News from 2010
DuPont offers $70M settlement in smelter case
CHARLESTON –- DuPont is offering to pay $70 million to settle a toxic exposure case in Harrison County involving a DuPont smelter.
THEIR VIEW: Manchin's aim is true, but more ammo needed
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia got some good news recently from the state's newest U.S. Senator. Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters that he had assurances from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that cap-and-trade would not be taken up by the next Congress.
Davis recuses self from election case
Davis CHARLESTON – Chief Justice Robin Davis has recused herself from hearing the case regarding a special gubernatorial election.
Widow blames heparin for husband's death
BECKLEY – The wife of a recently deceased man blames the makers of an anticoagulant for causing her husband's death.
McGraw seeks $3.9 million from payday lender
McGraw CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed another lawsuit against a payday loan lender.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bentz named Young Gun by W.Va. Executive
Bentz CHARLESTON -– Jill Bentz, a partner in Dinsmore & Shohl's Charleston office, has been recognized as a member of the Young Guns Class of 2011 by West Virginia Executive magazine.
PERSONNEL FILE: Best Lawyers recognizes 2 Huddleston Bolen attorneys
Murray HUNTINGTON -- The nationally regarded publication Best Lawyers has announced that Huddleston Bolen partners Tom Murray and Chris Plybon have been named Best Lawyers' 2011 Lawyers of the Year.
Son sues hospital, doctor for mother's death
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Select Specialty Hospital-Charleston and a physician after he claims they are responsible for his mother's death.
Boone man sues CAMC for injuries
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Husband sues hospital, physician for wife's death
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing Select Specialty Hospital-Charleston and a physician after he claims they are responsible for his wife's death.
W.Va. Law Review addresses Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
MORGANTOWN -- The latest issue of the West Virginia Law Review, designated "Health Care in America," is one of the first law reviews in the country to substantively address the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed earlier this year.
WVU law students lend skills to Grad Nation initiative
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University College of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Society members are working with community volunteers to assist with the Monongaila County Schools' Grad Nation initiative, facilitating a series of community forums to address issues associated with local high school drop-out rates.
Woman sues CSX for father's lung cancer, wrongful death
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing CSX Transportation after she claims they were responsible for her father's lung cancer and death.
Fayette man sues former employer for work injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Fayette County man is suing High Country Construction after he claims he sustained injuries while on the job.
Putnam woman sues Huntington Bank for termination, discrimination
CHARLESTON -- A Putnam County woman is suing Huntington Bancshares and and employee after she claims she was wrongfully terminated from her employment and discriminated against.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly expands Washington, D.C., office
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Michael J. Schrier recently joined the Jackson Kelly Washington, D.C. office.
Cabell woman sues man she says stole from her
HUNTINGTON -- A Cabell County woman is suing a man she claims took advantage of her and wrongfully converted $50,000 of her money for his own use.
Starlight sued by two unnamed individuals
HUNTINGTON -- Two unnamed individuals are suing Starlight Behavioral Health Services after they claim they were injured.
Former inmate sues for sexual misconduct
CHARLESTON -- A former inmate at the Beckley Work Release Center is suing the West Virginia Division of Corrections for negligence after she claims she was sexually harassed and sexually abused by a correctional officer.
PERSONNEL FILE: Kerr joins Spilman Thomas & Battle's Charleston office
Kerr CHARLESTON -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Lisa M. Kerr joined the Charleston office as Counsel. Her primary area of practice is litigation with a focus on insurance and bad faith.