West Virginia Record

OUR GOAL at the West Virginia Record is to cover West Virginia's legal system in a way that enables you, our readers, to make the public business your business. As the state's first and only legal journal, The Record will focus upon civil actions in our courts. Torts- as they're known-- are too often ignored by the prevailing media, yet their progress has a profound impact on the people of our state. We aim to protect the public's interest by reporting on West Virginia's civil justice system thoroughly and vigorously. To be sure, whether one agrees or disagrees with the happenings at all of our courthouses, no one should believe that what happens at them is the norm. West Virginia's courts regularly rank among the most litigious in the land. This doesn't mean to suggest that normal always means good. In many cases throughout American history the norm has meant the wrong course. The country's greatest leaders have often been maligned for deviance long before receiving credit for courage and vision.