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• posted: Jun. 15, 2018
• Stuart Calwell
• Personal Injury

In 2015, West Virginia adopted a new set of modified comparative negligence (also known as comparative fault) laws for personal injury claims. The bill was signed into law March 2 Read More

• posted: May 15, 2018
• Stuart Calwell
• Personal Injury

There are many different variables that may affect the full dollar value of your personal injury claim in West Virginia. While every case is different, there are a few common Read More

• posted: Apr. 15, 2018
• Stuart Calwell
• Personal Injury

If you have been injured in an accident due to another person’s reckless actions or negligence, you may be able to file a personal injury claim. This would give you Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2018
• Stuart Calwell
• Product Liability

Occasionally, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues a recall of a product when the agency determines it is either defective or potentially harmful in some way. A company Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2018
• Stuart Calwell
• Medical Malpractice

If you or a loved one has suffered injury or illness due to negligence on the part of doctors, nurses or other hospital staff, you may pursue a case seeking Read More

• posted: Jan. 15, 2018
• Stuart Calwell
• Personal Injury

The types of damages you can recover in a personal injury claim depend on the type of case, the circumstances of your accident and injuries, and the laws of your Read More

• posted: Dec. 15, 2017
• Stuart Calwell
• Nursing Home Abuse

Neglect is a specific form of nursing home abuse. Defining the term can be difficult, as neglect can take a variety of forms and the facts of each case can Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2017
• Stuart Calwell
• Wrongful Death

The process for moving ahead with a wrongful death claim in West Virginia is much the same as that in a personal injury claim. The main difference is that the Read More

• posted: Oct. 03, 2017
• Stuart Calwell
• Personal Injury

“Tort” is basically an old-fashioned way to refer to damages in the legal world. A tort is any civil wrong inflicted by one person, entity, or business on another person. Read More

• posted: Oct. 03, 2017
• Stuart Calwell
• Personal Injury

“Tort” is basically an old-fashioned way to refer to damages in the legal world. A tort is any civil wrong inflicted by one person, entity, or business on another person. Read More

• posted: Aug. 19, 2016
• Stuart Calwell
• Industrial Accidents,  Workplace Injuries,  Environmental Contamination

Stuart Calwell is a founding member of Calwell Luce diTrapano PLLC. Stuart has nearly 40 years of experience practicing law in the state and federal courts of West Virginia Read More

• posted: Mar. 29, 2016
• Stuart Calwell
• Medical Malpractice

Several viral hepatitis cases appear to be linked to cardiac stress tests administered in Beckley’s Raleigh Heart Clinic. Accordingly, state health commissioner Rahul Gupta recommended hepatitis B, hepatitis C and Read More

• posted: Feb. 09, 2016
• Stuart Calwell
• Firm News

Calwell Luce diTrapano PLLC named 2015 Litigator Award Winner. Having been conferred this prestigious National Award, the firm ranks among the Top 1% of all lawyers for: Toxic & Environmental, Read More

• posted: Dec. 20, 2015
• Stuart Calwell
• Product Liability

When your doctor prescribes you medication, you expect it to make you feel better. However, sometimes the drugs do not do what you anticipate. You followed the directions you were Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2015
• Stuart Calwell
• Construction Accidents

According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 3,929 workers were killed on the job in the United States in 2013. Of that number, 796, or 20 percent, were Read More

• posted: Oct. 20, 2015
• Stuart Calwell
• Auto Accidents

According to a study led by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, 50 percent of young drivers who died in car accidents were under the influence of either alcohol Read More