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Wrongful death suit against driver, Erie Insurance seeks $1.5M

April 18, 2013 10:05 AM
By Kyla Asbury

HUNTINGTON – A lawsuit against Erie Insurance Company in which the plaintiff is seeking $1.5 million in future lost wages has been removed from Mason Circuit Court to federal court. Steven Ray Higgins, an Ohio resident, was also named as … Read More »

Federal Court, Mason County, News, Wrongful Death

Man sues St. Mary’s Medical Center for father’s death

April 16, 2013 10:21 AM
By Kyla Asbury

HUNTINGTON – A man is suing St. Mary’s Medical Center after he claims it is responsible for his father’s death. Dr. D. Grant Shy and Cardiac Anesthesia Plus Inc. were also named as defendants in the suit. Gary Lee Fetty … Read More »

Cabell County, News, Wrongful Death

Widow blames Dixon Electrical Systems for husband’s death

April 9, 2013 3:33 PM
By Kyla Asbury

HUNTINGTON – A widow is suing Dixon Electrical Systems & Contracting Inc. after she claims it caused the death of her husband. On March 31, 2011, Forrest B. Finley, who was employed by Dixon as a licensed journeyman wireman, was … Read More »

Cabell County, News, Wrongful Death

Mother says Roane General Hospital, surgeon responsible for daughter’s death

April 2, 2013 11:12 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – An Arnoldsburg woman is suing Roane General Hospital for the death of her daughter after she had gall bladder surgery. Dr. Hong-Kin Ng was also named as a defendant in the suit. Hospital Development Co. is doing business … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Death

Cop on cell phone caused fatal crash, woman alleges

March 4, 2013 11:59 AM
By Lawrence Smith

CHARLESTON – An Upper Kanawha Valley woman says a deputy sheriff’s distracted driving led to the death of her mother. David H. Duff II is named as a co-defendant in a wrongful death suit filed by Patricia Yvonne Tompa. In … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Death

Widow sues Massey Energy for husband’s lung injury, death

February 14, 2013 7:17 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON – A widow is suing Massey Energy Company after she says her husband suffered complicated pneumoconiosis and died while awaiting a double lung transplant. Alpha Appalachia Services, Green Valley Coal Company, White Buck Coal Company, Alex Energy, Don L. Blankenship, … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Death

Judge: Lawsuit over newborn’s death filed too late

February 1, 2013 8:30 AM
By John O'Brien

BECKLEY – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Raleigh General Hospital and a doctor who were blamed for the death of a newborn. Crystal Cook brought the lawsuit on Sept. 12 in Raleigh County Circuit Court against … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Raleigh County, Wrongful Death

Suit over fatal wreck at toll plaza settled

January 29, 2013 5:25 PM
By John O'Brien

BECKLEY – A settlement has been entered in a lawsuit over the death of Jeremy Dickens, a Beckley man who died in an accident at a toll plaza in June. Dickens, a father of two, died June 20 after, it … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Raleigh County, Wrongful Death

Logan Center settles wrongful death claim

December 31, 2012 3:06 PM
By John O'Brien

HUNTINGTON – Genesis Healthcare Corporation has settled a lawsuit brought over the death of a patient at Logan Center. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin approved the settlement in an order filed Dec. 28. The lawsuit was brought by Gregory Vanover … Read More »

Federal Court, Logan County, News, Wrongful Death

Court rejects argument that car wreck made man inactive, caused heart attack

December 4, 2012 11:40 AM
By Nathan Bass

CHARLESTON – In a 3-2 decision, the West Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful death claim brought by the personal representative of a Mineral County man. It also affirmed the court’s denial of motions for a … Read More »

Mineral County, News, Wrongful Death

Century Steel Erectors settles wrongful death case over fall for $1M

December 3, 2012 6:36 PM
By John O'Brien

CLARKSBURG – Two months after losing its motion for summary judgment, Century Steel Erectors settled a wrongful death case brought by the estate of a Tucker County man who died in a construction accident for $1 million. U.S. District Judge … Read More »

News, Preston County, Workers' Comp, Wrongful Death

Woman blames Norfolk Southern for two deaths

November 28, 2012 2:34 PM
By Kyla Asbury

WAYNE — A woman is suing Norfolk Southern Corporation claiming it is responsible for the deaths of her father and her brother. Norfolk Southern Railway Company was also named as a defendant in the suit. On March 19, 2011, Jess … Read More »

News, Wayne County, Wrongful Death

Wrongful death claimed in suit against Sudar Partners

November 12, 2012 1:48 PM
By Kyla Asbury

HUNTINGTON — A man is suing Canyon Sudar Partners, LLC, after he claims it negligently cared for his mother and caused her wrongful death. SVCare Holdings, LLC; Sava Senior Care, LLC; SSC Equity Holdings, LLC; SMV Management Company, LLC; SMV … Read More »

Cabell County, News, Wrongful Death

PSG & R Industries sued over girl’s death from fall in parking garage

November 6, 2012 2:34 PM
By Kyla Asbury

HUNTINGTON — A woman is suing PSG & R Industries, Inc., after her daughter fell from one floor of a Huntington parking garage to the floor below, which caused her death. Patricia Dawn King entered into an agreement with the … Read More »

Cabell County, News, Wrongful Death

Woman blames CAMC for husband’s death

October 31, 2012 10:19 AM
By Kyla Asbury

CHARLESTON — A woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., after she claims the hospital is responsible for her husband’s death. Drs. David Elias Ede and Thomas Edward Dannals and Rebound, LLC, which is doing business as HealthSouth Rehabilitation … Read More »

Kanawha County, News, Wrongful Death