Personal Injury Category Archives: Personal Injury

Several asbestos suits filed

CHARLESTON – A Pittsburgh attorney and his Charleston associate recently filed 12 asbestos lawsuits in Kanawha Circuit Court. David Chervenick of Pittsburgh law firm Goldberg, Persky and White teamed with Charleston attorney Scott Segal to file the lawsuits, which were … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Settlement terms argued in DuPont case

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Harry Deitzler

PARKERSBURG – After three years of arguing, the two sides in a class action lawsuit brought against DuPont finally agreed on a settlement in August 2004. Read More »

News, Personal Injury, Wood County

Love meter not so lovely, suit says

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man he sliced his hand open, causing nerve damage, when he grabbed a Love Meter off the shelves of a Market Express store. Richard Cravens is suing the store and the product’s manufacturers and distributors, … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Slip-and-fall case filed over ‘difficult-to-see’ substance

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman expected a Big Chimney store to keep its floor dry but says a “difficult-to-see” substance caused her fall. Barbara Ashley is suing O.V. Smith and Sons, doing business as Smith’s Foodfair No. 3 in … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Man says forklift severed his leg

CHARLESTON – A West Virginia man says someone ran over his leg with a forklift and is suing the man’s employer. Lawrence Harrell filed a lawsuit Oct. 30 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Clonch Industries in Dixie. The suit says … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Man says weigh station at fault for accident

CHARLESTON – A Fayette County man says he was trapped under his coal truck for 35 minutes as a result of a weigh station’s negligence. Robert Bibb’s lawsuit, filed Nov. 2 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Kanawha River Terminals, seeks … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Theatre worker lost thumb, blames college

MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man says that while he was working on props for a musical play at Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania, he cut himself with a saw, lost his thumb and nearly lost his hand. Steven Hawkins filed a … Read More »

Monongalia County, News, Personal Injury

Hidden downed power line posed threat, suit says

MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man says he stepped on a downed power line that was still classified as “hot” on his way home from work. Michael Holden filed a lawsuit Oct. 25 in Monongalia Circuit Court against Allegheny Power and … Read More »

Monongalia County, News, Personal Injury

Four asbestos suits filed jointly

CHARLESTON – Four plaintiffs groups jointly filed asbestos lawsuits recently in Kanawha Circuit Court. The suits were filed by Pittsburgh attorney David Chervenick of Goldberg, Persky and White and name 11 defendants. Frank Gaich, executor of the Estate of Rudy … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Two add names to AT&T case pile

CHARLESTON – Two individuals have joined the group of former AT&T workers who are suing the company over alleged poor air quality while it operated the offices at One Davis Square in Charleston. Michelle Bailey and Hazel Marie Casto each … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Sago suits on hold

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Randal McCloy

CHARLESTON – Opting to wait for other potential plaintiffs to catch up, a Kanawha Circuit Court judge on Wednesday suspended any action on the three lawsuits filed in August over the Sago mine disaster. Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Vioxx cases not all big payoffs

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A bottle of Vioxx

CHARLESTON – The numbers are staggering.
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Federal Court, News, Personal Injury

Couple sues Wal-Mart over tree stand

HUNTINGTON – A Poca couple is blaming the manufacturer and seller of a tree stand that they say was faulty and caused a November 2004 fall. Jerry and Nikki Whittington filed the suit Oct. 23 in federal court for the … Read More »

Cabell County, News, Personal Injury