News from August 2011
Judge Frederick Stamp, MIA
Wisconsin legislators who ignored their sworn duty and fled the state rather than cast losing votes against Gov. Scott Walker's plan to moderate the power of public employee unions nevertheless managed to survive recent recall elections.
Mazzone makes preemptive move on slurry hearing
Mazzone CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge James Mazzone won't let a hearing on a breach of confidentiality in mass settlement of litigation over water pollution from coal mines turn into a circus.
Secrecy envelopes Bresch case
Bresch WHEELING – West Virginia University's board of governors convinced U.S. District Judge Frederick Stamp to start wrapping secrecy around a degree the school awarded to Heather Bresch, daughter of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin.
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
Aug. 16
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Aug. 3
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
July 20
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
July 27
Fla. couple sues state DHHR for law violations
CHARLESTON -- A Florida couple that previously lived in Lincoln County is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources for violating its own laws and procedures and wrongly removing a child from their care.
THEIR VIEW: Cool down the rhetoric
MORGANTOWN -- I miss Ronald Reagan. The great conservative voice of modern times managed to be principled without being churlish. His ideas were rooted in reason, not resentment.
PERSONNEL FILE: Gray joins Dinsmore's Charleston office
Gray CHARLESTON -– Kelby Thomas Gray has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate in the Labor & Employment Department and member of the Mine Safety & Health Practice Group. He will practice in the firm's Charleston office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Soukup joins Jackson Kelly
Soukup MORGANTOWN -– Jeffrey R. Soukup recently joined Jackson Kelly as an associate in the Administrative Practice Group in the Morgantown office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huntington paralegal re-elected to national office
Francisco HUNTINGTON -- Jill I. Francisco, ACP, a paralegal at Huddleston Bolen in Huntington, has been re-elected Treasurer of The National Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals (NALA) during the association's 36th Annual Meeting held July 29 in Dallas, Texas.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman adds lawyer in Winston-Salem office
King WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Katie King has joined its Winston-Salem, N.C., office as a senior attorney in the litigation department.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen's Roma named Rising Star by Super Lawyers
Roma HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced that Jason Roma, an attorney in the firm's Huntington office, was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine.
Couple sues Hood Realty for carbon monoxide poisoning
HUNTINGTON -- A couple is suing Hood Realty Co. after they were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide from a defective water heater leaking carbon monoxide.
Woman files suit over negligent floor repairs
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington woman is suing Alternative Building Concepts for failing to repair the floors in the basement.
Wyoming Co. man blames DNR for hiking injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Wyoming County man is suing the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources after he was injured on a hiking trail.
Woman says Gymboree fired her for filing for bankruptcy
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County woman is suing Gymboree after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated because she filed for bankruptcy.
Man sues Charleston for property damages
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing the City of Charleston after his residence sustained property damage from a blocked storm drain.