News from February 2011
McGraw says 2012 funds can't be used in 2011 special election
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office says gubernatorial candidates who raised campaign money for committees for the 2012 election can't use those funds for this year's special election.
Judge issues temporary restraining order for Bayer, MIC
Goodwin CHARLESTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday temporarily prohibiting Bayer CropScience from making the chemical methyl isocyanate, or MIC, at a West Virginia industrial park.
Darrell McGraw's public service announcements serve him more than us
There's a reason why our attorney general is anxious to impart his wisdom on West Virginians.
Bird manure led to illness, Mason Co. man says
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County man's workplace injury lawsuit gives new meaning to the expression "for the birds."
KVCTC plans to expand, develop paralegal studies program
Sarah Landers is one of the students in Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College's paralegal studies program. (Photo by Kyla Asbury) INSTITUTE – The Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College's Paralegal Studies program director has big plans to expand and develop the program.
Justices to hear Berkeley case on new home tax
Maynard CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Spike Maynard and former state legislator Larry Faircloth abolished a tax on new homes in Berkeley County, but state and local regulators want the Supreme Court of Appeals to reinstate the tax.
THEIR VIEW: 'Independent' Gulf spill claims fund a BP subsidiary
WASHINGTON -- A recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier proves what victims of the unprecedented Deepwater Horizon spill have claimed for months: the so-called "independent" Gulf Coast Claims Facility is anything but a neutral arbitrator or mediator.
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Jan. 31
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
Feb. 4
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Jan. 31
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Jan. 31
CIVIL FILINGS: Ohio County
Jan. 7
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Jan. 28
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Jan. 13
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
Dec. 27
Pfizer reportedly settling Prempro suits
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- Pfizer Inc. has reportedly agreed to shelling out more than $300 million to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging one of its menopause drugs caused breast cancer.
Ireland wants intermediate appellate court
Ireland CHARLESTON -- Former Secretary of State Betty Ireland is pushing for an intermediate appellate court in her campaign for governor.
Panel submits five names for Marion judge position
CHARLESTON -- Five names have been submitted to the governor's office for a circuit judge position in Marion County.
Marshall settles suit with nursing student
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University governors decided against defending the school in a trial that would have compared the treatment of the state treasurer's daughter to that of a student with a hearing impairment.