Wednesday, November 17, 2010
License Of Charleston Lawyer Revoked
WEST VIRGINIA....
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has revoked a Charleston lawyer’s license to practice law for one year, ruling he violated state ethics codes while representing a coal company in a case involving black lung benefits. Justices ruled that Douglas Smoot of law firm Jackson Kelly withheld medical evidence from an administrative judge indicating that miner Elmer Daughtery had developed black lung as the result of employment with the Westmoreland Coal Co.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has revoked a Charleston lawyer’s license to practice law for one year, ruling he violated state ethics codes while representing a coal company in a case involving black lung benefits. Justices ruled that Douglas Smoot of law firm Jackson Kelly withheld medical evidence from an administrative judge indicating that miner Elmer Daughtery had developed black lung as the result of employment with the Westmoreland Coal Co.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:56 PM 
