News from 2012
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Aug. 20
CIVIL FILINGS: Jefferson County
Oct. 12
Another group running pro-Morrisey ads
CHARLESTON -- Another non-profit group is weighing in on West Virginia’s Attorney General race.
Rogers being investigated for 'trophy wives' remark
CHARLESTON – Despite his departure from the campaign trail nearly six months ago, a former state Supreme Court candidate is feeling the heat from a comment he made while on it.
Third civil rights suit against Summers sheriff settled
BECKLEY – The third of three civil rights suits filed against the Summers County sheriff in 2010 has come to a close.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman ranked nationally in several categories
CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle recently announced that the firm was ranked as a “Best Law Firm” at the national level for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Science Panel releases final C8 exposure reports, adds new disease to list
PARKERSBURG – The litigants in the West Virginia and Ohio class action lawsuit filed the science panel’s final set of reports on Oct. 29 that conclusively link DuPont’s PFOA in drinking water to serious human diseases.
PERSONNEL FILE: 21 attorneys join Dinsmore
CINCINNATI -– Dinsmore is pleased to announce that 21 associates have joined the firm.
Business4Breakfast to focus on developing sales leaders
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has announced the details of the upcoming Business4Breakfast seminar to be held in Huntington on Nov. 13. The topic of the seminar is “Developing Sales Leaders."
PERSONNEL FILE: 135 attorneys admitted to practice in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- On Oct. 25, 135 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice adds nine attorneys
CHARLESTON -- Nine attorneys have recently joined Bowles Rice, according to Thomas A. Heywood, the law firm’s Managing Partner.
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen welcomes five new lawyers
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen recently welcomed five new lawyers to the firm.
PERSONNEL FILE: Gibbons joins Mannion & Gray
CHARLESTON -- David A. Gibbons has joined Mannion & Gray’s Charleston office as an associate.
Bordas & Bordas pro bono case helps injured worker
WHEELING – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld an order by the state’s Workers’ Compensation board finding Severstal steel worker Ernest Gambellin’s claim for bladder cancer compensable as an occupational disease.
PERSONNEL FILE: Eight new associates join Jackson Kelly
CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to welcome eight new associates to the firm.
McGraw's office warns of Hurricane Sandy scams
CHARLESTON -- Hurricane Sandy and the related storm effects have caused major damage to homes and to infrastructure in West Virginia.
Man sues EIN Resources for wrongful termination
CHARLESTON -- A man is suing EIN Resources, LLC, after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated.
Woman says storage companies stole belongings
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing Inca Aztec Management Corp and East Storage VII Liminted Partnership after her personal belongings were stolen from her storage unit.
Woman blames CAMC for husband’s death
CHARLESTON -- A woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., after she claims the hospital is responsible for her husband’s death.