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CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

February 21, 2013 12:44 AM
By Lawrence Smith

Jan. 9 Naomi Davis vs. Northwest Pipe Company PA– Ginny A. Conley; J– Reed * The plaintiff is suing the defendant, an Oregon corporation, for wrongful termination after she was fired on July 12 after reporting quality and safety concerns … Read More »

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Suit says Biomet ignored defects in hip replacement

February 18, 2013 6:04 AM
By Kyla Asbury

PARKERSBURG – A Wood County couple are suing Biomet after they claim it misrepresented that its M2a Magnum Hip System was safe when it had knowledge of the system’s defects. Biomet Orthopedics was also named as a defendant in the … Read More »

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CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

February 15, 2013 6:30 AM
By Lawrence Smith

Oct. 30 Andrew Bland and D. Lindsay Aldridge vs. Dave Roberts, St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Dr. Tom McDowell and the West Virginia United Methodist Conference PA– Ginny A. Conley; J– Reed * The plaintiffs are suing the defendants for … Read More »

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CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

February 8, 2013 6:51 AM
By Lawrence Smith

Sept. 21 Gregory T. Williams vs. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP d/b/a Wal-Mart, Daniel White and Waymon Cougar PA–Walt Auvil; J–Reed *The plaintiff is suing the defendants for wrongful termination after he was first transferred from the Vienna location to the … Read More »

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Wood Commission settles drug court participant’s sexual harassment suit

February 1, 2013 10:00 AM
By Lawrence Smith

PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission has agreed to settle a woman’s claim she was sexually harassed by one of her counselors in the drug court program. Wood Circuit Judge J. D. Beane on Aug. 8, 2011, dismissed Nikki Faye … Read More »

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State Police revising policies as a result of settlement

January 14, 2013 12:44 PM
By Lawrence Smith

CHARLESTON – The State Police has agreed to both a payout and to make certain policy changes to settle a Wirt County woman’s “sexually intrusive” warrantless arrest suit. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on June 28 ordered the case … Read More »

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Supreme Court affirms $450K punitives award

November 21, 2012 7:48 AM
By Nathan Bass

CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court of Appeals has affirmed a $450,000 punitive damages award in a Wood County employment discrimination case. Laura Cain worked for REM Community Options, LLC for more than 10 years ending Dec. 29, 2008. On … Read More »

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Wood County daycare faces lawsuit over death of toddler

November 19, 2012 8:50 AM
By Lawrence Smith

PARKERSBURG – The owners of a Wood County daycare are denying they are responsible for the death of toddler in their care. Lester and Linda Rockhold are named as co-defendants in a wrongful death suit filed by Shawna Wise. In … Read More »

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CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

November 9, 2012 8:25 AM
By Lawrence Smith

Sept. 28 Kimberly and Mark Thompson vs. 21 Country Market, Inc. PA – Bradley H. Lane; J – Evans *The plaintiffs, residents of Gallipolis, Ohio, are suing the defendant, a Millwood business, for injuries Kimberly allegedly sustained on Oct. 1, … Read More »

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CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

November 2, 2012 8:05 AM
By Lawrence Smith

Aug. 20 Margaret Snider vs. Speedway LLC PA – William O. Merriman; J – Reed * The plaintiff, a Vienna resident, is suing the defendant, a Delaware corporation, for injuries she sustained on Sept. 1, 2008, when she stepped onto … Read More »

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Science Panel releases final C8 exposure reports, adds new disease to list

November 1, 2012 10:07 AM
By Kyla Asbury

PARKERSBURG – The litigants in the West Virginia and Ohio class action lawsuit filed the science panel’s final set of reports on Oct. 29 that conclusively link DuPont’s PFOA in drinking water to serious human diseases. The panel previously reported … Read More »

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Charleston attorney files first C8 personal injury suits

October 23, 2012 4:52 PM
By Kyla Asbury

PARKERSBURG – A Charleston attorney has filed three personal injury lawsuits against DuPont on behalf of individuals who lived in Wood County and its surrounding areas following a Science Panel study that established probable links between cancer and other illnesses … Read More »

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CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

September 28, 2012 7:15 AM
By Lawrence Smith

Aug. 7 Graham Cochran vs. David Debord and the West Virginia State Police PA – Richard Dunbar; J – Reed * The plaintiff, a Parkersburg resident, is suing the defendants for injuries he received on Aug. 9, 2010 following a … Read More »

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CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

August 31, 2012 7:15 AM
By Lawrence Smith

July 25 Robert M. Barglech vs. Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #1118, Mark Mace, Elden Kerns, Jeff Morgan, Mike Swackhammer, Paul Davis, Calvin Carpenter, Howard Todd and Tony Burke PA – Charles E. Stalnaker; J – Beane * The … Read More »

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State Police sue to collect unpaid bill from Wood promoter

August 24, 2012 7:35 AM
By Lawrence Smith
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PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police allege a Wood County motocross promoter stiffed them on paying for security they provided at one of his events.
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