Kanawha County Category Archives: Kanawha County

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says her personal information was stolen by a nurse at St. Francis Hospital who used it to identify herself to the police. Paula Fields filed a lawsuit May 24 against Charleston Hospital, Inc., and … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing the City of Charleston and the two city police officers he claims beat him while he was suffering from diabetic shock. Jeffrey Mark Bricker filed the lawsuit May 24 in Kanawha Circuit … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Charleston man says he was fired from his job because he has cancer. Kristopher Cook filed the lawsuit May 24 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Deaf Education and Advocacy Focus of West Virginia and Patrick Black. Black … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The case of a former employee in the Kanawha County prosecutor’s office has been settled after she claimed the county commission denied her claim for unpaid back wages and annual leave. Denise Tucker’s attorney, Lonnie Simmons of DiTrapano, … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education for not complying with his request for insurance information. J. Michael Ranson of Ranson Law Offices filed the lawsuit May 22 in Kanawha Circuit Court and claims … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The estate of a woman who says sewage flooded her basement is suing the City of Charleston and the Sanitation Board. Mikel Jones and Scott Jones filed the lawsuit on behalf of the late Joyce Pullen May 23 … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A couple named 51 defendants in a recently filed asbestos lawsuit. Carroll and Eunice Stone filed it May 19 in Kanawha Circuit Court through attorney John Skaggs of Charleston law firm The Calwell Practice. Carroll Stone worked as … Read More »

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Gov. Joe Manchin

CHARLESTON – A Minnesota man involved in a wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike in Kanawha County is suing Gov. Joe Manchin and the Department of Transportation secretary.
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CHARLESTON – A St. Albans man was awarded nearly $634,000 last week after slipping and falling on black ice at a car wash five years ago. Danny K. Whittington broke his hip when he fell in a car wash bay … Read More »

May 15 Albert Summers, Delores Summers, Trustee and ATS Insurance Trust 1988 v. The Equitable Life Insurance Company, et al. PA-Rodney E. Miller; J-Bloom * The Summers say they have paid more than $1 million into a life insurance policy … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A woman says the Charleston Area Medical Center did not provide adequate treatment for her mother and is suing on behalf of her estate for pain and suffering. Kathy Rucker says her mother Jane’s wounds were not properly … Read More »

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Darrell McGraw

CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed a petition to enforce a subpoena he issued to a Charleston man who allegedly sold false advertising space on restaurant placemats.
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CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed an asbestos suit, claiming his wife died because of asbestos exposure from his clothes. Stanley Kenney filed the lawsuit May 17 in Kanawha Circuit Court for himself and for the estate of … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A former employee at Lanier Worldwide Inc. is suing the company and two supervisors because she believes she was fired after she retaliated to being called a name on a company trip. Amanda Davis filed the lawsuit May … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Two homeowners in the Indian Head Development in St. Albans have filed a lawsuit against their homeowners association, claiming it has ignored their complaints about a sinkhole on the property. Amy Fleming and H. Martin Smith, doing business … Read More »