Ohio County Category Archives: Ohio County

WHEELING – A man says he was walking on a landfill in Wheeling when he was poked by a dirty needle and is suing two garbage agencies because he contracted AIDS. Gerard Joseph and wife Stephanie filed the suit Dec. … Read More »

WHEELING – A Wheeling woman says her doctor perforated her colon while performing a birth control operation on her fallopian tubes. Jill Willey and husband Mike filed a lawsuit Dec. 14 in Ohio Circuit Court against Samuel Bracken, Jr. The … Read More »

Dec. 14 Jill and Mike Willey vs. Samuel J. Bracken Jr., MD J- Gaughan; PA- David A. Jividen, Esq. * Bracken performed laproscopic tubal ligation on Willey and discharged her from the hospital the same day. During the surgery, she … Read More »

WHEELING – An Ohio man says he was fired from job at a plastics company for complaining about his work environment. Roy Surratt of Bellaire says his termination by RXI Plastics, Inc., was retaliatory and filed suit against it Dec. … Read More »

WHEELING – A Pennsylvania couple blames Wheeling Downs and a chair manufacturer for injuries the husband received while gambling. Frank and Deanna Monack of Belle Vernon, Pa., filed their lawsuit Dec. 15 in Ohio Circuit Court against Wheeling Island Gaming … Read More »

Dec. 11 Deborah J. Prager vs. Riesbeck’s Food Markets Inc. J- Gaughan; PA- Patricia A. Kurelac * While shopping in Riesbeck’s, Prager tripped over an object and fell. She discovered the object was a movable cart which was partly uncovered. … Read More »

Dec. 4 Dorothy and Patrick Dacey vs. George J. Narick J-Recht; PA-Thomas E. McIntire * While operating his 1990 Buick Century, Narick failed to stop and collided into Dorothy Dacey’s 2001 Chevy Blazer. Narick left the scene of the crash, … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Two Wheeling residents are unhappy with the coverage provided by their insurance company and are suing it. Melanie Littleton and Edward Minor filed a lawsuit Dec. 1 in Ohio Circuit Court against Progressive Specialty Insurance Co., claiming they … Read More »

Dec. 1 Melanie Littleton and Edward Minor vs. Rolland G. Moore, Jr., and Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. J- Wilson; PA- Joseph G. Nogay * Littleton and Minor each incurred $2,000 in medical injuries after Moore ran a red light and … Read More »

Nov. 20 Constance Breza vs. City of Wheeling J- Gaughan; PA- Paul J. Harris * Breza says the City of Wheeling has ignored her pleas to repair a catch basin and broken drainage pipe, which over the past two years … Read More »