BECKLEY – U.S District Judge Irene C. Berger has awarded a then 24-year-old woman the maximum amount permitted under West Virginia’s medical malpractice laws after she underwent a hysterectomy after the birth of her only child in 2013.
CHARLESTON — A man is suing Primecare Medical of West Virginia Inc. and optometrist Eric Crowder, citing alleged insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
CHARLESTON – A woman is filing a lawsuit against Primecare Medical of West Virginia over claims that its negligence caused the death of an inmate at Eastern Regional Jail.
CHARLESTON – A Glasgow couple is suing the United States after they claim it is responsible for an injury caused by the U.S. Jodie L. Elswick and Larry A. Elswick are suing the United States through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which is the federal governing body responsible for controlling, supervising and managing the business affairs of its public health care provider, Upper Kanawha Valley Medical Center, according to a complaint filed Jan. 11 in the U.S. District Court f
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Mingo Logan Coal Company after they claim injuries were sustained on its premises. Arch Coal Inc. and Willie Barker were also named as defendants in the suit. Jeremy Vance was employed as a coal miner at the Mountaineer II mine in Logan when he was seriously and permanently injured at the mine on April 1, according to a complaint filed in Boone Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Vance and his wife, Melissa Vance, claim Jeremy Vance was installing roof b
CHARLESTON – The family of an 18-year-old shot and killed by a State Trooper is suing the office and the West Virginia State Police for their son's death. Michele L. Hill and Robert E. Hill Jr. and their deceased son, Timothy Hill, lived in the same neighborhood as Senior Trooper B.D. Gillespie, near Kegley and, during the years prior to the homicide, Gillespie had taken a particular interest in Timothy Hill's behavior, according to a complaint filed Nov. 3 in Kanawha Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – A Nicholas County woman is suing Charleston Area Medical Center after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated. Heather Glasko-Tully was a nurse at CAMC for approximately 13 years and during her employment, she consistently performed her duties in a satisfactory manner and met the reasonable expectations of the defendant, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court. Glasko-Tully claims during her employment, she made good faith reports of instances of wrongd
BECKLEY - At least 15 more lawsuits have been filed against Raleigh General Hospital for allegations if a surgeon at the hospital performing unnecessary cardiac procedures on patients. The lawsuits involve the hospital, Dr. Donald Kenneth Glaser, Lifepoint Health Inc., Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. and Lifepoint WV Holdings Inc. as defendants in the suits. June Underwood; Mark Tincher; Roy Lane Neal; Daniel Mark Carr; Edith Marie Cook; Dessil Irene Farrish; David Shane Adkins; Sherry Lee Jones; Ram
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing over claims her doctor failed to follow up with abnormal test results, causing a delayed cancer diagnosis.
