News from May 2015

WVU discrimination suit moves to federal court

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 @ 12:51pm

CLARKSBURG – A lawsuit against West Virginia University Board of Governors alleging a former employee was discriminated against has been removed to federal court.

Woman blames K&K Trucking, driver for accident

By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 @ 12:43pm

CHARLESTON – A woman is suing K&K Trucking for a rear-end collision that caused her injuries and damages.

The Three Mountaineer Musketeers

By The West Virginia Record | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 @ 8:40am

Our two U.S. senators and our state attorney general are standing up against the bureaucratic tyrants in Washington who want to smother our coal industry with red tape.

Do you value justice? Serve on a jury when called

By Dickerson | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 @ 7:45am

By ROMAN STAUFFER

Company sues doctor, pain clinic for contract breach

By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:54pm

WINFIELD – Complete Medical Practice Management LLC is suing a physician and a pain clinic it claims breached their contract with the company.

Woman accuses Wayne school board of discrimination

By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:47pm

WAYNE – A Wayne woman is suing the county's Board of Education for discriminating against her.

AG's office warns of callers verifying Social Security info

By Chris Dickerson | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:44pm

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning consumers to be cautious if they receive a call from a person purporting to work for a satellite, cable or other utility company who wants to verify the consumer’s account information, including Social Security number.

PERSONNEL FILE: Hurney elected VP of ADTA

By Staff reports | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:36pm

CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly PLLC attorney Thomas J. Hurney Jr. was elected vice president of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA) at its 74th Annual meeting in Ponte Vedra, Fla., on April 25.

PERSONNEL FILE: Lawrence named to Nature Conservancy Board of Trustees

By Staff reports | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:29pm

BRIDGEPORT – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC attorney W. Henry “Hank” Lawrence has been named to the Nature Conservancy West Virginia Chapter Board of Trustees.

PERSONNEL FILE: Schultz elected Assistant Secretary of ADTA

By Staff reports | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:26pm

CHARLESTON – Peggy L. Schultz of Peggy Schultz & Associates LLP in Charleston has been elected to the officer position of Assistant Secretary for the Association of the Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA) during the 74th ADTA Annual Meeting in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

PERSONNEL FILE: Love named a Super Lawyer

By Staff reports | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:16pm

CHARLESTON – Attorney Charles M. Love IV has been selected to the 2015 West Virginia Super Lawyers for a sixth time.

PERSONNEL FILE: Jenkins Fenstermaker attorneys honored

By Staff reports | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:13pm

HUNTINGTON – Jenkins Fenstermaker attorneys Stephen J. Golder, Lee M. Hall, Barbara J. Keefer, Thomas E. Scarr, Robert H. Sweeney and Barry M. Taylor have been selected to the 2015 West Virginia Super Lawyers list.

PERSONNEL FILE: Cyrus achieves AV Preeminent rating

By Staff reports | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 2:06pm

CHARLESTON – Shuman McCuskey & Slicer PLLC is proud to announce that Managing Member Dwayne E. Cyrus has achieved the peer-reviewed AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

PERSONNEL FILE: Gallagher, Price named to Super Lawyers list

By Staff reports | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 1:13pm

CHARLESTON – Two members of Robinson & McElwee PLLC recently were named in the 2015 Super Lawyers Magazine for Virginia and West Virginia.

AGs charge 'sham' cancer charities with bilking $187M

By Chris Dickerson | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 @ 11:49am

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and agencies from the 49 other states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Trade Commission to jointly file a federal lawsuit against four phony cancer charities and their operators, who allegedly scammed more than $187 million from consumers throughout the country.