WINFIELD – A Kanawha County woman is suing Broadmore Senior Services after she claims it failed to care for her mother, which led to her injuries and eventual death.
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman is suing Broadmore Senior Services after she claims it failed to care for her husband, which led to injuries and, eventually, his death.
CHARLESTON – A physician who previously had a women’s medicine practice at Charleston Area Medical Center is suing the hospital and West Virginia University Medical Corporation-Charleston Division after she claims she was forced to close her practice due to harassment and discrimination.
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice will be holding a hearing today on the ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act, which aims to protect small businesses from the widespread abuse of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
WINFIELD – A Putnam County construction company says an alleged mistake made by a subcontractor prompted the plaintiff to file a claim against the insurer of a project.
CHARLESTON – A consumer representative from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office will hold public events during April throughout Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam and Wayne counties.
CHARLESTON – A representative from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office will conduct mobile office hours during February in four local counties. The representative will educate consumers on the latest scams in their area and provide them with tips on how to protect their personal information.
WINFIELD – A judge has ruled against the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals by denying a permit that would have allowed a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market to be built in Teays Valley. Circuit Judge John Cummings on Jan. 8 overturned the permit of the board, siding with a group of residents who had fought the building of the store because they said it would create more traffic congestion and bring other issues to their neighborhood along W.Va.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Human Rights Commission has found that CAMC-Teays Valley Hospital’s patient bathrooms are not compliant with the American with Disabilities Act. Charleston attorney Duane J. Ruggier II of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe filed a complaint with the WVHRC in January, stating that, while patient rooms all have their own bathroom, none of the bathrooms are ADA compliant.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says a consumer representative from his office will conduct mobile office hours during December throughout four local counties.
WINFIELD – A Kanawha County woman is suing a physician she claims caused damages. On March 26, Matthew Harris was admitted to CAMC Teays Valley Hospital with complaints of abdominal pain, according to a complaint filed Oct. 2 in Putnam Circuit Court. Dianna Santamaria, Harris', power of attorney, claims Harris was discharged that day with a diagnosis of gallstones and was instructed to follow up with Dr. Leonard Fichter. Harris did as he was instructed and followed up with Fichter that aftern
WINFIELD – A woman is suing the owners and lessors of a certain Hurricane townhouse over injuries a man sustained when he fell on the townhouse's stoop, claiming the fall was a result of negligence.
WINFIELD – A personal representative for the estate of a West Virginia woman has filed suit alleging wrongful death and negligence. Teresa Lucas, the personal representative for the Estate of Deloris Hillier, filed suit in Putnam County Circuit Court on Aug. 14 alleging wrongful death and negligence against CAMC Teays Valley Hospital, Inc.
WINFIELD – A group of homeowners fighting to keep a Walmart Neighborhood Market from building in Teays Valley have taken their battle to court. David Conley, Jennifer Martone, Tim Hill and Ray Burke filed a petition in Putnam Circuit Court earlier this month requesting the court to review the matter and the actions of the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals. Conley is past president of Fox Run Homeowners Association and a member of Keep The Promise, an association of citizens concerned about
WINFIELD – A Putnam County couple seeks compensation after the woman was injured in the restroom at a pool party. Sarah and Richard DeGroff filed a complaint against FMC Sportsman’s Club LLC in Putnam Circuit Court. In the complaint, the couple from Eleanor says Sarah DeGroff was a guest at the popular sports club that includes a pool on June 12, 2013, for a child’s birthday party.
CHARLESTON – Two former female employees have sued a recently opened Putnam County location of a national hamburger chain for sexual harassment. FiveGuysBurgersMacey Lewis and Brittany Mercer-Gregory filed their complaints June 10 against Five Guys, general manager Curtis Runyon and manager Andre Devon “Dre” Fleming. Both women claim they were subjected to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other forms of sexual abuse creating a hostile work environment at the Teays Vall
