WAYNE – A former Kenova police officer is suing the city after he claims he was forced to quit his job under threat. Brandon Willis began his employment with the city on Oct. 20, 2008, when he was sworn in as a police officer, according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court.
WAYNE – A Prichard man is suing Mountaineer Contractors Inc. after he claims it breached an agreement with him. Samuel A. Brown owns and resides on 12.642 acres in Butler District of Wayne County in Prichard, according to a complaint filed Jan. 6 in Wayne Circuit Court.
WAYNE – A woman is using Nytis Exploration Co. after she claims it violated West Virginia code by refusing to cancel agreements it allegedly fraudulently coerced her to enter into.
WAYNE – The parents of a 6-year-old are suing the Wayne County Board of Education after they claim their daughter was injured while attending school. Aubrey Rutherford was 6 years old and a student at Kellogg Elementary when she was injured at school, according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court. Jessica Lorin Rutherford and Dustin Rutherford claim their daughter was unsupervised in a grassy area behind the teacher parking lot, where she and other unsupervised children were playing wi
WAYNE – A Logan County man is suing Argus Energy after he claims he was injured while working at the Deep Mine No. 8 in Wayne County. On Oct. 15, 2013, Norman Williamson was employed by Argus as a continuous miner operator at its Deep Mine No. 8 in Wayne County and, despite adverse roof conditions, Williamson was working at the mine, when a large rock fell from the mine’s roof and struck him, according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court. Williamson claims he suffered serious and perma
WAYNE – A woman is suing Mars Chocolate North America LLC after she claims there was an object in her peanut M&M’s that caused her to break a tooth. Foodfair Inc. was also named as a defendant in the suit. On June 15, Sue Osborne bit into a peanut M&M and it contained an object not fit for human consumption, which resulted in her breaking a tooth, according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court. Osborne claims she had purchased the bag of peanut M&M’s on June 13 at Foodfair in Lavalette
WAYNE – The parents of two children are suing Famco Inc. after they claim it is responsible for a car accident that cause injuries. On Sept. 28, 2013, Michael Smith was driving his personal vehicle on Piedmont Road in Wayne County at approximately 5 p.m.
WAYNE – A man is using Tri-State Airport Authority for discriminating against him based on his age. Jerry Brienza, the director of the airport, was also named as a defendant in the suit. Robert Maynard began working at Huntington Tri-State Airport in December 1973 as a fueling technician in the General Aviation Department, according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court Maynard claims in 1975, he was named as the maintenance superintendent for the next 15 years and was responsible for t
WAYNE – A woman is suing Tri-State Transit Authority after she claims she sustained injuries while attempting to board one of its vehicles. On Dec. 29, 2008, Janet Baisi was attempting to board a van in Kenova that was owned and operated by TTA, according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court. Baisi claims while he was boarding the van, an unknown hazard caused her to trip and fall and sustain serious injuries, including a punctured lung. TTA owed a duty to Baisi to operate and maintain
HUNTINGTON – CSX has asked to remove a lawsuit filed by nearly 100 Fayette County residents over a February trail derailment that resulted in spilled oil and evacuations to federal court. The 96 people originally filed the lawsuit Sept. 1 in Wayne Circuit Court against CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation Inc. CSX filed motions to remove it to federal court and to dismiss the case. In the original complaint, the plaintiffs sought compensatory and punitive damages from the Feb. 16 accident at
HUNTINGTON – A dog saved by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals when it overturned a destruction order earlier this year is back at the rescue that originally saved her. Capri Billings, the director of River Cities Bully Buddies, the rescue that originally rescued Tinkerbell, said after the issue was resolved in the Supreme Court, Tinkerbell, who is affectionately called Tink, was returned to the rescue and not the previous owners. Billings said Michael Blatt and Kim Blatt had little to
WAYNE – Nearly 100 Fayette County residents have filed a lawsuit against CSX over a February trail derailment that resulted in spilled oil and evacuations. The 96 people filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Wayne Circuit Court against CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation Inc. The plaintiffs seek compensatory and punitive damages from the Feb. 16 accident at Mount Carbon near the Kanawha-Fayette county line.
WAYNE – A woman is suing Louisa Log Yard after she claims it is responsible for her family member's death. BPM Lumber LLC is doing business as Louisa Log Yard. Wayne Lumber & Mulch Inc. was also named as a defendant in the suit. Thomas Lee Dickerson would perform work at Wayne Lumber's direction for the company's benefit and his duties included loading timber logs onto a log truck and then driving the log truck to destinations where the logs would be purchased, according to a complaint filed
WAYNE – A Marshall County woman is suing Golden Girl after she lost her foot due to a boating accident. Cecilia Ross also was named as a defendant in the suit. On June 8, 2013, Brittany Hackney was a minor child at Golden Girl's group home for teenage girls and she, along with other girls and staff members went to Cave Run Lake in Morehead, Ky., according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court. Hackney claims she was getting on an inflatable raft to take her turn tubing and had signaled
WAYNE – A Wayne County woman is suing Branch Banking and Trust Company after she claims it illegally assessed fees on her home loan. Consuelo Williams and her then husband purchased a home in Kenova in April 1995 and the original principal amount of the loan was $28,350, according to a complaint filed in Wayne Circuit Court. Williams claims the loan required 240 monthly payments of $219.80 and would impose a late charge if $10 if a payment was not made in full by the 12th of each month and in
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned an order that was for the destruction of a pit bull that bit a child in 2014. Justice Brent Benjamin authored the majority opinion.
