News from August 2012
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
July 24
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
June 18
CIVIL FILINGS: Wayne County
July 11
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
May 30
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
July 10
Federal judge grants Loughry's motion to intervene
Loughry CHARLESTON - A federal judge has granted West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry's motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
EPA, Sierra Club strike out in federal court
Tomblin WASHINGTON, D.C. -– The Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority by issuing a guidance document about Clean Water Act compliance, a federal judge has ruled.
PERSONNEL FILE: Kay Casto & Chaney attorneys named Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney have announced that nine of its attorneys have been included in West Virginia Super Lawyers for 2012 published in July and four attorneys are listed as Rising Stars.
Upshur sheriff race heading to court
Taylor BUCKHANNON – Who becomes the next Upshur County sheriff will likely not be decided at the ballot box, but in a courtroom.
Logan man says police brutalized him
CHARLESTON – Eighteen months after it successfully nabbed a murder suspect, a police dragnet in Logan County has turned up a lawsuit.
Steptoe & Johnson to host labor essentials seminars
Cokeley BRIDGEPORT -– Attorneys from Steptoe & Johnson's labor and employment group will brief employers operating in West Virginia on the crucial issues affecting their businesses at the upcoming Employment Essentials Seminar scheduled for two locations in southern West Virginia.
THEIR VIEW: Pilot financing program was grounded before it started
WHEELING -- The West Virginia Association for Justice has consistently supported efforts to reform judicial election financing.
PERSONNEL FILE: Lyons, Stebbins join Lewis Glasser management team
Lyons CHARLESTON -- Lewis Glasser Casey & Rollins has named two new members to the law firm's management team.
Hinton woman names 41 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Hinton woman is suing 41 companies she claims are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.
THEIR VIEW: Health care is a 'we' issue, not a 'me' issue
WAYNE -- It was on the second anniversary of Robert Byrd's death (the Senator who cast the deciding vote for the Affordable Care Act derisively termed "ObamaCare" by those opposed and who wish so vividly to defeat, not the issue, but the man) that the United States Supreme Court upheld the Law.
Woman blames Religious Coalition for Community Renewal for property defects
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County woman is suing the Religious Coalition for Community Renewal, Inc. after she claims property she purchased had serious structural problems.
Former employee sues Shoney's franchise for harassment
CHARLESTON -- A Fayette County woman and former employee is suing B&F Foods, Inc. after she claims she was harassed during her employment.
Ky. couple names 54 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Phelps, Ky., couple is suing 54 companies they claim are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.
Buffalo woman names 53 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Buffalo woman is suing 53 companies she claims are responsible for her husband's lung cancer and death.