Recent News About The New York Times
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THEIR VIEW: Do as I say, not as I do?
CHARLESTON -- Judicial elections, and the amount of money spent on them, have been a hotly covered topic in West Virginia for many years now. -
Chafin's recusal plan draws criticism
Chafin CHARLESTON – One state Supreme Court candidate's plan to revise the rules for justice recusal already seems to have its critics on the Court. -
Kunstler film showing Thursday at WVU
MORGANTOWN -– How much of a polarizing figure was William Kunstler? -
Half say it's time for McGraw to go, survey says
McGraw CHARLESTON – Nearly half of registered voters surveyed think it's time for someone other than Darrell McGraw to be West Virginia's attorney general. -
Judge wrong to order paper to reveal sources, Justices say
Ketchum CHARLESTON – Cabell Circuit Judge Jane Hustead exceeded her authority when she ordered the Lincoln Journal to reveal news sources, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled. -
THEIR VIEW: Tea Party movement: What's Happening Here?
MORGANTOWN -- The political punditry is working overtime trying to define the Tea Party movement. Much of the analysis reflects the perspective of the pundit as opposed to the true nature of the campaign. -
Massey and regulators at odds over ventilation flaws
Blankenship JULIAN – Mining regulators and Massey Energy owners blame each other for any ventilation flaws that contributed to 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch mine. -
Shareholder says Massey violated court order
CHARLESTON – Manville Personal Injury Trust, a shareholder of Massey Energy, claims Massey violated a court order that would have made its coal mines safer. -
THEIR VIEW: Why medical malpractice reform is off limits
NEW YORK -- Eliminating defensive medicine could save upwards of $200 billion in health-care costs annually, according to estimates by the American Medical Association and others. The cure is a reliable medical malpractice system that patients, doctors and the general public can trust. -
Asbestos fraud scheme started years ago
Peirce CHARLESTON – A Pittsburgh-based law firm and a West Virginia physician were part of an intricate web of deceit that led to big money for all, say their accusers in a civil fraud lawsuit. -
Blumenthal is a literary lawyer
Blumenthal MORGANTOWN -- He publishes regularly in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New Republic and The Nation. -
Massey lawyers want justices to review Benjamin's voting record
Benjamin WASHINGTON -– Lawyers for Massey Energy are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider West Virginia Chief Justice Brent Benjamin's voting record when it comes to the coal giant. -
Group says poll supports case against Benjamin
Benjamin CHARLESTON -- A Washington, D.C.-based court reform group says a new poll shows that average citizens believe elected judges should step aside in cases where one of the litigants was a major campaign supporter. -
La. justices to U.S. SC: Don't believe everything you read
Louisiana's Supreme Court justices, from left: Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll, Justice Jeffrey P. Victory, Justice Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball, Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Justice Bernette J. Johnson, Justice Chet D. Traylor, Justice John L. Weimer WASHINGTON -- The Louisiana Supreme Court wants to make sure its name isn't dragged through the mud during a key judicial recusal case before the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Deter Dr. Harron
"Intentional. Premeditated. Criminal." -
Harron should face trial
West Virginia's most famous -- critics say infamous -- radiologist is asking the court to let him off the hook. -
Papantonio v. Manchin
Gov. Joe Manchin is asking our Supreme Court to hear an appeal. Florida plaintiff's attorney Mike Papantonio hopes to collect his $135 million fee from the case and he wants the governor to butt out. -
THEIR VIEW: Manchin simply was doing his job
MORGANTOWN -- The New York Times breathlessly reported last week about the Manchin Administration's decision to intervene in the appeal of the $382 million dollar judgment against the DuPont Company over pollution at its old operations in Spelter. -
Gov. Manchin a 'puppet' of DuPont's, attorney says
CHARLESTON - Industrial giant DuPont used Gov. Joe Manchin's office to skirt limitations concerning its appeal of a $382 million jury verdict, attorneys who sued the company said Wednesday.