Lawrence Smith News
Mason man files two suits against himself
POINT PLEASANT -– In two lawsuits pending in Mason Circuit Court, the plaintiffs and defendants are one in the same.
PVH named in wrongful death of Jackson woman's baby
POINT PLEASANT -– A Jackson County woman is accusing the staff at a Mason County hospital in the negligent delivery of her baby.
Police officer sues McDonald's franchisee over blood-laced order
This McDonald's restaurant on Ohio Avenue in Parkersburg is where Matthew Board alleges he found droplets of blood in his drive-thru order in 2008. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)
PARKERSBURG -– A Parkersburg police officer is suing a McDonald's restaurant for effectively turning his drive-thru order into a crime scene.
Doctor, government agencies sued over clogged storm drain
Water that accumulated at this building on Camden Avenue in Parkersburg is what Steven and Debra Momish say later flooded into their apartment across the street. (Photo by Lawrence Smith) PARKERSBURG – A Wood county couple allege a physician, the city of Parkersburg, the Wood County Commission and the state of West Virginia share responsibility for water damage their apartment sustained earlier this year.
Fight at Wood strip club leads to lawsuits
PARKERSBURG – According to recently filed lawsuits, the scene last year at a Wood County bar named after a hip 1950s detective television show co-staring Efrem Zimbalist Jr. resembled something akin to that of the Double Duce –- the bar at the center of the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie "Roadhouse."
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Oct. 14
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Oct. 8
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Sept. 17
Putnam attorney consents to disbarment
CHARLESTON –- Two months after he was sentenced for bankruptcy fraud, a Putnam County attorney has surrendered his license.
Former Montgomery cop sues city for wrongful termination
CHARLESTON – A former Montgomery police officer named as a co-defendant in several civil rights lawsuits has filed a lawsuit of his own alleging was fired without justification.
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Oct. 1
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Sept. 21
CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County
Aug. 13
Woman sues Charleston attorney over sewer dispute
Grubb CHARLESTON –- A Charleston woman is suing an attorney over a sewer dispute.
CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County
Sept. 8
CIVIL FILINGS: Mason County
Sept. 8
Pratt named in discrimination suit
CHARLESTON -– An eastern Kanawha County municipality is accused of improperly firing one of its employees earlier this year.
Lawsuit links student's death to '08 Bayer explosion
Gray CHARLESTON -– A multi-million dollar lawsuit alleges a third death can be attributed to a 2008 explosion at a Charleston-area chemical plant.
WVSCA revokes Md. attorney's license
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has followed suit with Maryland's high court to disbar an attorney for misappropriating over $90,000 in client funds.
East Bank official sues town over police officer's conduct
CHARLESTON –- An eastern Kanawha County municipality is again involved in lawsuit, this time by one of its elected officials alleging he was falsely charged with a crime.