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N.J. company sues Charleston law firm, attorney over disputed property foreclosure
11/11/2009 11:00 AM By Lawrence Smith -Kanawha Bureau

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CHARLESTON - A Charleston law firm and one of its attorneys are named as co-defendants in a breach-of-contract lawsuit by a New Jersey company accusing them of not forwarding proceeds from the sale of a foreclosed property in Kanawha County.

DOJ, Gazette ask for another stay
11/19/2009 8:55 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - Department of Justice antitrust lawyers and owners of the Charleston Gazette once again have asked for a little more time to settle civil charges that Gazette owners created an illegal monopoly when they bought the Daily Mail.

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Commission asks judge to reconsider Far Away Farms case dismissal
11/12/2009 8:00 AM By Steve Korris -Berkeley Bureau
MARTINSBURG -- Six days after U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey dismissed a suit to block construction of homes on 123 acres in Jefferson County, the county planning commission urged him to think twice.

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Obama pick confirmed for 4th Circuit
11/11/2009 4:24 PM By John O'Brien
RICHMOND - President Barack Obama's pick for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

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This property on Harmons Branch Road in Poca is at the center of a criminal case against Winfield attorney Patrick Anderson. A federal grand jury recently indicted Anderson on charges he fraudulently transferred ownership of the property belonging to Herman and Peggy Matney to their daughter in an attempt to hide assets from creditors in the Matney's bankruptcy case. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)

False information in bankruptcy petition leads to fraud charges against Putnam attorney
11/11/2009 10:58 AM By Lawrence Smith -Cabell Bureau
HUNTINGTON - A Putnam County attorney has been indicted for committing fraud in a bankruptcy case.

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Ohio couple files suit over Bayer drug Trasylol
11/10/2009 2:30 PM By Kelly Holleran -Cabell Bureau
HUNTINGTON -- A federal lawsuit has been filed against Bayer in which the Ohio plaintiff alleges he was not warned of possible side effects in a drug used to control bleeding in heart surgeries that caused the plaintiff to experience acute renal failure.

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Federal judge dismisses Jefferson zoning appeal
11/5/2009 10:20 AM By Steve Korris -Berkeley Bureau
MARTINSBURG - U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey won't second guess a West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decision approving construction of homes on 123 acres in Jefferson County.

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McGraw altered federal suit, Rite Aid claims
10/30/2009 8:25 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - Owners of retailer Rite Aid claim West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw altered a suit over generic drug prices in a bid to escape federal jurisdiction.

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Three W.Va. firms on national Comcast case committee
10/30/2009 8:20 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
PHILADELPHIA - West Virginia law firms won three of 13 seats on a committee that will guide national litigation against cable provider Comcast.

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Judge cancels Mingo deputy trial; sheriff prevails
10/30/2009 8:15 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - Five days before a trial would have started between Mingo County Sheriff Lonnie Hannah and former deputy Roy Glenn Messer, U.S. District Judge Copenhaver cancelled the trial and declared Hannah the winner.

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Charleston newspaper antitrust suit might be nearing end
10/29/2009 8:15 AM By Steve Korris -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON -- Department of Justice antitrust lawyers and owners of Charleston's Gazette and Daily Mail newspapers asked for three weeks to settle civil charges that the Gazette created an illegal monopoly when it bought the Daily Mail.

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