Kanawha County Category Archives: Kanawha County

CHARLESTON – A man who was shot outside the former Banana Joe’s Island Party nightclub in downtown Charleston is suing the former owners of the club, saying he’s unable to collect the $1.5 million a jury awarded him. Marlon Ferguson … Read More »

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Segal

CHARLESTON – A South Charleston man is suing prominent Charleston lawyer Scott Segal, saying Segal and his wife — West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis — have conspired against him to keep him from practicing law.
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CHARLESTON — Last April, a single plaintiff filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 50 different defendants in Kanawha Circuit Court. While the case is just one of thousands similarly filed in asbestos dockets across the country, it is notable as it … Read More »

March 6 Joseph Starcher and Tammy Scarberry Starcher, et al v. James A. Kaplan, M.D. and the West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner PA – Brent Kesner: J – Tod Kaufman * The plaintiffs claim two of their … Read More »

CHARLESTON – An engineering firm is suing a hospitality company for at least $4,000, claiming it was never paid for an initial site assessment related to the construction of a hotel. Novel Geo-Environmental filed a lawsuit March 6 in Kanawha … Read More »

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McGraw

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has announced his office has filed lawsuits against multiple companies that give cash advances to customers over the Internet and five companies that collect on those advances.
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CHARLESTON – Instead of acting in their best interest, a Dunbar woman is alleging a Ripley attorney appointed as her children’s guardian has aided and abetted her ex-husband in alienating them from her. In a complaint filed March 2 with … Read More »

CHARLESTON – West Virginia wants a man who crashed into the Veterans Memorial at the state Capitol Complex to pay for the damages. Managing Deputy Attorney General Barbara H. Allen filed a lawsuit March 19 in Kanawha Circuit Court against … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A St. Albans car auction business says a Putnam County used car dealership owes $14,421 for two cars. Capital City Auto Auction filed a lawsuit Feb. 26 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Arthur Hescht, owner of Art’s Used … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A woman claims shoddy nursing home care has left her in worse health than when she went in. Tamorah Miller sued Genesis Healthcare Corp. and several subsidiaries doing business as Brightwood Center in Follansbee in Kanawha Circuit Court … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A man is suing two other men and their business, claiming he invested money in the business and was promised a stake, but was then pushed out of the equation. William J. Phillips filed a lawsuit in Kanawha … Read More »

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Recht

CHARLESTON – A plaintiff in a high-profile asbestos case apparently forged a signature on an X-ray report so he could repay an improper $750 advance from a Pennsylvania law firm.
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CHARLESTON – A man claims he sold designer glass items for a company on commission, but the company stiffed him on many orders he wrote. Thomas W. Fink, of Charleston sued Clearwater Investments Ltd. doing business as Dacra Glass Company … Read More »

CHARLESTON – The owner of a computer repair company says a popular Charleston radio station still owes him for work on the station’s computer systems. Stacey Landrum, through his business PC Repair, filed a lawsuit against WKLC Inc. and Lynn … Read More »

CHARLESTON – A Nebraska construction company is suing over two cellular telephone towers it says it helped build, but never got paid. TMS Construction Services of Lincoln, Neb., filed a lawsuit Feb. 20 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Pardee and … Read More »