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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
Settlement terms argued in DuPont case
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sago suits on hold
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
Vioxx cases not all big payoffs
A bottle of Vioxx
CHARLESTON – The numbers are staggering.
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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



