News from January 2011
Miley sees fairly calm session ahead
Miley CHARLESTON – Besides the looming legislation regarding the special gubernatorial election, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee seems a relatively calm session ahead.
Citing witness intimidation, Mason doctor seeks to void settlement
Westmoreland POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County physician is asking the settlement he reached last year with a Point Pleasant urologist be set aside in light a Jackson County man's lawsuit alleging he was instructed to provide false information in the case.
Nine federal Dollar General cases settled
CLARKSBURG – Nine individuals settled claims that Dollar General store owners classified them as managers in order to dodge labor laws.
Bar seeks one-year suspension for Putnam attorney
CHARLESTON – A Putnam County attorney may soon be out of work for his mishandling of a Winfield woman's personal injury suit.
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Jan. 13
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Jan. 10
CIVIL FILINGS: Marshall County
Dec. 22
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Dec. 29
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Dec. 20
CALA questions law firm's informational meeting
Heath CHARLESTON – A statewide legal reform group is questioning the motives behind a community informational meeting scheduled for Friday in Marshall County.
Steel of W.Va. sues St. Mary's for blood sample testing
HUNTINGTON -- SWVA is suing St. Mary's Medical Center after it claims the hospital has failed to test blood samples of one of its employees.
Insurer sues Capstone Builders for failure to pay premiums
HUNTINGTON -- Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company is suing Capstone Builders after it claims it failed to pay premiums.
St. Albans couple sues K-Mart for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A St. Albans couple is suing K-Mart for injuries sustained at its store.
Kanawha couple sues Winterplace Ski Resort for injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County couple is suing Winterplace Ski Resort for injuries sustained on the snow tubing course.
AG McGraw says he's not a class action lawyer
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. - Calling some of its arguments "weak" and "absurd," state Attorney General Darrell McGraw has responded to a group of pharmacies that claims his lawsuit against it is a class action.
Three names submitted for open Cabell judgeship
HUNTINGTON — Three names have been submitted to the governor's office for a circuit judge position in Cabell County.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly lawyer elected to U.S. Chamber board
Beckett CHARLESTON -– Kathy G. Beckett, a member in the Jackson Kelly Environmental Department, was recently elected to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as its only West Virginia representative.