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Why You should Not Post Anything on Social Media about the Accident We have seen seriously injured people ruin their own case by posting seemingly “innocent” statements about their accident and activities following the accident. Don’t let this happen to you. Be proactive about protecting your legitimate injury claim. It is a common practice for…

ByJeff RobinetteofRobinette Legal Group, PLLCon Tuesday, November 25, 2014. The Morgantown, WV personal injury attorneys at The Robinette Legal Group, PLLC are pleased to support the Thanksgiving Meal of the Fairmont Union Mission. The Union Rescue Mission in Fairmont, WV served 45,014 meals in 2013, and 783 of those meals were served on Thanksgiving Day….

West Virginia coal miners are among the hardest working professionals in America. Despite strong MSHA regulations, coal mining continues to be one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. – A49year old Maidsvillecoal miner suffered afatal injuryon Monday nightwhen he was operating a roofbolting machine and was struck by a rockat…

Morgantown, WV: State Policehave reported thata 20-year-old malewas killed in an accident early Sunday morning when a vehicle crossedthe center lineon Hartman Run Roadnear the Woodland Terrace mobile home village at 12:50 a.m. Stiff Penalties for Hit and Run Accidents in West Virginia This crash involved two vehicles. The 20-year-old man was a passenger in…

The Robinette Legal Group, PLLC of Morgantown is pleased to sponsor Ridge Riders, a competitive equestrian team for youths in grades 6-12. The mission of the team is to promote the appreciation of the equestrian sport and safe riding, to support and develop local amateur athletes for the equestrian sport by conducting and participating in…

Is drug use causing mine safety violations to rise? In the second year of the new drug testing program, WV state mine safety officials have pulled the certification of 555 coal miners for drug, substance, and alcohol abuse since January of last year, averaging more than one a day. The numbers may actually be higher…

Update, November 7, 2014: A WVU Healthcare Ebola Task Force is now prepared for any potential encounters with the Ebola virus. Personnel from emergency medicine, infectious diseases, nursing, and several other areas of the hospital have undergone training and the hospital spent half a million dollars converting a section of its emergency department into a…

Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas Export FacilityProject Approved Dominion Energy approved the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orderfor theCove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. This order includes 79 safety and environmental regulations, and on September 30,2014 Dominion Energy accepted all the commission’s safety provisions. Dominion Energy’s plan is to convert a former import…

I was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. How will this affect my insurance claim? In West Virginia, wearing a seatbelt in a motor vehicle is mandatory. Even so, violation of this law is not evidence of negligence in court. If you are injured in an accident and you were not…