Kanawha County Category Archives: Kanawha County

CHARLESTON – A Putnam County couple blames Heiner’s Bakery and Wal-Mart for serious injuries the wife sustained at Wal-Mart’s Nitro location. June and James Carpenter of Poca filed their complaint March 21 in Kanawha Circuit Court. They seek more than … Read More »

SnowshoeLogo.jpg

CHARLESTON – A Putnam County man says Snowshoe Mountain Resort is to blame for injuries he sustained while tubing there in 2005.
Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Mingo County man has filed a suit against a coal mining company after he was injured while on the job site. John and Sharon Hall filed the suit March 21 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Rockspring Development. … Read More »

March 19 William L. Seckman IV v. Snowshoe Mountain, Inc., doing business as Snowshoe Mountain Resort PA – Jacqueline A. Hallinan; J – Walker * Seckman, of Putnam County, filed the lawsuit against Snowshoe after he was injured while tubing. … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Virginia woman has filed a suit against a national electronics retailer, claiming her contract was breached and work she paid for never was completed. Debra Wroczynski, of Cleveland, Va., and her parents George and Hope Morris, who … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The Kanawha County court system is getting at least one new courtroom, and it possibly could get two.
Read More »

CHARLESTON – The husband of a Kanawha County paramedic killed in a January wreck filed a lawsuit against the woman who hit her, who was speeding on her way to a methadone clinic. Gary Davis filed a suit March 28 … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Seven West Virginia State University students who filed a lawsuit against the school and President Hazo Carter after they were suspended for violating the school’s code of conduct have been denied a temporary injunction in their cases. Rena … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Two of the state’s largest utility companies are on opposite ends of a $5 million lawsuit. Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company, jointly known as American Electric Power filed a lawsuit March 21 against Verizon West Virginia. … Read More »

March 15 Shelia Dunham on behalf of Richard Dunham and RaShaun Dunham v. South Charleston High School, et al. PA – Pro Se; J – Berger * Shelia Dunham filed an injunction on behalf of her sons, both students and … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against the Kanawha County Board of Education and the City of South Charleston. Adrian White of St. Albans filed a suit March 16 in Kanawha Circuit Court. The suit says … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Several asbestos lawsuits recently were filed in Kanawha Circuit Court. Attorney William K. Schwartz filed two suits March 8 on behalf of Charles Kinder and Orpha McGraner, executrix of the estate of William McGraner. Kinder names 59 corporations … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Two parents of South Charleston High School basketball players each filed separate complaints last week seeking an injunction and temporary restraining order against school suspensions. Shelia Dunham filed a suit on behalf of her sons Ricky and Rashaun … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Putnam County resident hired to teach at a private Catholic school in Charleston claims she was fired while trying to find out if a student was a victim of sexual abuse.
Read More »

CAMCWandC.jpg

CAMC Women’s and Children’s Hospital

CHARLESTON – A woman who was examined at Women and Children’s Hospital after she was raped has filed a suit against the hospital because the swabs from her rape kit were thrown away before evidence could be taken from them.
Read More »