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April 17, 2025
Under the current version of the WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act, §§ 46A-1-101 et seq., a consumer’s claims expire upon their death. Several circuit courts reached that decision in cases due to the definition of “consumer” set forth in §46A-2-122(a) being defined as a “natural person.” W. Va.…
April 2, 2025
To try or not to try, that is the question for lawyers and providers in medical malpractice cases. The pendulum in medical malpractice litigation has swung towards mandatory mediation for pre-trial resolution. But this trend begs the question: are we trying enough medical malpractice cases? What is…
March 21, 2025
Price v. Raleigh General Hospital, a new opinion from the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia, is an important case for health care providers and other businesses in West Virginia because the court upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death action against the hospital and physician…
March 10, 2025
On March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear Berk v. Choy, No. 23-1620, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 18336 (3d Cir. July 25, 2024), a case over whether a Delaware statute which requires service of an affidavit of merit before a claimant can sue a health care provider will be…
February 20, 2024
The list of employers challenging the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) grew again last week, as Amazon joined the likes of SpaceX, Starbucks, and Trader Joe’s in arguing that the NLRB is unconstitutional.
In an answer to a Board charge, Amazon asserted that the structure of the NLRB is…
June 22, 2023
Whether you are working in-house, in the public sector, private sector, at a large firm, small firm, or no firm at all, your summer work is immensely important. It has nothing to do with setting yourself up for the next 40 years of practice – while that concept may sound nice and calming to some…
June 13, 2023
Jackson Kelly Member Thomas Hurney, Jr. was published as a "guest author" for Drug & Device Law, today. The article, titled "More on Expert Gatekeeping in West Virginia," can be found by clicking the link here: https://www.druganddevicelawblog.com/2023/06/guest-post-more-on-expert-gatekeeping-in-we…
April 17, 2025
Under the current version of the WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act, §§ 46A-1-101 et seq., a consumer’s claims expire upon their death. Several circuit courts reached that decision in cases due to the definition of “consumer” set forth in §46A-2-122(a) being defined as a “natural person.” W. Va.…
April 2, 2025
To try or not to try, that is the question for lawyers and providers in medical malpractice cases. The pendulum in medical malpractice litigation has swung towards mandatory mediation for pre-trial resolution. But this trend begs the question: are we trying enough medical malpractice cases? What is…
March 21, 2025
Price v. Raleigh General Hospital, a new opinion from the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia, is an important case for health care providers and other businesses in West Virginia because the court upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death action against the hospital and physician…
March 10, 2025
On March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear Berk v. Choy, No. 23-1620, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 18336 (3d Cir. July 25, 2024), a case over whether a Delaware statute which requires service of an affidavit of merit before a claimant can sue a health care provider will be…
February 20, 2024
The list of employers challenging the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) grew again last week, as Amazon joined the likes of SpaceX, Starbucks, and Trader Joe’s in arguing that the NLRB is unconstitutional.
In an answer to a Board charge, Amazon asserted that the structure of the NLRB is…
June 22, 2023
Whether you are working in-house, in the public sector, private sector, at a large firm, small firm, or no firm at all, your summer work is immensely important. It has nothing to do with setting yourself up for the next 40 years of practice – while that concept may sound nice and calming to some…
June 13, 2023
Jackson Kelly Member Thomas Hurney, Jr. was published as a "guest author" for Drug & Device Law, today. The article, titled "More on Expert Gatekeeping in West Virginia," can be found by clicking the link here: https://www.druganddevicelawblog.com/2023/06/guest-post-more-on-expert-gatekeeping-in-we…
