three Marmet couples are suing Mike Enyart & Sons and Ghosh Engineers in three separate cases after they claim they were negligent.
Elkview woman sues Smith's Foodfair for injuries
CHARLESTON -- An Elkview woman is suing Smith's Foodfair after she claims she and her unborn child were injured on its premises.
Woman sues Freedom Service Center for breach of contract
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing Freedom Service Center after she claims it breached its contract with her.
Woman sues St. Mary's for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing St. Mary's Medical Center after she claims she was injured from a fall.
Ohio man sues Volkswagen for defective vehicle
HUNTINGTON -- An Ohio man is suing Volkswagen after he claims a vehicle he leased was defective.
Calif. company says W.Va. group used its photos for sales
PARKERSBURG – A California-based company that describes itself as "the leading provider of damper, louvers, silencers, and architectural sun control products" says a newly formed business used its photographs to sell similar products.
Advance Auto Parts wants discrimination suit dismissed
CHARLESTON -– Advance Auto Parts wants to see a complaint one of its former employees filed against it dismissed, saying it did not fire her because of her gender as she alleges in her lawsuit.
Debt calls results in federal lawsuit
CHARLESTON -– Repeated phone calls from a debt collection agency to a woman's work place prompted her to file suit against the companies responsible for the debt collection attempts.
N.C. judge tells W.Va. committee about business courts
CHARLESTON -- A North Carolina judge says West Virginia already has the makings of a good business court system.
More about North Carolina's business court
CHARLESTON -- North Carolina's business court has mandatory jurisdiction over certain types of cases: those involving a material issue related to the law of corporations, securities, antitrust law, state trademark, unfair competition, intellectual property as well as certain cases involving technology.
The people need an elected governor
Say you lose a key employee. Sure, the rest of the staff can pick up the slack for a while, but that position needs to be filled as fast as possible because other employees can't be expected to do an adequate job covering the open position and doing their work as well.
Goodwin slices lawyer fees to $6.8M
CHARLESTON – One among 9,000 plaintiffs in a class action objected to a 25 percent fee for lawyers, and U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin agreed with that lone voice.
Miner can't be fired for positive cocaine test, judge rules
CLARKSBURG –- Consolidation Coal can't fire a miner who tested positive for cocaine in the mine, a federal judge has ruled.
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Oct. 29
CIVIL FILINGS: Ohio County
Oct. 5
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Nov. 1