MORGANTOWN – Kappa Sigma Fraternity has filed a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit alleging it and multiple other defendants were responsible for the hazing and death of a fraternity pledge. Kappa Sigma also filed a memorandum of law in support of its motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, motion for summary judgment. Kappa claims the plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, according to the memorandum. Kappa says it owed no duty to the plaintiffs on the night of th
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
WINFIELD – A woman is suing the owners and lessors of a certain Hurricane townhouse over injuries a man sustained when he fell on the townhouse's stoop, claiming the fall was a result of negligence.
BLUEFIELD – A woman is suing Outback Steakhouse after she claims she was injured at its restaurant in Princeton. Two unknown and unnamed general and shift managers were also named as defendants. On March 7, 2013, Linda Kearnes was a patron of Outback in Princeton she slipped and fell on liquid in the floor while being led to a table, according to a complaint filed March 4 in Mercer Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Kearnes claims was injured when she fell and her injuries were sever
MORGANTOWN – A New York family is suing West Virginia University after they claim a fraternity is responsible for their son's death due to hazing. Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Kappa Sigma Fraternity Gamma-Phi Chapter, Kappa Sigma House Asociation, Jordan Hankins, Richard Schwartz, Thomas Richey, Linda Richey and 20 unknown, unnamed individuals were also named as defendants in the suit, which was filed Oct. 8 in Monongalia Circuit Court. Hankins, a member of Kappa Sigma, was the Grand Master of Cere
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County family is suing a healthcare provider, alleging it caused the untimely death of one of its family members.Kimberly Parsons, executrix of the estate of Carol L. Sanatar, deceased, filed a lawsuit in Kanawha Circuit Court against the West Virginia University Board of Governors alleging malpractice.
PRINCETON – A McDowell County woman blames Kroger for her injuries after she slipped and fell on a wet floor while shopping. Kimberly Lynn Charles filed her complaint against Kroger Limited Partnership I dba as The Kroger Co. on Sept. 11 in Mercer Circuit Court. Charles, who lives in Premier, says she was shopping at Kroger in Princeton on Sept. 20, 2013, when she saw an employee mopping down an aisle. “The employee told the plaintiff that it was OK for her to walk on the aisle where he had m
PINEVILLE – A Virginia woman says she was injected with a counterfeit injectable wrinkle filler that caused her injury. Kimberly G. Bourne and her husband William J. Bourne filed their complaint last month in Wyoming Circuit Court against Zen Health Wellness and Beauty Clinic of Beckley. Zen President Shashikant Bhavsar resides in Wyoming County, according to the complaint.
MOUNDSVILLE - Six lawsuits have been filed against Williams Ohio Valley Midstream LLC after the plaintiffs claim they have been affected by noise and pollution from the facility. Brenda Rine; David Poling and Kimberly Poling; Joshua Nelson and Tracie Nelson; Judith McGary; Timothy Dulaney and Shirley Dulaney; and Rickey McGary and Lisa McGary's properties are located near an oil and gas compressor that is owned by Williams, according to six complaints filed in Marshall Circuit Court. The plain
WEST UNION – A West Virginia construction company is suing to recover money it allegedly hasn't been paid for work it's done on a Doddridge County pipeline.
RIPLEY – A Jackson County judge has granted a motion for default judgment in favor of the plaintiff in a lawsuit against a logging company for a man's death.
WAYNE – A couple is suing the Wayne County Board of Education after they claim it failed to protect their son from being molested by a teacher and a teacher's aide.
CLARKSBURG – A correctional officer is suing the U.S. Department of Justice-Federal Bureau of Prisons after she claims she was attacked by an inmate who was allegedly paid off by another correctional officer.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled last week that a device profile patent asserted by the subsidiary of one of the country’s leading licensing companies is invalid.
