CHARLESTON – Beth Walker’s state Supreme Court campaign has responded to an attack ad from personal injury lawyers it says includes “false claims based on misleading evidence.” A political action committee called Just Courts For WV began running television ads earlier this week against Walker, according to documents with the Secretary of State’s office.
MORGANTOWN – One of the defendants in a lawsuit involving a Memorial Day boat crash has filed an answer and counterclaim. Steven B. Solomon denied he owned the boat in question and denies he owed a duty to the plaintiffs or that he breached any duty owed to them, according to the March 18 answer and counterclaim.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing Kroger after she claims it is responsible for a collision that caused her injuries. Kroger Dedicated Logistics Co.; Ruan Transport Corporation; Ruan Transportation Management Systems Inc. and Cedric D. Allen were also named as defendants in the suit.
CHARLESTON – Two more lawsuits have been filed against Antero Resources Corporation for damages due to the company’s fracking practices. Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation and Hall Drilling LLC were also named as defendants in the suits. Slathial A. Simmons, Tracie D. Simmons and E.T.S., a minor; and Kenna Sue Adams filed motions to join already filed cases to an existing mass litigation, according to two complaints filed in Kanawha Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – A handful of lawsuits were filed Friday related to 2014’s Elk River Chemical Spill. Saturday, Jan. 9, was the two-year anniversary of the incident that left about 300,000 residents without access to tap water for nine days.
PARKERSBURG – The next four trials in C8 litigation have been pushed back, so the second trial would not interfere with the holiday season. The second trial was supposed to begin on Nov. 30, but, as the first trial lasted longer than planned, if the second also lasted as long, it would interfere with the Christmas season. Kathy Brown of Kathy Brown Law said the second trial will now start on March 21.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A seven-member federal jury awarded $1.6 million to an Ohio woman who developed kidney cancer and claimed it was after drinking water contaminated with C8. The jury found Oct. 7 that Carla Marie Bartlett's kidney cancer was contracted after being exposed to C8 discharged by DuPont's Washington Works facility in Parkersburg into the Ohio River and her drinking water. The jury awarded Bartlett $1.1 million in damages due to DuPont's negligence, and $500,000 for emotional distres
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing West Virginia CVS Pharmacy LLC after she claims the pharmacy gave her the wrong medication. An unknown and unnamed pharmacist also was named as a defendant in the suit. On March 11, Maretta Burns presented to her family physician with complaints of anxiety and elevated blood pressure and she was prescribed Lozol 2.5 mg daily for 90 days, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court. Burns claims the next day, she took the prescription to
CHARLESTON - Five lawsuits have been filed against Kelly Paving, along with other companies, after they claim the companies are responsible for a car crash that caused injuries and deaths. Margaret Ann Easton, administratrix of the Estate of Vivien M.
CHARLESTON - A man is suing Kelly Paving, along with other companies, after he claims he was injured in a vehicle collision and suffered injuries. Margaret Ann Easton, administratrix of the Estate of Vivien M.
By KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – A Webster County woman is suing the West Virginia Department of Transportation-Division of Highways after she claims it is responsible for her son's death. Rob & Sons Construction & Excavation LLC and Golden Eagle Technical Services LLC were also named as defendants in the suit. Mitchell A.
Deitzler VIENNA - An independent panel of scientists has now linked exposure to PFOA -- a chemical used in making non-stick coatings -- to thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis in humans.
Deitzler PARKERSBURG - An independent panel of scientists has linked exposure to PFOA -- a chemical used in making non-stick coatings -- to both kidney and testicular cancer in humans.
Deitzler VIENNA -- A panel of scientists has found there is a "probable link" between exposure to a processing aid chemical that DuPont uses and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
CLARKSBURG -- A third lawsuit has been filed in federal court against the All Good Music Festival, its owners, organizers, hosts and traffic and security providers for the event.
House Speaker Bob Kiss CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney says he has no beef with House Speaker Bob Kiss personally. But Harry Deitzler, a partner in the law firm of Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler PLLC, says he does have questions about Kiss's residency because of what it could mean to the state.
