West Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer

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Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with West Virginia focus.

Author: Michael G. Simon, who edits this blawg, is a West Virginia lawyer.

Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • West Virginia • Legal Information

Recent Posts from West Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer

Drunk Driver Kills Four in Accident
On Thursday night, April 18, a drunk driver caused a car crash that sent him to the hospital and killed four others in Wayne County. The Sheriff's Department reported that Bobby Frazier was driving his…
Nurse may Have Infected Over 300 in Virginia With Hepatitis
Over 300 patients from a Virginia hospital have been asked to get blood tests because an ex-nurse of the hospital is suspected of infecting patients with hepatitis when he worked in Texas.Retired Army Capt. Jon…
AP Study Shows U.S. Painkiller Purchases Almost Double
According to a recent study of DEA statistics carried out by the Associated Press, consumers have nearly doubled the amount of money spent on narcotic analgesics between 1997 and 2005. According to the study, the…
BAR/BRI Charging Too Much for Test Preparation?
A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the country's biggest bar exam preparation company, BAR/BRI bar review, alleging that the company fraudulently and deceptively induced students from New York law schools to purchase…
4 Dead in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, was in the midst of repairs when the bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour Wednesday. Cars plummeted more than 60 feet into the Mississippi River,…
Suit Over Wandering Nursing Home Resident's Death Settled For $750,000
A $750,000 settlement reached in June between a Pennsylvania nursing home and Francis X. Ounan has been approved by a federal judge. Ounan, the executor of his mother's estate, filed suit against nursing home chain…
The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 Considered by Congress
On July 12th, the Arbitration Fairness Act was introduced to the House and the Senate to amend the Federal Arbitration Act, which was passed in the 1920's. The proposed bill would make clauses in contracts…
FDA Expands Warning About Botulism Risk from Certain Castleberry's Food Products and Dog Food
Castleberry's Food Company has recalled numerous products nation-wide due to a risk of exposure to botulinum toxin. The recall, which includes mostly hot dog chili sauces, is for all listed products, without regard to "best…
Court to Hear Katrina Insurance Appeal
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. should be forced to cover storm surge damage to the home of Paul and Julie Leonard resulting from Hurricane…
Fen-Phen User Wins $75K Jury Award
Virginia Cavender has been awarded $75,000 from a federal court jury in St. Louis for claims that pharmaceutical giant Wyeth's diet drug Fen-Phen caused damage to her heart valves. The jury needed less than seven…