MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man is suing the Monongalia County Commission after he claims it is responsible for the shooting death of a woman. Two unnamed deputies, Sheriff Kenneth A.
MORGANTOWN – Accelerated Construction Services LLC is suing West Virginia University after it claims it has failed to submit projects for competitive bidding. West Virginia University Board of Governors was also named as a defendant in the suit. ACS claims WVU has engaged in a patterns and practice of injecting itself into activities generally reserved for private industry, such as building mixed-use, commercial, residential properties and generally providing landlord services to entities with
MORGANTOWN – A woman is suing REM West Virginia after she claims she was wrongfully terminated from her employment because of her age. Joyce Davidson was 75 years old and was employed as a home care giver for REM until REM informed her she was too old and terminated her employment, according to a complaint filed Nov. 24 in Monongalia Circuit Court. Davidson claims she committed no separate dischargeable offense and her personnel file contained no disciplinary records that would justify her dis
MORGANTOWN – A hearing has been scheduled in a lawsuit against Morgantown Mayor Marti Shamberger, two city council members and the deputy mayor. The hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 18 at the Monongalia County Justice Center at 9 a.m.
MORGANTOWN – A former employee is suing the West Virginia University Board of Governors after he claims he was discriminated against and retaliated against by other employees. Daniel A.
MORGANTOWN – A former West Virginia University football player is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association after he claims it did not protect him enough from head injuries. Thomas Geishauser was a student at WVU and played football for the school from 1969 until 1972, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court. Geishauser claims during his four-year collegiate football career, he experienced numerous repeated blows to the head and lost consciousness on four specific o
MORGANTOWN – A man who was involved in a boat crash over Memorial Day weekend is suing the owner and driver of the boat for his injuries. On May 25, Jacob Alexander was an occupant in a 2005 Malibu Wakesetter boat that Brandon Solomon was operating and Steven B.
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
MORGANTOWN – A man is suing Bob Evans Farms LLC after he claims he was wrongfully terminated from his employment. Rick A. Kirkpatrick was hired by Bob Evans Farms in 1983 and remained with the company for 32 years, working his way up to a management position, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court.
MORGANTOWN – A woman is suing Mon Health Care Inc. after she claims she was discriminated against because of her age. Pamela G. Logar was employed by the defendant in its durable medical equipment store since 2007 as a customer service representative and had worked in the Monongalia Health System for a total of 33 years, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court.
MORGANTOWN – Retired Ohio Circuit Judge Arthur Recht will preside over a lawsuit involving a woman being sued by 30 of her neighbors for housing chickens on her property. An administrative order by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals was filed Nov. 10 in Monongalia Circuit Court, recalling Recht to hear the case. Monongalia Circuit Judges Phillip D.
CLARKSBURG – West Virginia University has filed a motion to dismiss in a termination lawsuit alleging failure to state a claim. Dismissal is warranted because plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and because she has also failed to avail herself of the exclusive remedy available to her, according to the motion filed in the U.S.
MORGANTOWN – A Preston County woman is suing Wal-Mart Stores East LP after she claims she was injured in one of its stores. On Oct. 19, 2013, Carole Miller was shopping at the Wal-Mart in Randolph County when a heavy display of large rolls of plastic fell onto her, causing her injury, according to a complaint filed Oct. 7 in Monongalia Circuit Court. Miller claims Wal-Mart had a duty to keep its premises in a reasonably safe condition for her and other non-trespassing entrants and failed to do
CLARKSBURG – A woman is suing Monongalia County General Hospital for discrimination and retaliation. On July 27, 2008, Patricia Renae Warnick was hired by HGH as a medical records clerk and in December 2012, she was diagnosed with lymphoma and in January 2013, she began chemotherapy, according to a complaint filed Sept. 8 in Monongalia Circuit Court and removed to federal court on Oct. 12. Warnick claims in February 2013, she was placed on medical leave by her physician and was granted leave u
MORGANTOWN – Thirty individuals are suing a woman in their neighborhood for having a chicken coop on her property that they claim is a nuisance. The plaintiffs all own property in the Hopecrest Addition in Morgantown and Tracey Lea Frisch also owns property in the subdivision along with her husband, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court. The plaintiffs claim in 2013, Frisch built a chicken cop and began raising chickens on her property and at times there have also been tur
CLARKSBURG – A woman is suing the West Virginia University Board of Governors after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated. Robin Jones was employed by WVU for approximately 40 years as an assistant professor, according to a complaint initially filed in Monongalia Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Jones claims she was a resident faculty leader and on Dec. 2, she was notified that her secondary appointment as a RFL would not be renewed for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. On D
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man is suing West Virginia University Board of Governors after he claims he was forced to work in unsafe conditions that caused him injury. On Oct. 2, 2013, WVU Board of Governors caused Christopher Waters to perform work in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Workshop where he was using a table saw, according to a complaint filed in Monongalia Circuit Court. Waters claims he was ordered to use the table saw without a guard to cut a piece of Teflon plastic.
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown man has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to remove three Morgantown City Council members and the mayor from their positions. The suit seeks to remove Morgantown Councilpersons William Kawecki, Jennifer Selin, Nancy Ganz and Mayor Marti Shamberger. George Papandreas claims the city council members and mayor are guilty of misconduct, malfeasance in office, incompetence and neglect of duty, according to a complaint filed Oct. 8 in Monongalia Circuit Court. Papandreas claim
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
