CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A West Virginia circuit court judge has ruled that the retrial of part of a case involving the alleged contamination of a Harrison County community by DuPont will start in March.
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana jury has ordered Janssen Pharmaceutica to pay $258 million in a lawsuit brought by former state Attorney General Charles Foti and continued by his successor, Buddy Caldwell.
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida lawyer with financial ties to a federal settlement with WellCare says state Attorney General Bill McCollum is not doing enough to drive the figure up.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard oral arguments from state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office and pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica.
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Supreme Court Justice Cynthia D. Kinser has been elected as the next chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
Beasley WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The firm of heavyweight Alabama plaintiffs attorney Jere Beasley gave more than $600,000 to a candidate for the state Supreme Court in 2008 without appearing on a list of her contributors, a recent report shows.
Davis CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - It could be December before revised rules to West Virginia's appellate process go into effect, says the state's appeals court clerk.
It's summer. Even though the days are longer, employers will tell you the work days can get shorter. Legal Newsline takes a look at 10 state supreme court justices who aren't all work and no play.
WVAJ President Tim Bailey CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, in comments filed earlier this week, says changes proposed by the West Virginia Supreme Court to its appellate procedures don't go far enough.
Davis CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Pittsburgh attorneys who represented the coal companies of Jim Justice can't switch sides and represent a client suing his companies, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
Rendell PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed the state's lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceutica, which has also asked for the contingency fee agreement between the state and private lawyers to be ruled unfair.
Soccer's World Cup has begun, the NBA Finals are getting tight and baseball is hitting its summer months. It's a great time of year to be an athlete or sports fan, and Legal Newsline presents 10 of the most athletic state attorneys general and state supreme court justices.
Chief Justice Robin Davis CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court will not second-guess its stance on punitive damages in a once-$381 million case against DuPont.
Chief Justice Robin Davis CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court are holding a rehearing conference Wednesday to discuss their rulings in a once-$381 million verdict against DuPont.
Chin SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin may soon be a proponent of eliminating judicial elections, he said last week during a hearing held by the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Chief Justice Robin Davis CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Reaction to the West Virginia Supreme Court's revised rules for appellate procedure is rolling in.
Davis CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court released a set of revised rules for appellate procedure Monday for public comment.
Feuer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The California Assembly recently passed a bill that would force judges to recuse themselves from the cases of certain campaign contributors.
Workman CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Circuit Judge John Madden thought he found an easy way out of a wrongful death case with feuding defendants, but the ustices of the West Virginia Supreme Court expect him to work harder on it.
Davis CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - After months of work, the West Virginia Supreme Court is ready to release its Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure on May 17.