Charleston, West Virginia (January 8, 2018) – Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is pleased to announce that Tracey A. Rohrbaugh, Curtis G. Power, III, and Christopher C. Cox have joined the firm. Ms. Rohrbaugh, Mr. Power, and Mr. Cox will serve clients from the firm’s new office in Martinsburg, West Virginia, which is the fourth […]
Charleston, WV (May 22, 2017) – Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is pleased to announce that Debra Scudiere, a member resident in the firm’ s Morgantown office, has been appointed by Governor Jim Justice to serve as a member of the West Virginia Industrial Council. Scudiere’s appointment was approved by the West Virginia Senate early […]
Charleston, W.Va. (May 3, 2017) — Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is pleased to report that the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of West Virginia “Super Lawyers”. The list reveals outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process […]
Charleston, West Virginia – May 1, 2017 – Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC, a West Virginia-based law firm, today announced that it has been awarded recertification in Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms. Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC joined Meritas in 1990 as one of the organization’s original members, and, as a […]
Phantom damages are once again in the legislative crosshairs of West Virginia’s legislative session. Over the last several sessions, there have been a number of tort reform measures enacted into law, including changes to West Virginia’s joint and several liability and comparative fault rules, as well as statutory limitations on punitive damages.
The 2017 Legislature is […]
The leaves are gone and the wind is chilly. Folks across the state take to their tree stands to stare down the scope at the prized buck that has ravaged the tomato garden all year long. Thanksgiving equates to hunting in West Virginia. With the onset of buck gun season, it’s important to note some practical […]
Not that I’m a name-dropper or anything, but the recent visit to Charleston by a number of Serbian judges to learn about our state and federal judicial systems recalled to me my visit with Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia.
Serbia (officially “The Republic of Serbia”) is, as virtually every West Virginian knows, the crossroads of […]
*Published by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce; HR JOURNAL (SUMMER 2015)
By Constance H. Weber and William M. Swann
Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC
The West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act (“WPCA”) has historically been a steady source of revenue for trial attorneys. These entrepreneurial spirits would find clients recently separated from their employment, examine the […]
(Charleston, W.Va.) — Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC, one of the larger law firms in West Virginia, recently added a third office to its roster of locations. With offices in Charleston and Morgantown, the firm formalized its presence in Fayetteville, W.Va. in mid-April. Fayette County native, Tom Ewing, a member of the firm, serves as […]