Kanawha County Category Archives: Kanawha County

CHARLESTON – A week after it was the other way around, a law firm is the plaintiff in an advertising lawsuit. Sammons, Olivero and Paraschos in Huntington claims Verizon Information Services did not fulfill a request to include the firm’s … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says she was electrocuted by a Christmas tree and is suing the store at which she purchased it. Mary Pritt filed the lawsuit Oct. 17 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Sears/KMart Incident Center because, … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The administrator of the estate of a man who died after his appendix burst says his death was avoidable and is suing the doctors who treated him. Edna Mae Reynolds filed the suit Oct. 15 in Kanawha Circuit … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Jackson County man says the electric shock caused by a faulty ground wire blew him off a customer’s roof as he worked on a satellite dish. Robert Starcher is suing his employer Skylink and the owners of … Read More »

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Charleston Area Medical Center’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says Charleston Area Medical Center is to blame for the death of her daughter, who passed away soon after being born.
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Charleston Town Center’s Court Street entrance

CHARLESTON – An Elkview woman says she broke both her legs as a result of the unsafe curb outside the Charleston Town Center Mall on Court St.
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Roberts

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has lashed out at state Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts after he filed a personal injury lawsuit related to an injury his daughter received.
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CHARLESTON – A pair of asbestos lawsuits were recently entered into Kanawha Circuit Court, one by a former mechanic who died last year and another by a former Buckhannon refractory plant worker. Carol Neil, the personal representative of the Estate … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Manor Care Inc. is dealing with another lawsuit after the personal representative of the estate of a woman who died at Heartland of Charleston filed a complaint against it. Margaret Mosley, representing Queen Sharp’s estate, filed the suit … Read More »

Oct. 13 Cindy Ann Cook, mother an as administrator of the Estate of Haley Cook Bishop v. CAMC, et al. PA-Julie Garvin; J-Kaufman * Cook says doctors did not timely deliver her baby, Haley Cook-Bishop, causing Haley’s death on April … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Twelve users of the prescription drug Bextra are suing its makers over side effects, which include a higher risk of heart attack and are each seeking several million dollars. The twelve suits were filed Oct. 18 in Kanawha … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Medical Institute has filed a lawsuit claiming its system was hacked into. The suit, filed Oct. 19, names three John Does and three Jane Does as defendants because the identity of the alleged hackers is … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A South Charleston nursing home is accusing a Texas-based law firm of defaming it on a Charleston television station. Glenmark LLC, doing business as Valley Center, filed its lawsuit Oct. 13 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Pulaski and … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Keyser woman says Wal-Mart did not properly secure a tire on her car, leading to an accident two years ago. Patricia Crites filed a lawsuit Oct. 10 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Stores and employee Chris … Read More »

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Bell

CHARLESTON – Charleston attorney Harry Bell settled an $11 million class action suit against auto dealer Wally Thornhill for coupons worth less than $2 million after discovering that complete success would have pushed Thornhill into bankruptcy.
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