Archive for May, 2008
Ketchum’s firm fights reforms
The Wheeling Intelligencer
May 31, 2008
Your editorial is correct ( Election Not Mandate for Court Activism, May 18) the results of the Democratic primary for Supreme Court was a victory for negative campaigning. Menis Ketchum ran TV spots falsely accusing Chief Justice Maynard with being the target of a federal probe. But your editorial is incorrect about Ketchum’s [...]
Chesapeake nixes new building
The Charleston Daily Mail
May 29, 2008
Company says court decision caused change
In a stunning about-face, Chesapeake Energy Corp. today announced it will not invest up to $35 million to build a futuristic regional headquarters in Charleston.Chesapeake spokesman Scott Rotruck said the company’s decision was made because the West Virginia Supreme Court, in a 5-0 ruling issued [...]
3 Candidates Now Competing for 2 Seats on Court
The State Journal
May 16, 2008
CHARLESTON – A picture may be worth a thousand words, but one picture may have been worth thousands of votes Tuesday.Four months to the day after photos emerged showing Supreme Court Justice Elliott “Spike” Maynard on vacation in Europe with Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, Maynard lost his re-election bid in [...]
Supreme Court race turns negative
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
May 09, 2008
We’re just days away from the primary in West Virginia, and the political ads are starting to get nasty – especially in the Supreme Court race. Huntington lawyer Menis Ketchum has become the first candidate to release a negative TV ad, attacking Chief Justice Elliott Spike Maynard. But the other [...]
Further legal reform is key to moving state forward
The Charleston Daily Mail
May 01, 2008
In this instance, perception is W.Va.’s reality
THE United States Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform has just released its “Lawsuit Climate 2008″ study, and once again West Virginia ranks dead last.This study was conducted by Harris Interactive Inc., which used telephone interviews with in-house general counsels, senior litigators, and [...]
