News from January 2012
Committee accepting applications for Putnam circuit vacancy
CHARLESTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Monday the state's Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will begin receiving applications immediately for the vacancy in the Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Woman says Children's Place fired her for workers' comp claim
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., after she claims her employment was terminated because she filed a workers' compensation claim.
Lewis Co. woman says man discriminated against her
CHARLESTON -- A Lewis County woman is suing a man she claims subjected her to unwelcome offensive comments, solicitations and touching based on her gender.
Kanawha woman says GE Money Bank invaded privacy
CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County woman is suing GE Money Bank after she claims it continued to call her after she informed them she was being represented by an attorney.
Gilmer Co. officials don't know what 'public' means
Winter's far from over. But, if you're like us, you're already thinking about spring, the warm weather to come and that first picnic in the park with the family.
McGraw suit against insurer, body shop moved to federal court
McGraw CHARLESTON - A lawsuit filed by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw against an insurer and a frame and body shop has been moved to federal court.
Disciplinary charges filed against Morgantown attorney
CHARLESTON –- A Monongalia County attorney is accused of unethical conduct in three cases –- two civil, and one criminal –- in as many years.
CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County
Dec. 29
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
Dec. 19
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Dec. 30
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Dec. 21
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Dec. 16
CIVIL FILINGS: Randolph County
Dec. 15
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Dec. 16
THEIR VIEW: Learning for a lifetime
CHARLESTON -- As a former teacher, I am a strong supporter for continuing education.
Legal reform absent from speech
Tomblin CHARLESTON – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's first State of the State address focused on creating jobs and economic growth.
Judges deny stay of injunction in redistricting case
King CHARLESTON -- Federal judges who found population variances in West Virginia's congressional districts unconstitutional reacted to an appeal of the decision by mocking legislative leaders who expect the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the map.
Spilman Thomas & Battle providing scholarship to WVU students
CHARLESTON -— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that a firm-sponsored scholarship was awarded to four West Virginia University students for the 2011-12 academic year.
Former Mason deputy gets $24K in back pay following judge's ruling
POINT PLEASANT – Following a judge's ruling he was improperly fired, a former Mason County Sheriff's deputy has been given his salary while on hiatus and the opportunity to put everthing behind him.