Kanawha County Category Archives: Kanawha County

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a suit claiming a physician misread a CT scan and caused him to lose his right testicle. Jonathan Crawford filed the suit July 25 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Dr. J. Anton, … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Nicholas County woman has filed a suit against the South Charleston Police Department, claiming officials told her she was too old to test to be an officer. Vicki Lynn Rains filed the suit July 11 in Kanawha … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against two other county residents, claiming they damaged her car and stalked her family. Dawn Fujita filed the suit July 16 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Chester “Chet” Roberts III … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The widow of a man who died from complications to asbestos exposure has filed a suit on behalf of her late husband’s estate. Dorothy Jean Preece filed the suit July 18 in Kanawha Circuit Court on behalf of … Read More »

July 29 Janai Rucker v. Raymond Don McCormick PA – Clinton W. Smith; J – Walker * Janai Rucker filed a suit against Raymond McCormick after he ran over him with his truck. Rucker was picking up trash at the … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Jackson County man has filed a malpractice suit against a family physician, claiming she misdiagnosed him and caused him to be disabled. Gary Jones filed the suit July 23 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Dr. Sandra Brannin, … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The widow of a man who worked more than 27 years in the railroad industry has filed a suit claiming her husband died from exposure to deadly dusts on the job. Ruth E. Davis, an Ohio resident, filed … Read More »

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Jones

CHARLESTON – In a case that mirrors a recent national headline-grabbing lawsuit, a Charleston attorney claims a dry cleaner lost clothes he had left to be cleaned. Read More »

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Childs

CHARLESTON – The state Division of Corrections is asking a suit naming it as a co-defendant in a sexual harassment case arising out of one its facilities in Mason County be dismissed because the acts that led to it were not done in the course of a normal employee-employer setting. Read More »

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Golden

CHARLESTON – Provided she can make the payments, a Charleston bank has agreed to drop its lawsuit against a South Charleston attorney for defaulting on over $30,000 in credit extended to her.
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CHARLESTON – An asbestos suit has been filed against 42 companies by a man who claims he contracted lung cancer while working for one of the businesses. James William Davis Jr. filed a suit July 18 in Kanawha Circuit Court … Read More »

CHARLESTON — Charleston Area Medical Center’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday announced it will pay Dr. Edward Hamrick his $11.5 million settlement by Sept. 5. The payment was ordered last month in Kanawha Circuit Court. Hamrick sued the hospital in … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Two former inmates at a state correctionaL center filed a suit against the Division of Corrections, claiming a supervisor at the center sexually harassed them. Beverly Carson and Ryan McKown filed the suits July 11 in Kanawha Circuit … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a medical malpractice suit against a local hospital on behalf of his late mother’s estate. Lovell Brown filed the suit July 16 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Charleston Area Medical Center. According … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County attorney is suing a former client, seeking more than $48,000 in what he says are unpaid legal bills. Carl J. Roncaglione Jr. filed a lawsuit July 2 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Zion Inc., a … Read More »