HUNTINGTON – A former employee is suing Cabell Huntington Hospital after she claims she was harassed and retaliated against for reporting unsafe conditions in the operating room. Kimberly Adkins was employed as a surgical technician in the operating room at Cabell and, after beginning her employment, she observed various conditions within the operating room that detrimentally affected the health and safety of Cabell Huntington Hospital patients, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit
HUNTINGTON – A motion to dismiss has been awarded in a lawsuit against Cabell Huntington Hospital alleging it was responsible for a woman's death. Cabell filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and a hearing was held, according to the dismissal order. The court ruled that the plaintiff had not complied with the statutory prerequisites of the Medical Professional Liability Act, which included the filing of a notice of claim and certificate of merit 30 days prior to the
BECKLEY – A Mercer County woman is suing two Beckley physicians for negligence, alleging they are responsible for an improperly placed birth control device. Plaintiff Melissa D.
Attorney general says agreement, filed in Cabell County Circuit Court Friday, establishes conditions to ensure Cabell's purchase of St. Mary's Medical Center complies with state and federal laws.
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County couple is suing Associated Radiologist Inc. after they claim it is responsible for their son's permanent injuries Dr. Jennifer Smith was also named as a defendant in the suit. On Dec. 13, 2010, Gabriel Griffith presented to his pediatrician, Dr. Ann Lambernedis, with complaints of vomiting over the last week and on Dec. 27, 2010, he returned to Lambernedis with vomiting, but there is no record of Lambernedis taking his pulse at the visit, according to a complaint
HUNTINGTON - A man is suing Marshall University Board of Governors for medical malpractice. On March 27, 2013, Danny Beckett was admitted to Pleasant Valley Hospital with complaints of perirectal pain and a physical examination revealed a likely abscess, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit Court. Beckett claims he underwent surgery consisting of incision, drainage and debridement of a complex ischial, rectal and perineal abscess with removal of necrotic tissue. On March 29, 2013,
By KYLA ASBURY HUNTINGTON – A Huntington man is suing Asplundh Tree Expert Co. after he claims it retaliated against him for applying for workers' compensation benefits. Asplundh Railroad Division and Garland Plymale were also named as defendants in the suit. Jerry Thiessen Jr. began his employment with the defendants in 1998, resigned in 2000 for family reasons and was rehired in 2002 as a foreman/field supervisor, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit Court. Thiessen claims in 2
HUNTINGTON – A Huntington man is suing Asplundh Tree Expert Co. after he claims it retaliated against him for applying for workers' compensation benefits.
We have long contended that West Virginia courts should be for West Virginians. Of course, we're perfectly willing to make exceptions for out-of-state residents prosecuting claims against our citizens or business enterprises, but we have little use for litigants whose lawsuits have no discernible or demonstrable connection to where the suit was filed.
By KYLA ASBURY HUNTINGTON - An Ohio man is suing Cabell Huntington Hospital for his daughter's death. Dr. Carolyn Clark was also named as a defendant in the suit. On June 23, Chasity Smith arrived at Cabell to be induced to give birth to her daughter, Aspen Smith, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit Court. Robert Smith of Ironton claims Clark placed an intrauterine pressure catheter on Chasity Smith and noticed bloody amniotic fluid in the face of increased resting tone, a clear
By KYLA ASBURY HUNTINGTON – A Logan woman is suing One Valley Bank of Huntington and Branch Banking & Trust after she claims she was injured on the companies' property. On June 16, Brenda Gore was attending an appointment in the BB&T building and exited the building with the intent of walking to her vehicle that was parked adjacent to the building, according to a complaint filed May 18 in Cabell Circuit Court. Gore claims she took a few steps toward her vehicle and then stepped onto a mulch-c
By KYLA ASBURY HUNTINGTON – A man is suing the City of Huntington after he claims he was injured when a tree fell on him. James and Sally Weiler also were named as defendants in the suit. On Aug. 22, 2013, David Eugene Wolfe was walking along Edgemont Road in Huntington when a tree and large branch fell on him, causing him several severe injuries, according to a complaint filed May 22 in Cabell Circuit Court. Wolfe claims the Weilers owned the property along the road where he was walking and
HUNTINGTON – A Logan woman is suing One Valley Bank of Huntington and Branch Banking & Trust after she claims she was injured on the companies' property.
HUNTINGTON – A woman and her attorney husband are suing Cabell Huntington Hospital after they claim it violated state law by attempting to collect an alleged debt they did not owe.
