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Country Inn & Suites hit with slip-and-fall lawsuit

April 2, 2013 11:09 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A man is suing Country Inn & Suites by Carlson for injuries he allegedly sustained at its Elkview hotel. Plaza Management LLC was also named as a defendant in the suit. On Dec. 9, after entering the side … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Coach dismissed, expert arrested in softball sliding lawsuit

March 28, 2013 10:00 AM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – A softball coach has been dismissed from a lawsuit that blamed her and a Berkeley County youth league for the broken ankle and leg suffered by a 14-year-old girl during a sliding drill. The lone remaining defendant in … Read More »

Berkeley County, Personal Injury

Sheetz settles trip-and-fall lawsuit

March 28, 2013 9:55 AM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – Twelve days before a trial was scheduled to begin, a personal injury lawsuit against Sheetz was settled. Sherry Marken Brindle, of Waynesburg, Pa., dismissed her lawsuit against Sheetz on Jan. 17. She had alleged she tripped on a … Read More »

Berkeley County, News, Personal Injury

Va. man agrees to settle claim Piggy’s bouncer broke his ankle

March 26, 2013 1:51 PM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – A Virginia man’s lawsuit against a Berkeley County bar was settled in January, shortly after the defendants claimed he was belligerently drunk at the time and he claimed he might need a costly medical procedure. Jay Baltzer’s lawsuit … Read More »

Berkeley County, News, Personal Injury

Mount Nebo couple sue Massey for respirable dust exposure

March 22, 2013 9:15 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A Mount Nebo couple are suing Massey Energy Company for exposure to illegal and unsafe levels of respirable dust that resulted in a diagnosis of complicated pneumoconiosis. Alpha Appalachia Services Inc.; Green Valley Coal Company; White Buck Coal … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Settlement filed in Charleston Town Center lawsuit involving injuries

March 20, 2013 10:47 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A dismissal order has been filed in a lawsuit involving a man who sustained injuries at Charleston Town Center. On July 21, 2011, Ronald L. Gillenwater II, Charleston Town Center Company LP and Forest City Commercial Management Inc. … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Berkeley County pajama fire lawsuit dismissed

March 19, 2013 12:02 PM
By John O'Brien

MARTINSBURG – A woman who blamed five corporate defendants for her pajamas catching on fire while she was next to a propane heater has lost her lawsuit. Mischelle Holohan blamed J.C. Penney, ABC Retail, Enerco Group and subsidiary Mr. Heater Corp. … Read More »

Berkeley County, News, Personal Injury

Woman sues Krispy Kreme for injuries

March 19, 2013 12:00 PM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. after she says she was injured while at its South Charleston location. On March 17, 2011, Julia Herkert was in the defendant’s restaurant in South Charleston and was exiting the … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Target settles slip-and-fall

March 13, 2013 1:25 PM
By John O'Brien

HUNTINGTON – Target has settled a personal injury lawsuit originally brought in Cabell County Circuit Court. In a complaint filed June 20, Henry E. Prout, of Huntington, sued Target over an alleged fall two years earlier. Prout claimed he fell … Read More »

Cabell County, Federal Court, News, Personal Injury

Man sues three companies for work-related injuries

February 27, 2013 8:20 AM
By Kyla Asbury

WINFIELD – A man is suing three companies he claimed are responsible for injuries he suffered while performing his work duties. Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company of West Virginia, Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., and MarkWest Energy Appalachia, LLC were … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, Putnam County

After fall, Ohio man alleges ladder was defective

February 27, 2013 8:18 AM
By Kyla Asbury

HUNTINGTON – A Newport, Ohio, man is suing Ferro Products Corporation after he says he was injured while on a defective ladder. Somerset Steel Erection Company, Inc., and Asheboro Machine Shop, Inc., were also named as defendants in the suit. On … Read More »

Cabell County, News, Personal Injury

Plaintiff in car crash suit walked half-marathon six months after wreck

February 25, 2013 9:30 AM
By John O'Brien

WHEELING – A federal judge is sending a car crash lawsuit against Cabela’s back to state court, where the defendants will likely introduce evidence that the plaintiff participated in a 20K walk six months after the wreck. U.S. District Judge … Read More »

Ohio County, Personal Injury

Kanawha Valley Jewelry sued over fall on ice

February 22, 2013 7:45 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Kanawha Valley Jewelry after she claims she was injured on its property. Bonnie Scott claims she slipped on snow and ice on the defendant’s property and sustained injuries, according to a complaint filed Feb. … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury

Woman blames Wal-Mart for injuries

February 20, 2013 2:53 PM
By Kyla Asbury

WAYNE – A Wayne woman is suing Wal-Mart after she claims she sustained injuries on its property. USM, a/k/a John Doe corporation or individual or other artificial entity; T&L Services of Alum Creek, LLC a/k/a T&L Services, LLC; Dirt Busters … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, Wayne County

Clay County woman says Pjax employee caused accident

January 31, 2013 2:00 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A Clay County woman is suing Pjax, Inc., after she was injured in a car accident caused by one of its employees. Jason Lee Thomas, an employee of Pjax, was also named as a defendant in the suit. … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Personal Injury