News from January 2015
Man blames doctors after losing leg
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a lawsuit against several doctors after losing his left leg.
Miner says he was injured
PINEVILLE – A Wyoming County man is suing over claims he was injured while working at a mine.
Judge says state agencies can sue drug companies
MADISON – A Boone County judge has rejected a request by a dozen drug companies to dismiss a case against them filed by the state Attorney General’s office.
UPDATE: McHugh Fuller attorneys attend nursing home abuse hearing
CHARLESTON - Attorneys at McHugh Fuller returned to Charleston on Friday for the first time since news broke that the law firm had donated more than 10 times the amount of money in 2012 that it had previously donated.
Caperton-Massey case to be heard again
GRUNDY, Va. – A Virginia circuit judge has ordered a new trial in a high-profile case that, at times, has been heard by the United States, Virginia and West Virginia supreme courts.
Attorney Mark Hurt needs to find a new shtick
“Edgar Bergen is not a party to this suit. The plaintiffs are Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.”
Judge grants dismissal in Gastar fracking lawsuit
MOUNDSVILLE – Gastar Exploration's motion to dismiss has been granted in a lawsuit involving Eagle Natrium's claims that the Gastar's fracking activity was dangerous.
Civil courts protect families, rights and economic freedom
CHARLESTON – Our 7th Amendment reads, “In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rule of law.”
Justices rule again in Quicken Loans case
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a lawsuit against Quicken Loans.
WV CALA kicks off education campaign
CHARLESTON – A statewide legal reform group has started a campaign highlighting what it calls "jackpot justice, lawsuit greed, and the controversial 'Learjet Justice' story."
Group launches website about DuPont C8 commitments
CHARLESTON - An organization whose goal is to hold DuPont accountable for commitments to the people of the Greater Mid-Ohio Valley was launched Wednesday with a website called Keep Your Promises DuPont.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly elects four new members
CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly recently promoted Vivian H. Basdekis, Jennifer S. Caradine, Lindsay Darling Petrosky and Dana M. Svendsen to membership status effective Jan. 1.
PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe & Johnson announce promotions
BRIDGEPORT – Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that 11 of its attorneys have been promoted to member status.
PERSONNEL FILE: Robinson & McElwee names new members
CHARLESTON – Robinson & McElwee has announced the addition of Mark Hayes and Beth Goodykoontz as its newest members.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice announces eight new partners
CHARLESTON – Bowles Rice has announced that eight attorneys have been elected to the regional law firm’s partnership, effective Jan. 1.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman elects new members
CHARLESTON – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that attorneys Erin Jones Adams, R. Scott Adams, Travis H. Eckley, Travis A. Knobbe and Glen A. Murphy have been elected as partners effective Jan. 1.
Supreme Court sets interest rate for 2015
CHARLESTON – The Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has set the interest rate at 7 percent for judgments and decrees entered during the 2015 calendar year.
PERSONNEL FILE: New equity shareholders for Bailey & Wyant
CHARLESTON – As of Jan. 1, John P. Fuller, Jason S. Hammond, and Brian D. Morrison have joined Charles R. Bailey and Marc J. Slotnick as equity shareholders of Bailey & Slotnick PLLC, a member of Bailey & Wyant PLLC.
TV reporter says man attacked him while he was filming
CLAY – A reporter for WCHS-TV filed a lawsuit against a man he claims attacked him while he was filming for a story.
State Supreme Court rules attorney didn't violate Rules of Professional Conduct
CHARLESTON - The W.Va. Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that an attorney did not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct and dismissed the statement of charges against him brought by the Lawyer Disciplinary Board.