West Virginia News

Recent News About Putnam Circuit Court

• 161 Monsanto cases removed to federal court

  By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 @ 4:45am

  Love CHARLESTON -- A mountain of lawsuits against Monsanto and related companies have been removed to federal court.

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• Woman sues over abusive, illegal debt collection

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 @ 2:00am

  WINFIELD -— A Putnam County woman is suing Educational Credit Management Corporation after she claims the company engaged in abusive and illegal debt collection.

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• Father petitions court to preserve evidence from collison that killed son

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 @ 1:45am

  Roberts WINFIELD -- A father is petitioning for an order to preserve evidence after his son was killed in a Nov. 23 collision with a tractor trailer.

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• Putnam woman alleges injury, job loss from convenient store visit

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Dec 4, 2009 @ 2:48am

  WINFIELD - A Putnam County woman alleges a trip to a convenience store has permanently inconvenienced her.

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• Woman sues former employer, supervisor for unlawful discharge

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 @ 1:50am

  WINFIELD -- A woman is suing her former employer and supervisor after she claims she was fired for reporting numerous patient safety violations.

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• City National sues woman after $50,000 transfer error

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 @ 5:58am

  WINFIELD -- City National Bank is suing a Putnam County woman after it mistakenly transferred $50,000 into her savings account.

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• Former legal assistant sues Putnam attorney for unpaid wages

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Oct 30, 2009 @ 3:25am

  WINFIELD - A Putnam County attorney is accused of failing to deliver on promises he made to a former legal assistant of a more lucrative working environment.

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• Timeliness a seeming issue with Grafton

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Oct 30, 2009 @ 3:25am

  WINFIELD - A wage collection suit is only the latest in a serious of legal woes attorney John Grafton has faced in recent years.

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• Woman sues company, driver after accident

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 @ 8:00am

  WINFIELD -— A woman is suing Gelco Corporation and an employee of the company after an accident that caused her injury.

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• Technology company sues podiatrist for breach of contract

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Oct 26, 2009 @ 5:30am

  WINFIELD —- A technology company is suing a local podiatrist for failure of payment for custom designed computer and telephone networks.

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• Man sues GM, others for wife's death

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Oct 26, 2009 @ 5:00am

  WINFIELD -- A man is suing General Motors Company, an unnamed seatbelt corporation and a woman for negligence and the wrongful death of his wife in a vehicle accident.

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• Rebar companies sues two firms for nonpayment

  By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Oct 26, 2009 @ 4:45am

  WINFIELD -— Trinity Rebar and Concrete Supplies is suing two separate companies for failure of payment.

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• Putnam jury rules against former Hurricane employee

  By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 @ 11:10am

  WINFIELD -- A Putnam County jury recently ruled against a former Hurricane city employee who said he was wrongfully fired.

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• BrickStreet sued Whittaker company for not paying Workers' Comp premiums

  By Chris Dickerson | Friday, Sep 4, 2009 @ 3:00am

  Whittaker WINFIELD – Powerball winner Jack Whittaker again has found himself as a defendant in a lawsuit.

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• Nearly 100 more cancer lawsuits filed against Monsanto

  By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 @ 4:53am

  Calwell WINFIELD – Three weeks after an original 50 were filed, nearly 100 more lawsuits have been filed alleging Monsanto and related companies are responsible for causing cancer.

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• Putnam family, car dealer swap fraud claims

  By Lawrence Smith | Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 @ 3:21am

  WINFIELD - Two Putnam County women and an automobile dealership have traded allegations of fraud regarding the purchase of a used car last year.

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• Hurricane city street unsafe, resident alleges in suit

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Aug 14, 2009 @ 2:35am

  WINFIELD - A Putnam County woman alleges a stroll she took through her neighborhood resulted in a trip to the hospital.

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• Monsanto named in 50 cancer lawsuits

  By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 @ 4:30am

  Calwell WINFIELD – Fifty recently filed lawsuits allege Monsanto and related companies are responsible for causing cancer.

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• Contractors seeking payment from Putnam homebuilder

  By Lawrence Smith | Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 @ 3:50am

  WINFIELD - In the course of just over a week, a Putnam County construction company was hit with four lawsuits from three contractors seeking payment for their services.

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• U.S. 35 construction yields five lawsuits

  By Lawrence Smith | Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 @ 3:45am

  WINFIELD - Five lawsuits have been filed in Putnam Circuit Court recently relating to construction of the new U.S. 35. Four deal with damages to property from blasting with one alleging the construction was used as front for an investment scam.

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