News from 2011
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Sept. 19
CIVIL FILINGS: Lincoln County
Sept. 19
Charleston attorney dies suddenly
Cox CHARLESTON – Charleston attorney Randy Cox died suddenly on Oct. 19 in Charleston.
THEIR VIEW: Reflections, expectations for state's success
CHARLESTON -- Many good things are happening in the Mountain State and we can attribute a number of them to our stable government, talented workforce and positive business climate.
EPA chief went too far, federal judge says
Jackson WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson exceeded her authority by imposing new water quality rules on mountaintop coal mines, a judge has ruled.
FOP endorses Davis for 2012 Court run
State Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis addresses the annual convention of the West Virginia State Fraternal Order of Police in Clarksburg. The FOP unanimously endorsed Davis's re-election bid. (Courtesy photo) CLARKSBURG – The West Virginia State Fraternal Order of Police voted unanimously to endorse Justice Robin Davis for re-election to the West Virginia Supreme Court.
England named family court judge
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced the appointment of Beckley native and current Fayette County Assistant Prosecutor, Matthew Dean England, as Family Court Judge for the 14th Family Court Circuit serving Fayette County.
A year later, suspension begins for Charleston attorney
Smoot CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney will begin his year-long suspension from the practice of law nearly a year after the state Supreme Court first ordered it.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen partners honored by Best Lawyers
Murray HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers has named Thomas Murray as the "Charleston, WV Best Lawyers Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year" and named Angela Konrad the "Charleston, WV Best Lawyers Railroad Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012.
PERSONNEL FILE: Flanery to chair State Bar Energy Law Committee
Flanery CHARLESTON -– Steptoe & Johnson attorney Sharon O. Flanery has been named chair of the West Virginia State Bar's new Energy Law Committee.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nelson Mullins' marketing department honored
NEW ORLEANS -- The Marketing Department of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP received the 2011 Award of Excellence in Media Relations from The International Association of Business Communicators Southern Region Oct. 13 during the organization's annual conference in New Orleans.
PERSONNEL FILE: Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso welcomes five new attorneys
Bury CHARLESTON -- Flaherty Sensabaugh and Bonasso has welcomed five attorneys to the firm.
Chesapeake wants Va. couple to stop bothering pipe maintenance
HAMLIN -- Chesapeake Energy wants a preliminary and permanent injunction barring a Rich Creek, Va., couple from interfering with pipeline maintenance.
Woman wants compensation for caring of deceased man
MADISON -- A woman claims she is entitled to compensation for taking care of a man prior to his death in May 2009.
Court reverses decision upholding Jefferson deputy's termination
CHARLESTON – Because he was not provided a pre-disciplinary hearing, a former Jefferson County sheriff's deputy again will have an opportunity to challenge his firing.
Deputy decision could affect similar Mason case
POINT PLEASANT – The state Supreme Court's recent decision in the appeal of a former Jefferson County deputy sheriff's termination has implications for a pending case in Mason County where a former deputy sheriff there alleges he, too, was not provided a pre-disciplinary hearing prior to his termination.
McGraw, feds seek judgment in $2.7M dispute
McGraw CHARLESTON (Legal Newsline) – With a loss in an identical case behind him, West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is again arguing over the amount being withheld by the federal government from the state's Medicaid program.
Magistrate suggests sending class action to Minn. court
Glasser MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A federal magistrate judge has suggested that a class action brought by a West Virginia law firm that drew the ire of the judge who formerly presided over the case should be heard in a state court.
Dunbar couple sues DuPont for work injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Dunbar couple is suing E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company for work injuries.