News from June 2012
PERSONNEL FILE: Majestro named WVAJ Member of the Year
Majestro CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Association for Justice named Charleston attorney Anthony Majestro the organization's 2012 Stanley E. Preiser Member of the Year at its annual convention earlier this month.
PERSONNEL FILE: 18 Dinsmore attorneys named W.Va. Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON -– Dinsmore is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys have been named West Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2012.
PERSONNEL FILE: Three partners at Bordas and Bordas honored
Bordas, Regan and Blass WHEELING -— Bordas and Bordas is proud to announce three of the firm's partners have been named to the West Virginia Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in West Virginia for 2012.
PERSONNEL FILE: 28 Spilman attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON -– The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle recently announced that 28 of its attorneys were recognized by 2012 Super Lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: 11 Huddleston Bolen lawyers recognized in Super Lawyers
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced that 11 of the firm's lawyers were recognized in the 2012 Edition of West Virginia Super Lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: Pockl joins Dinsmore's Wheeling office
Pockl WHEELING -– Dinsmore is pleased to announce that Jason Pockl has joined the firm as an associate in the Litigation Department. He will practice in the firm's Wheeling office.
Lewis shooting case sent to Clay grand jury
CLAY – A Morgantown attorney will now have to convince a jury that he acted in self-defense when he shot and wounded a homeless man at property he owns in Clay County.
PERSONNEL FILE: 37 Jackson Kelly attorneys honored by Super Lawyers
CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that 24 of the firm's West Virginia lawyers have been selected for inclusion on the West Virginia Super Lawyers 2012 list and 13 others were chosen for the West Virginia Rising Stars 2012 list.
THEIR VIEW: Holding on to the past denies coal's future
CHARLESTON -- Here in West Virginia, we take pride in our way of life – in our families, our communities, our jobs. That pride is well placed. Because when each of these things is intact, there's simply no way of living that rivals West Virginia's.
PERSONNEL FILE: Walker joins Bowles Rice
Walker CHARLESTON -- Shantel Boone Walker has joined Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love as an associate in the firm's Charleston office.
Four individuals sue Sears for property damages
MORGANTOWN -- Four individuals are suing Sears Home Improvement Products for a heating/air conditioning unit that malfunctioned and caused property damage to their home.
Man sues Target for injuries
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington man is suing Target after he claims he was injured at its Barboursville store.
Big Rock Sports sues Outback Archery for failure to pay
HUNTINGTON -- Big Rock Sports, LLC is suing Outback Archery, Inc., after it claims the company has failed to pay more than $10,000 it owes.
Ripley couple names 54 defendants in asbestos case
CHARLESTON -- A Ripley couple is suing 54 companies they name are responsible for a lung cancer diagnosis.
W.Va. high court upholds archives director's firing
Chief Justice Menis Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a ruling Monday, said it "found no error" in a circuit court order dismissing a grievance by former state Archives and History Director Fred Armstrong.
Mother of 2010 murder victim speaks out on Webster ruling
Webster CHARLESTON - The mother of the victim in a 2010 murder said this week she was relieved to find out the state's high court granted a writ of prohibition by Kanawha County prosecutors against Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster.
Wyoming County man sues physician for wife's death
CHARLESTON -- A Wyoming County man is suing a physician he claims is responsible for his wife's death.
Former employee sues McDonald's for failure to pay final wages
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing McDonald's Restaurants of West Virginia, Inc., after he claims it failed to pay his final wages in a timely manner.
Man sues Welding Inc. for failure to pay final wages
CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing Welding, Inc. after he claims the defendant failed to pay his final wages within 72 hours of terminating his employment.
Former employee sues Central Transport for wage payment violations
CHARLESTON -- A former Central Transport employee is suing the company for failure to pay his final wages within 72 hours of terminating his employment.