News from August 2011
Nursing home case could affect W.Va. medmal reforms
Glasser CHARLESTON -- Observers of West Virginia's legal system say a case of alleged neglect by nursing home workers could mean another hurdle for the state's medical malpractice reforms.
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
Aug. 18
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Aug. 11
CIVIL FILINGS: Marshall County
July 26
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
July 13
Business Court Committee works on draft rules
CHARLESTON – The Supreme Court's Business Court Committee met Aug. 18 to work on the second draft of rules for the operation of business courts in the state.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman adds energy lawyer
Anderson CHARLESTON -— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that R. Christopher Anderson has joined the firm's Charleston office as Counsel.
PERSONNEL FILE: Asghar receives ABA Labor & Employment Law Fellowship
Asghar CHARLESTON - =— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Alyesha P. Asghar, an attorney in the firm's Charleston office, has received an American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Fellowship.
PERSONNEL FILE: Woody to teach at Washington & Lee law school
Woody CHARLESTON — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Charles L. Woody will be serving as Adjunct Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law. He will teach employment law beginning in the spring 2012 semester.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman lawyers take part in Marcellus Shale summit
CANONSBURG, Pa. — More than 150 leaders from the Marcellus Shale gas industry, including energy companies, midstream operators, policymakers and legal professionals, gathered this week at the Marcellus NGL & Shale Gas Infrastructure Development Summit at the Hilton Garden Inn in Canonsburg.
Access to Justice Commission to hold public forum hearing Monday in Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG – The West Virginia Access to Justice Commission will hold the second of six public forums to discuss access to justice barriers in West Virginia next week in Martinsburg.
PERSONNEL FILE: Martin & Seiber lawyer to speak at forum on consumer finance class actions and litigation
MARTINSBURG -- Walter M. Jones III, Managing Shareholder of the West Virginia law firm of Martin & Seibert has recently been selected to speak at the 12th National Forum on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla.
PERSONNEL FILE: Martin & Seibert attorney to speak at annual ACI 'Bad Faith' forum
MARTINSBURG -- Kay Fuller, Director of Litigation at the Martinsburg office of Martin & Seibert, has been recently nominated to speak at the 22nd National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith Litigation, in Orlando, FL.
First regional truancy meeting to be in Charleston
Davis CHARLESTON -– The first regional meeting of the Supreme Court's project to initiate and expand truancy courts will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in Charleston.
THEIR VIEW: Maloney needs to be careful of what he asks for
HUNTINGTON -- Our Bill of Rights is the foundation of the liberties we enjoy as American citizens. Americans celebrate their 1st Amendment rights of freedom of speech and freedom of religion and their 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, but what about their 7th Amendment rights?
Ranger man files suit against Chase over mortgage
HAMLIN - A Ranger man says his need of a loan modification resulted in abusive home mortgage servicing by Chase Home Finance.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Magistrate Court is one-sided
Dear Editor: