News from October 2014
AG files suit against Dirty Girl company
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday filed a lawsuit against the company that tried to stage this summer's canceled Dirty Girl Mud Run.
TV attack ads sway judges' rulings, study suggests
CHARLESTON – Campaign attack ads accusing judicial figures of being soft on crime influence their decisions, according to new research sponsored by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
PERSONNEL FILE: Steager edits state tax guide for accountants
CHARLESTON – Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that attorney Dale W. Steager served once again as editor for the 2015 edition of the “Guidebook to West Virginia Taxes,” published annually by the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
PERSONNEL FILE: Seven Jackson Kelly attorneys named among Who's Who in Energy
CHARLESTON – Seven Jackson Kelly attorneys recently were named among Who’s Who in Energy 2014 in the Pittsburgh Business Times and the Denver Business Times.
'Thank you so much. I'll see you in court.'
Say you're a high school athletic director and you're watching your school's team play a soccer match on the home field when you notice the father of one of the players with a movie camera recording from the sidelines.
CALA is violating election law
CHARLESTON – The 2014 elections are winding down – and for many of us it’s not a minute too soon.
Supreme Court gets grant for Putnam mental health, veterans treatment court
WINFIELD – The state Supreme Court has received a $50,000 federal planning grant that will allow the Putnam County Veterans Treatment Court to expand into a Mental Health and Veterans Treatment Court.
Morrisey urges consumers to be safe, secure online
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is reminding West Virginia consumers to take simple security measures to ensure that their online identity remains protected and that electronic devices stay safe.
EPA has received 1.5 million comments about proposed carbon regulations
WASHINGTON – Federal Environmental Protection Agency officials say they have received nearly 1.5 million public comments on the agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan, which aims to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil-fuel power plants.
Man says he was injured at North Central jail
CHARLESTON – A man is suing over claims he was injured while an inmate in a West Virginia jail.
Woman says Kanawha sheriff unlawfully holding two jobs
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing over claims the county sheriff is unlawfully holding two government positions.
K-9 officer wants paid for time grooming, training dogs
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County K-9 officer is suing over claims he was not paid for time spent grooming and training his K-9 dogs.
Mason Co. man blames 7-Eleven for fall in icy parking lot
CHARLESTON – A Mason County man is suing over claims he was injured in the icy parking lot of a gas station.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly welcomes three associates
CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly is pleased to welcome William E. Cartwright, Patrick F. Estill and Christopher F. Hoskins to the firm.
Candidate Q&A: U.S. Senate
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Record reached out to the campaigns of candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives for their thoughts on various issues covered by the newspaper.
Raleigh Co. lab can stay open; hearing set for December
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County laboratory can continue to operate, despite allegations of employees falsifying coal industry water quality samples, the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board ruled Wednesday.
Man says Chrysler 200 was a lemon
WHEELING – A man is suing Chrysler Group LLC after he claims the vehicle he purchased was defective.
Law firm launches nursing home directory database
CHARLESTON – A prominent Charleston law firm has launched a West Virginia nursing home directory database on its website to help families research nursing home ratings and complaints associated with the quality of care, staffing, safety violations and related issues.
Lakin inmate sues facility, warden over injuries
CHARLESTON -- A Huntington woman is suing over claims she was injured while an inmate in a Mason County correctional center.
Putnam woman says ER should have performed MRI
HUNTINGTON – A Putnam County woman is suing over claims she was negligently discharged from an emergency room and sustained injuries.