News from September 2011
BREAKOUT BOX: Jailer payouts
Circuit Judge Jane Hustead ordered Cabell County to pay the following amounts to former jailers:
Benjamin pleased with Access To Justice progress
Benjamin HUNTINGTON – The West Virginia Access to Justice Commission is having its third of six public forums to discuss access to justice barriers Monday in Huntington.
Cabell sheriff wants Justices to overturn jailer verdict
CHARLESTON – Cabell County jurors improperly awarded the equivalent of gold watches to 22 former jailers who lost their jobs when the state built regional jails, Sheriff Kim Wolfe argues at the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Former WVU business dean sidesteps Bresch secrecy
Bresch CLARKSBURG – Former West Virginia University business school dean Stephen Sears overcame the university's bid to wrap secrecy around its investigation of a degree the school awarded to Heather Bresch, daughter of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin.
Charleston law firm files breach suit against malpractice insurer
R. Lindsay CHARLESTON – A Charleston law firm is alleging its malpractice insurance carrier abandoned them in their time of need.
Attorney sues Metro Towers, owners for defamation, threats
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown attorney is suing Metro Towers and its two owners after he claims they threatened him and defamed him.
Man sues dentist, City of Nitro for defamation
WINFIELD – A man is suing a dental office and the City of Nitro after he claims he was defamed and a false complaint was filed against him.
Mason man sues PVH, physicians for loss of testicle
Kennerly POINT PLEASANT –- A Mason County man is suing Pleasant Valley Hospital, and two of its physicians for causing him to lose part of his testicles following surgery last year.
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Aug. 29
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
Aug. 31
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Aug. 5
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Aug. 26
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
July 22
CIVIL FILINGS: Boone County
Aug. 9
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
Sept. 2
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
July 19
Fran, Darrell, the party's over!
Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans is a bawdy spectacle.
Thacker officially nominated by Obama
Thacker WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Thursday officially nominated Charleston attorney Stephanie Thacker to fill an opening on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Fourth Circuit rules against Va. AG in ObamaCare challenge
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – Because only the residents of Virginia will be affected by the controversial part of ObamaCare, the State – through Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli – lacked standing to challenge it, a federal appeals court has ruled.