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With West Virginia’s recent passage of the Medical Cannabis Act, Senate Bill 386, which was signed into law by Governor Justice on April 19, 2017, many patients will have access to the relief they have been seeking, but new issues regarding driving safety and impairment testing have arisen. While alcohol is the predominant substance in…

Escape… Freedom… the wind blowing through your hair… not a care in the world… until you hit the loose gravel on the highway or one of our cursed West Virginia potholes. This week, the state of West Virginia came close to passing a bill which would have repealed our current motorcycle helmet law. The bill…

St. Patrick’s Day brings to mind shamrocks, leprechauns, pots of gold, and good luck, but luck can’t save you from a drunk-driving crash. Unfortunately, March 17 has become a deadly day in the United States, with a dramatic spike in drunk-driving fatalities, a day when 30-40% of vehicle accidents are caused by DUI. According to…

MARCH 2017 – Federal prosecutors are pursuing criminal charges against eight individuals accused of scamming insurance companies through a fraudulent car accident conspiracy scheme in three counties: Harrison, Taylor, and Marion, in West Virginia. The charges involve various violations of federal law, including mail fraud charges. Typically these scammers stage a fake collision in a…

Takata Corporation, a Japanese auto parts maker, has agreed to pay $1 Billion after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud for concealing a defect in millions of its airbag inflators. Takata airbag manufacturers admitted to covering up the defective inflators which can explode with too much force and send shards of metal into…

Congratulations to the attorneys, paralegals, and staff at the Robinette Legal Group PLLC for Jeff Robinette’s inclusion in the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorney’s Top 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in West Virginia, 2016-2017. No one who achieves great success does it alone. Great work, team! To qualify for this award,…

In contrast to the many Senate and House Bills before the West Virginia State Judiciary Committee in this 2017 Legislative Session that threaten to undermine the legal rights of every West Virginian, there are clarifications and additions that we can agree with inHouse Bill 2099as introduced by Delegate McGeehan to the Committee on the Judiciary….

SB 277: Unnecessary, Unaffordable, and Wrong for West Virginia With the current legislative session now under way, tort reform advocates have stepped up their efforts to push through legislation that will benefit corporate and insurance industry interests. One such piece of legislation, SB 277, calls for the establishment of an intermediate appellate court. For many…

A Tribute to Our Military: A salute to the brave men and women who devoted their lives to protecting the American way of life. Tweet: Support our Military and Enter to Win: http://bit.ly/Military-Care “The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that…

Woman Rushed to Hospital After Charleston, West Virginia Police Cruiser Crashes Into Vehicle An elderly woman in Charleston, WV was hospitalized for injuries after her car was struck by a Charleston areaPolice Department vehicle. The officer driving was responding to an emergency burglarycall, but had neglected to have his lights and siren on while exceeding…