Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is proud to announce a new Equity Shareholder and two new Members in our Charleston office. Kelly C. Morgan, a Charleston native, originally joined our team in 2006 and was named a Member of our Charleston office seven years ago. We are proud to see her become our first fema...
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New Associate in the Charleston Office
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is proud to welcome a new associate to our Charleston office. Adam K. Strider, originally from Jefferson County West Virginia, has a background in employment law, management consulting and previously worked as a lobbyist before joining our team.
Members Obtain Summary Judgement
Bailey & Wyant Members, Jennifer Tully and John Fuller recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of the Mingo County Board of Education. Plaintiff alleged that on August 17, 2016, a bus owned by the Mingo County Board of Education was operated negligently and carelessly causing it to cross in...
Members Obtain Defense Verdict
Congratulations to Bailey & Wyant Members Jennifer Tully & John Fuller on their recent defense verdict on behalf of the Mingo County Board of Education in a wrongful death trial in Mingo County Circuit Court.
Martinsburg Office Obtains Summary Judgment
Our Martinsburg Office is bringing great defense for eastern panhandle clients. Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Martinsburg office recently obtained summary judgment for two residents of Mineral County, West Virginia. Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Member James W. Marshall, III and Associate Daniel T. LeMasters succ...
Managing Member, Charles Bailey named 2017 Defense Attorney of the Year
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is pleased to announce our Managing Member, Charles Bailey has been named 2017 Defense Attorney of the Year by the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV). DTCWV Defense Attorney of the Year is a prestigious award which begins with a nomination, and is then vetted thr...
Local Government Law Seminar
Bailey & Wyant, LLC is proud to announce an upcoming NBI continuing education seminar “Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know”. Stay up to date on newly developing cases and legal issues in government law, ensure compliance with public records access and retention laws as well as exam...
Legistlative Rundown with Michael Taylor: HB 4242
Clarifying Magistrate Court Jurisdiction House Bill 4242, “Clarifying the jurisdictional amount for removal of a civil action from magistrate court to circuit court” seeks to amend West Virginia Code§ 50-4-8. Currently, a matter may be removed to circuit court from magistrate court if the amount...
Legislative Rundown with Michael Taylor: SB 521
Senate Bill Will Require the Chief of a Municipal Law-Enforcement Agency be a Certified Law Enforcement Officer Senate Bill 521, “Requiring chief executive of municipal law-enforcement agency be certified law-enforcement officer”, seeks to amend Chapter 30, Article 29 of the West Virginia Code b...
Legislative Rundown with Michael Taylor: HB 4013
Legislature Seeks to Clarify Who May File a Lawsuit in West Virginia In 2017, the United States Supreme Court, in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773 (2017) held that a nonresident plaintiff must have a “connection between the forum and the specific claims ...
Legislative Rundown with Michael Taylor: HB 2855
This One's For the Dogs (and Cats and other pets) House Bill 2855, introduced and sponsored by Delegate Jill Upson (R- Jefferson, 65th District), is one that may have dogs (and cats) wagging their tails. Specifically, HB 2855, seeks to provide certain protections for family pets whose owners ar...
Legislative Rundown with Michael Taylor: HB 2768
Could Penalties for Violations of The West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act be Capped at $1,000? The West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act is designed, in part, to protect consumers from unfair debt collection practices. Under the original version of the Act, trial courts...
Legislative Rundown with Michael Taylor: HB 2655
“Grace's Law” Seeks to End Cyberbullying According to a survey conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center, out of a survey conducted of 4,500 U.S. 12-17 year-olds, over 30% respondents stated that they had been cyberbullied in their lifetime. Specifically, 30.7 % of the males surveyed and 3...
Legislative Rundown with Michael Taylor: HB 2647
Cutting Recovery for the Write-Off? HB 2647 seeks to limit medical cost recovery to what has been “actually paid.” Figuring out health care invoices can be a confusing and daunting task. Many times, the amount that is “invoiced” by a health care provider is not actually paid by you or your healt...
Legislative Rundown with Adam Strider: SB 7
Senators propose new Round of Changes to the Wage Payment and Collection Act Senators Charles Trump (R-Morgan), Sue Cline (R-Wyoming), and Tom Takubo (R-Kanawha) have introduced legislation that would, if enacted, require a separated employee who claims unpaid wages to make a written demand for...
Legislative Rundown with Adam Strider: SB 416
It's Currently Illegal to Fish For Catfish With Your Bare Hands The legislature may have some good news for all you hardened criminals who spend your free time out in the creek trying to catch catfish with your bare hands. Senators Mark Maynard (R-Wayne) and Sue Cline (R-Wyoming) introduced Sena...
Legislative Rundown with Adam Strider: SB 396
Net Neutrality is Dead. Long Live Net Neutrality? West Virginia may join a string of states that have taken it upon themselves to maintain broadband internet's status as it existed during the “net neutrality” regulatory era, following the repeal of the federal government's net neutrality regula...
Legislative Rundown with Adam Strider: SB 35
Is Mandatory Pre-Suit Mediation on the Way in West Virginia? Designated as Senate Bill 35, Senator Michael Woelfel (D-Cabell) has introduced legislation that, if enacted, would require a potential plaintiff to make a demand for pre-suit mediation before instituting any civil action in West Virgi...
Legislative Rundown with Adam Strider: SB 284
Bill to Offer Free Community College Advances Senate Bill 284, which would offer in-state public community college to certain students at no cost to the student, was reported out of committee on Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee. Sponsored by Senate President Mitch Carmichael (R-Jackson)...
LCLD Networking Reception and Panel Discussion
On January 22, 2018, Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Member, Suleiman Oko-ogua attended a networking reception and panel discussion organized by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) and the West Virginia State Bar at WVU College of Law. Ap proximately 50 people gathered for the kick-off recepti...
GWHS Constitutional Law Class
Young people around the country are inspiring change and political activism among their peers. At Bailey & Wyant, PLLC we believe it's essential to empower high school students to have a clear understanding of the Constitution and their rights under it. Our Associate, Michael Taylor instructs a ...
Collateral Evidence Doctrine with Unaiza Riaz
The collateral evidence doctrine forbids the introduction of extrinsic evidence to contradict a witness on a collateral matter. Frederick C. Moss, The Sweeping-Claims Exception and the Federal Rules of Evidence, 1982 Duke Law Journal 61-112 (1982). Its purpose is to “limit the scope of impeachme...
Charles Bailey & Michael Taylor Present at Local Government Law Seminar
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Managing Partner Charles R. Bailey and Associate Michael Taylor presented at a continuing education seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute. The seminar, “Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know” focused on aiding attorneys in gaining a better understan...
Bill to Make Young Entrepreneur Credit Permanent Passes Senate
Legislative Rundown with Adam Strider Bill to Make Young Entrepreneur Credit Permanent Passes Senate Originally taking effect in 2016 as a temporary measure, the Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act waives the fees normally associated with incorporating a domestic corporation, LLC, or partnersh...
Bill Declares Directors of Volunteer Organizations Not Personally Liable
Directors of Volunteer Organizations Not Personally Liable for Torts Committed by Agents Senate Bill 555, “Providing director of corporation not personally liable for corporation torts”, seeks to amend West Virginia Code § 55-7C-3 by providing immunity to “qualified directors” of volunteer direc...