Kanawha County Category Archives: Kanawha County

Sept. 22 David Richard Cole v. Jennifer Miller, McKenzie Enterprises, doing business as Fazoli’s PA – Lia DiTrapano Fairless; J – Stucky * David Richard Cole filed a suit against Fazoli’s after he was injured at the Nitro Market Place … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against her town, claiming its sewer lines backed up into her home, causing raw sewage and sewer water to damage the property. Ruby Chappell filed a suit Sept. 17 in … Read More »

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General Parker, an Illinois resident and delegate for Barack Obama to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, talks with Ron Foster, and Chris Saunders, back to camera, with Men and Women Against Discrimination following his talk on how the Violence Against Women Act has prevented him from seeing his son during a domestic violence awareness dinner on Friday, Oct. 24. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)

CHARLESTON – In addition to the White House, the road to reforming a federal anti-domestic violence law ran through Charleston as a dinner featuring a delegate for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was held the same day Obama’s running mate, and the chief architect of the law, was in town for a campaign stop.
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CHARLESTON – Another suit has been filed against a St. Albans crane company after one of their employees suffered serious injuries on the job. Kevin Wiggins of Winfield filed a suit Sept. 18 in Kanawha Circuit Court against All Crane … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The Kanawha County Board of Education has filed a suit against its state superior, claiming the county is being discriminated against because it is required to give a portion of its proceeds from tax levy receipts to the … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a Charleston couple, claiming their dog dragged her while she was walking it, causing her to suffer more than $25,000 in medical expenses. Janet Rawn of Nitro filed a … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Jackson County woman has filed a civil suit against a man who was charged with sexually assaulting her mentally impaired son while he was in the man’s care. Catherine M. Mefford filed a suit Sept. 12 in … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man who was injured when a man driving intoxicated collided with him on the interstate has filed a suit against the bar where the man allegedly drank at before the accident. Shane S. Scott filed … Read More »

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CHARLESTON -– A state Supreme Court candidate says a lawsuit filed against a Pennsylvania attorney for allegedly stealing away a client of hers in a Fayette County wrongful death suit may be re-filed by another attorney.
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Ruby Chappell v. Town of Dunbar, West Dunbar Public Service District PA – Marvin Masters; J – Kaufman * Ruby Chappell filed a suit against the Town of Dunbar and the West Dunbar Public Service District, after her home was … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Logan County woman has filed a suit against her supervisor and the college where she was employed, claiming her supervisor sexually harassed her. Vickie L. Damron and Janelle Rockhold filed separate lawsuits Sept. 9 in Kanawha Circuit … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a local senior center after he injured his spine when his chair rolled out from under him. Carl E. Hoffman filed the suit Sept. 11 in Kanawha Circuit Court … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against a gas station in St. Albans after she slipped and fell in the store. Joanna Allen filed the suit Sept. 5 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Go-Mart Inc. According … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against a national fast-food chain after he slipped and fell at a local location. Lester Haynes filed the suit Sept. 12 in Kanawha Circuit Court against McDonald’s Restaurants of West … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The mother of a student at Andrew Jackson Middle School has filed a class action lawsuit against the Kanawha County Board of Education, claiming the air at the school in contaminated. Angela D. Bashman filed the suit Oct. … Read More »