CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman says that Rite-Aid Corporation caused her family member's wrongful death by refusing to give her her medication. Ike Cremeans, Gabe Walsh and John Doe were also named as defendants in the suit. Sonya Renea Richardson suffered from a variety of ailments, including diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, restless leg syndrome and bronchitis, according to a complaint filed May 26 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Janet McKinney claims on May 15, 2013, Richar
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman and her husband are suing Save-A-Lot of St. Albans after they claim she was injured on their property. Hoffman Grocery Inc. is doing business as Save-A-Lot of St. Albans. On Aug 24, Drema.
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CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman and her husband are suing a St. Albans shopping center and businesses after they claim she was injured when a vehicle struck her while she was walking through a crosswalk. Kroger, St. Albans Center II LLC, RD Management LLC, CVS 6306 WV LLC and unknown individuals were named as defendants in the suit. On Jan. 27, Brenda Carter was a patron of the St. Albans Shopping Center and was returning to her vehicle when she entered a crosswalk on the parking lot's per
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority after he claims it is responsible for the death of his son. Metro Emergency Operations Center is also named as a defendant in the suit. On May 24, 2014, Leland Brown Jr. was playing basketball with his friends near his mother's house in St. Albans when he came inside the house, informed his mother that his chest hurt and collapsed, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court. Leland Brown Sr. c
PINEVILLE — A Wyoming County woman is suing a Kanawha County-based long-term care facility, alleging negligence in her mother’s care that she says led to medical complications.
PINEVILLE—A Wyoming County woman is suing a Kanawha County-based long-term care facility, alleging negligence in her mother’s care that she says led to medical complications.
By KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man is suing Genesis Healthcare and Oak Ridge Center for injuries his mother sustained prior to her death. Mary Bowen was a nursing home resident of the defendants from Aug. 23, 2013, until Nov. 9, 2013, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court. Timothy Bowen claims his mother suffered urinary tract infections and other infections during her residency and she was not properly hydrated. The defendants failed to provide the necessary
By KYLA ASBURY MARTINSBURG – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the Department of Administration and Secretary Jason Pizatella have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against them and other state officials that was filed by a state House of Delegates member seeking to repeal the Common Core education standards. "Delegate Michael Folk claims that the State's participation in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium violates the Constitution," the June 1 motion to dismiss states.
By CHRIS DICKERSON and KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – A Charleston couple is suing Central Regional West Virginia Airport Authority for damages they sustained during the March landslide at Yeager Airport. Triad Engineering Inc., Cast & Baker Corporation and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company were also named as defendants in the suit. Airport employees first noticed a problem with the safety area on Runway 5 in June or July 2013, when cracks began to appear, according to a complaint filed June
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON – A key piece of tort reform legislation passed and signed earlier this year now is state law. Senate Bill 411, also known as the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act, took effect Tuesday, 60 days after being signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The measure, which was sponsored by Kanawha County Republican Senator Tom Takubo, establishes legal standards and procedures for the handling of certain asbestos
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man has been charged with retaliation after allegedly threatening to kill a circuit judge. John Duncan of Elkview was arrested Monday.
CHARLESTON – A Charleston couple is suing Central Regional West Virginia Airport Authority for damages they sustained during the March landslide at Yeager Airport.
MARTINSBURG – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the Department of Administration and Secretary Jason Pizatella have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against them and other state officials that was filed by a state House of Delegates member seeking to repeal the Common Core education standards.
By KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – Kanawha County has been billed more than $200,000 for a special prosecutor in the lawsuit against former county prosecutor Mark Plants that was dismissed last week. The Kanawha County Commission received its final invoice from Special Prosecutor Sid Bell over the weekend, totaling $2,404.64. The total amount paid for the special prosecutor was $15,965.94 for Sid Bell and $211,054.12 overall for special prosecutor costs. In March 2014, Bell, who was a retired prose
