Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
June 12, 2014 • auto accident tips,automobile safety,Motor Vehicle Crashes,West Virginia Auto Insurance,West Virginia Insurance Law
13% of WV Drivers don’t have Auto Insurance — How to Protect Yourself with Uninsured Motorist Coverage
West Virginia Auto Insurance to Protect You from Uninsured Drivers Although auto insurance is required in West Virginia, one in seven drivers fail to maintain insurance for their vehicle. So, it’s no surprise that about 7,000 people ticketed in West Virginia each year for driving without insurance. Drivers’ failure to maintain liability insurance often causes many…
read moreJune 8, 2014 • Coal Mining Accidents,WV Work Accidents
Coal Miner seriously injured in Raleigh County
Miner Hurt After Accident At Raleigh County Coal Mine A miner was seriously injured Saturday afternoon after an accident at Alpha Natural Resources coal mine in Raleigh County. “A miner was hit by a rock in the hip,” T.D. Lively, a spokesman for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The incident happened…
read moreJune 6, 2014 • Medical Malpractice
West Virginia Pharmacy – Judy’s Drug Store — pays $2 Million to settle federal claims alleging improper prescription of narcotic pain killers
Rajan Masih, Hardy County physician, pled guilty in 2011 to improperly distributing painkillers and was sentenced to four years in prison. According to federal prosecutors, Judy’s Drug Store filled many of the illegal prescriptions Masih wrote. Related to those claims against Judy’s Drug Store, the Grant County pharmacy and four of its employees have paid $2…
read moreMay 30, 2014 • Community Help WV
Join West Law Firm lawyer Kevin Davis, his family and others May 31st at the Charleston, WV Animal Shelter for training to become a foster for animals in need
After West Law Firm’s recent sponsorship of the adoption of 25 animals at the Kanawha Charleston Animal Shelter, one of our attorneys, Kevin Davis and his family of 6, were inspired to foster the group of puppies on the right until they were old enough to be adopted. Kevin said that fostering these puppies was…
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