Latest Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Touts Switch to Private Workers’ Compensation System
Jul 7 2009 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline says her state’s one-year old privatized workers’ compensation system is offering better claims administration, lower costs for employers and better treatment...
West Virginia Doctor Convicted of Insurance Fraud Denied New Trial
Jul 6 2009 // A federal judge has denied a convicted West Virginia physician’s request for a new trial. Dr. John C. Sharp of Marlinton was convicted last year on 29 counts of health care fraud for billing insurers for services he...
Former State-Backed Insurer, Brickstreet, Repays West Virginia Loan
Jul 2 2009 // Workers’ compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. says it has completed an early payoff on a $200 million startup loan from West Virginia. President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Burton says the...
290 Landowners in West Virginia Flood Plain Offered Buyouts
Jun 30 2009 // After years of Dunloup Creek in West Virginia’s Fayette County constantly flooding, officials think they’ve found a solution: abandon the region. The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service and the...
New West Virginia Laws to Restrict Teen Drivers
Jun 26 2009 // Beginning drivers in West Virginia will soon face new restrictions ranging from when they can be out to when they can be pulled over. Although the new rules won’t go into effect until July 10, Division of Motor...
Nationwide Golf Tour Cuts West Virginia Winnings as Sponsors Lag
Jun 26 2009 // One of the Nationwide Tour’s top events slashed its purse nearly in half because of a lack of sponsorships. This week’s Players Cup at Pete Dye Golf Course in West Virginia will award $600,000 in prize money,...
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Insurer Approved in Kentucky
Jun 25 2009 // West Virginia’s BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. said it received word this week that it has been approved to write workers’ compensation insurance in Kentucky. The expansion into Kentucky begins a “new...
Gov. Manchin Names Commission to Study West Virginia Judiciary
Jun 18 2009 // Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will serve as honorary chair of a new study of West Virginia’s judiciary commissioned by Gov. Joe Manchin, the governor announced. Manchin named...
Retired West Virginia Judge to Replace Benjamin in Massey Retrial
Jun 16 2009 // A retired Putnam County judge has been picked to replace state Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin on a case involving Massey Energy. Acting chief justice Robin Davis appointed James Holliday on Thursday to serve on...
Justice Benjamins
Jun 15 2009 // Eleven states also elect insurance commissioners and given that insurance regulators are in many ways judges, the same potential conflicts are in play. An elected West Virginia judge should have taken himself out a case...
How Might Supreme Court Recusal Ruling Affect West Virginia Judiciary?
Jun 10 2009 // This week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that faults state Justice Brent Benjamin for not recusing himself from a case involving a generous campaign supporter may aid a pending review of West Virginia’s court...
Supreme Court Favors Elected Judge Recusal In West Virginia Massey Case
Jun 9 2009 // The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a West Virginia judge should have disqualified himself from an appeal of a $50 million jury verdict against Massey Energy Co. because the coal mining company’s CEO had been a major...
Woman Wins Suit Against Virginia Assisted Living Home
Jun 8 2009 // A jury has awarded $750,000 in damages against an assisted living facility in Newport News, Virginia where a former staffer is accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled resident. Last week’s verdict came in...
West Virginia to Review Accidents Involving State Vehicles
May 29 2009 // West Virginia officials plan to enforce a long-ignored regulation requiring reviews of accidents involving state vehicles in response to a legislative audit that criticized one agency. The audit says 19 Alcohol Beverage...
West Virginia Physician Convicted of Insurance Fraud Seeks Retrial
May 29 2009 // A Marlinton, West Virginia, physician convicted on 29 counts of health care fraud for billing insurers for services he never performed is seeking a new trial. U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley has set a July 2 hearing for...
Virginia Exempts Hurricane-Preparedness Items from Sales Tax
May 28 2009 // If you’re planning on preparing for a hurricane, this is the week to do it. Virginia’s sales tax holiday on hurricane preparedness items runs from Monday through Sunday. Throughout the week, 22 items that can...
Virginia State Police Traffic Crackdown Results in 6,800 Violations
May 22 2009 // Virginia State Police say a two-day traffic safety campaign along Interstates 81 and 95 resulted in more than 6,800 violations. State Police conducted Operation Air, Land & Speed on Sunday and Monday. Along I-81,...
West Virginia Fines Trucking Firm for Fatal Mining Accident
May 21 2009 // The state of West Virginia has fined a trucking company $50,000 for violations investigators say contributed to a fatal coal mining accident in February, a spokeswoman for the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and...
Virginia Begins Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday May 25
May 18 2009 // The state is giving Virginia residents an incentive to prepare for hurricane season. Virginia’s Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins May 25 and runs through May 31. During the weeklong holiday, state and...
Medical Device Maker to Settle Suits Against West Virginia Doctor
May 15 2009 // A medical device maker has told shareholders it is settling out of lawsuits against Dr. John King, the one-time West Virginia osteopath at the center of scores of malpractice claims. Biomet Inc. has reached agreements with...
