News from October 2011
Suit accuses officials of enabling rape at Fayette high school
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County couple is accusing school officials of not doing enough to protect their daughter from becoming a rape victim.
Former Alderson cop files discrimination suit
BECKLEY – A former police officer in a Greenbrier County town is alleging officials used financial problems as a pre-text to engage in racial discrimination.
WVU College of Law to house First Amendment scholar's papers
Baker MORGANTOWN -– West Virginia University's College of Law will house the collected works of C. Edwin Baker, a renowned First Amendment and media legal scholar and attorney.
PERSONNEL FILE: 19 Dinsmore attorneys named Lawyers of the Year
CINCINNATI -- Nineteen Dinsmore attorneys have been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America 2012.
PERSONNEL FILE: Kopnski joins Dinsmore's Pittsburgh office
PITTSBURGH -– Dinsmore is pleased to announce that Michelle L. Kopnski has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department and as a member of the Taxation Practice Group.
PERSONNEL FILE: 11 Jackson Kelly attorneys named Best Lawyers 2012 Lawyers of the Year
CHARLESTON -– The 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a peer-review publication in the legal profession ("Best Lawyers"), has named 11 Jackson Kelly PLLC lawyers as Best Lawyers' 2012 Lawyers of the Year.
Former employee sues One Communications, Fibernet, for failure to pay wages
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing One Communications Management Co. and Fibernet for failure to pay her final wages within 72 hours of discharge.
Couple sues Fruth Pharmacy for failure to warn about medications
CHARLESTON -- A couple is suing Fruth Pharmacy after they claim the pharmacy failed to warn them about medications.
Man sues Prestera, City of Dunbar for son's death
CHARLESTON -- The man is suing Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, Inc., after his son died while in their care.
Former employee sues Lerner New York for failure to pay final wages
CHARLESTON -- A former Lerner New York, Inc., employee is suing after she claims the company failed to pay her final wages within 72 hours of discharge.
Mason Co. woman sues Cabell Huntington, MU Board for brothers's death
HUNTINGTON -- A Point Pleasant woman is suing Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Marshall University Board of Governors for her brother's death, for which she claims they are responsible.
Parent sues Cabell school board for daughter's swing set injuries
HUNTINGTON -- The mother of a child injured on the swing set at Altizer Elementary is suing the Cabell County Board of Education for her daughter's injuries.
Wayne Co. woman sues Cabell Huntington Hospital for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Wayne County woman is suing Cabell Huntington Hospital after she was injured on the hospital premises.
Thacker testifies before judiciary committee
Thacker WASHINGTON -- West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker touched on her experience as both a prosecutor and private practice attorney while testifying before a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
U.S. SC won't hear Peirce appeal in fraud case
Peirce WASHINGTON -– The U.S. Supreme Court will let stand a ruling that reopened a fraud case against a Pittsburgh asbestos law firm.
Judicial nominee will have support of Rockefeller, Manchin at hearing
Thacker WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin will introduce West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.
Justices say auto parts chain didn't violate federal law
Ketchum CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week upheld a circuit court's ruling in favor of a popular tire and auto parts chain.
Putnam couple sues MU Board for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Putnam County couple is suing Marshall University Board of Governors after they were injured on their way to attend a class.
Woman files suit after fall outside Herald-Dispatch
The Herald-Dispatch building in Huntington. HUNTINGTON -- A woman is suing Champion Publishing after she was injured while on The Herald-Dispatch's premises in Huntington.
University Physicians & Surgeons sues Perot Systems for breach of contract
HUNTINGTON -- University Physicians & Surgeons is suing Perot Systems for failing to exercise the expertise it asserted it had.