News from January 2014
PERSONNEL FILE: Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso announce three new members
CHARLESTON -- The law firm of Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso has announced three new members effective Jan. 1.
AG's office says company misrepresented itself as Frontier
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a recently filed suit against Michigan-based Clear Rate Communications alleging the company misrepresented who it was and then charged fees to customers when they tried to cancel their service.
Morrisey sues Nevada debt settlement company
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a lawsuit against a Nevada debt settlement company based in Chicago that allegedly violated state consumer protection laws.
PERSONNEL FILE: Benedetto elected as member of Spilman
CHARLESTON -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that attorney Elizabeth A. Benedetto was elected as a member effective Jan. 1.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly elects five new members
CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly recently promoted Christina T. Brumley, Alaina N. Crislip, Seth P. Hayes, Kevin R. Waldo and Arthur Wolfson to membership status effective Jan. 1.
PERSONNEL FILE: Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso welcomes new HR Director
CHARLESTON -- Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso has announced that James W. Runyon has joined the firm as its Human Resources Director and will work from the firm’s Charleston office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Martin & Seibert's Snowden re-appointed to character committee
MARTINSBURG -- Martin & Seibert shareholder Susan R. Snowden has been re-appointed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for another five-year term on the District Sixteen Character Committee.
PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe & Johnson CIO honored
BRIDGEPORT – Steptoe & Johnson Chief Information Officer Andrew Z. Adkins III has been named to the inaugural 2013 Legal Business Trailblazers and Pioneers by the National Law Journal.
PERSONNEL FILE: Robert Rodecker joins Kay Casto & Chaney
CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney has announced that Robert R. Rodecker has joined its Charleston office.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly announces election of new Executive Committee members
CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly attorneys Jessica Alsop and Robert F. Duncan have been elected to three year terms on the Firm’s Executive Committee effective Jan. 1.
Federal court says law firm, coal company didn't commit fraud on the court
RICHMOND, Va. – The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the Jackson Kelly law firm and Elk Run Coal Co. did not commit fraud on the court regarding the denial of a deceased miner’s black lung claims.
Deckhand sues over alleged leg injury
Mason County Courthouse
Walmart removes personal injury lawsuit to federal court
HUNTINGTON – Walmart has removed a personal injury lawsuit from Wayne County Circuit Court to federal court in Huntington.
Hey, hey, EPA, how many jobs did you kill today?
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the EPA began to shift its focus from environmental protection to economic destruction, but the change now is too obvious to be denied or ignored. From the war on fossil fuels to the war on industry to the war on agriculture, it’s clear that this agency has unilaterally redefined its mission and declared the productive American citizen its enemy.
Speedway removes slip-and-fall case, says more than $75K at stake
HUNTINGTON – Speedway LLC has removed a personal injury lawsuit against it to federal court, arguing the plaintiff is seeking more than $75,000.
Morrisey's office sues debt settlement company
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a lawsuit Thursday against a Nevada debt settlement company based in Chicago that allegedly violated state consumer protection laws.
Morrisey, other AGs pen letter about ACA changes
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a response to a proposed federal rule about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.