WINFIELD – A Putnam County husband and wife are suing an oil and gas company, alleging it damaged their property while drilling.John S. Casto and Cheryl Casto filed a lawsuit Sept. 4 in Putnam Circuit Court against Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, alleging breach of contract and negligence.
WINFIELD – A Cabell County woman blames a hospital, physician and nurse for missing signs that her sister was about to have a stroke. Joyce L. Stevens, the sister and Power of Attorney for Sharon E. Burge, filed her complaint Sept. 15 in Putnam Circuit Court against Pleasant Valley Hospital Inc., Dr. Zachary B. Adkins and Shelly Willham, a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Burge is a resident of Racine, Ohio.
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman says she fractured her wrist when she tripped over boxes scattered on the floor at a Dollar General store. Diane Ruby Dotson filed her complaint Sept. 15 in Putnam Circuit Court against Dolgencorp LLC, doing business at Dollar General. Dotson says she was a guest at the Dollar General in Buffalo on Aug. 8, 2014, when the incident occurred.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed its own lawsuit against a Putnam County funeral home accused of violating the state’s Preneed Funeral Contracts Act. In the complaint, filed Sept. 18 in Kanawha Circuit Court, Morrisey’s office says Gatens-Harding Funeral Home of Poca and owners Chad and Billie Harding misappropriated money from consumers who were trying to prepay their funeral costs and did not register some preneed funeral contracts with the state
WINFIELD – A Putnam County couple who operate an assisted living home and another man say a neighboring garage continually blocks the right of way to adjacent property. Pamela and Tim Dolan with James Qualls filed their complaint against John Gill and Gills Garage in Putnam Circuit Court.
HUNTINGTON – Walmart seeks to dismiss a Putnam County woman’s complaint in which she blames the retailer for having her Achilles’ tendon sliced while shopping for back-to-school supplies. Jennifer Bradshaw originally filed her complaint in Putnam Circuit Court, but Walmart filed a motion to have it moved to federal court Sept. 2 in Huntington.
WINFIELD – A Putnam County Schools employee says a doctor damaged her reputation by claiming she was a drug abuser in her medical records. Amanda L. Byus filed her complaint Aug. 28 in Putnam Circuit Court against Dr. Fadi W. Alkhankan, University Physicians & Surgeons Inc. dba Marshall Health and up to 50 John Does who might be responsible in some way.
WINFIELD – A personal representative for the estate of a West Virginia woman has filed suit alleging wrongful death and negligence. Teresa Lucas, the personal representative for the Estate of Deloris Hillier, filed suit in Putnam County Circuit Court on Aug. 14 alleging wrongful death and negligence against CAMC Teays Valley Hospital, Inc.
WINFIELD – A Putnam County judge has told the state Attorney General’s office and the state’s largest newspaper to talk things over before coming back to his courtroom for the next hearing about a possible antitrust violation. Putnam Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers on Tuesday told attorneys from AG Patrick Morrisey’s office and lawyers representing the Charleston Gazette-Mail to meet soon to discuss Morrisey’s petition seeking an investigative subpoena looking into possible state Antitrust Act vi
WINFIELD – A Putnam County attorney is suing a Winfield automotive shop and an insurance company after his vehicle wasn’t properly repaired. Richard Lindroth filed his complaint last month in Putnam Circuit Court against Greg’s Automotive and State Farm Automobile Insurance.
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman says she was injured at Walmart while shopping for back-to-school supplies for her children. Jennifer Bradshaw filed her complaint in Putnam Circuit Court.
WINFIELD – A group of homeowners fighting to keep a Walmart Neighborhood Market from building in Teays Valley have taken their battle to court. David Conley, Jennifer Martone, Tim Hill and Ray Burke filed a petition in Putnam Circuit Court earlier this month requesting the court to review the matter and the actions of the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals. Conley is past president of Fox Run Homeowners Association and a member of Keep The Promise, an association of citizens concerned about
CHARLESTON – The state Attorney General wants to investigate last month’s merger of Charleston’s two daily newspapers. Patrick Morrisey’s office filed a petition Aug. 13 in Putnam Circuit Court to enforce an investigative subpoena looking into possible state Antitrust Act violations and to enjoin the Daily Gazette Company from continuing the merger of the papers. “The Attorney General has probably cause to believe an apparent merger of the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail newsp
WINFIELD – Two Putnam County men are suing another man they claim failed to repay money they loaned to him. Between July 12, 2014, and Sept. 14, Charles M. Koenig came to Bruce D. Campbell and represented to him that he wanted to borrow several various sums of money
WINFIELD – A Putnam County man is suing Sleepy Hollow Golf Club for negligence and common law invasion of privacy. Jonathan Schaffer purchased a membership at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club and the golf club sent him letters demanding immediate payment of an alleged debt and advised that his delinquent account would be posted and disclosed on bulletin boards, according to a complaint filed in Putnam Circuit Court. Schaffer claims Sleepy Hollow also threatened to post the debt in the grill area of the
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman is suing Suddenlink for failing to provide her with disability benefits after she was injured on the job. Dawn Barcroft has been employed by Suddenlink Communications for more than 10 years as a cable technician and Cequel Communications LLC is doing business as Suddenlink, according to a complaint filed in Putnam Circuit Court. Barcroft claims on July 11, 2013, she was sent to a location to install cable television services to a residence and she was required
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman is suing CACH LLC after she claims it violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act. SquareTwo Financial Corporation is doing business as CACH LLC. Brenda G.
