Wood Circuit Court
Recent News About Wood Circuit Court
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Woman claims Wood Co. chiropractor failed to diagnose injuries
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing Eddy Chiropractic Clinic for negligence after she claims it deviated from the applicable standard of care. Dr. Steven L. -
Federal jury awards $1.6M to Ohio woman in DuPont C8 lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A seven-member federal jury awarded $1.6 million to an Ohio woman who developed kidney cancer and claimed it was after drinking water contaminated with C8. The jury found Oct. 7 that Carla Marie Bartlett's kidney cancer was contracted after being exposed to C8 discharged by DuPont's Washington Works facility in Parkersburg into the Ohio River and her drinking water. The jury awarded Bartlett $1.1 million in damages due to DuPont's negligence, and $500,000 for emotional distres -
Judge denies DuPont testimony, expert motions
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal judge, for the most part, denied motions by DuPont asking the court to exclude certain testimony and experts in an ongoing mass tort against the chemical company by Mid-Ohio Valley residents who were exposed to C8 in their drinking water. Judge Edmund A. -
Federal judge denies two motions filed in DuPont MDL
CHARLESTON – An Ohio federal judge has filed two orders denying DuPont's motion for summary judgment and its proposed causation experts. District Judge Edmund A. -
Former finance director files defamation suit against county officials, social media
PARKERSBURG - The former finance director of Parkersburg filed a lawsuit July 15 in Wood Circuit Court claiming she was defamed by county officials, residents and social media websites. Ashley Flowers filed the lawsuit against her estranged husband, Harold Flowers; former county commissioner Rick Modesitt; Callie Lyons; River City News Network; attorney William Merriman; Darci Dyke; Tina Hughes; Vicki Gheen; Stephanie Boone; Sarah Goff; Wood County Republican Party Chairman Rob Cornelius; BurgT -
Woman says company refused to let her return to work
CHARLESTON – A Wirt County woman is suing PWNR LLC after she claims it refused to let her return to work when she attempted to. -
Infant death suit heads to federal court
CHARLESTON – A lawsuit against a physician alleging it was responsible for an infant's death has been removed to federal court. -
Justices appoint 3-judge panel to hear Parkersburg mayor case
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has chosen three circuit judges to hear allegations regarding Parkersburg Mayor Robert Newell and the allegations that he participated in misconduct and should be removed from office. -
C8 MDL cases flood federal courts
CHARLESTON – Thousands of lawsuits related to ongoing litigation against DuPont by Mid-Ohio Valley residents who were exposed to C8 in drinking water recently have flooded federal courts. -
New batch of C-8 lawsuits being filed
PARKERSBURG – More than 300 C-8 lawsuits have been filed against DuPont in the last week, and more are coming. -
Ohio man alleges ulcerative colitis caused by DuPont's Wood Co. plant
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Three C8 personal injury lawsuits filed
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Four new lawsuits allege injury from DuPont's Wood Co. plant
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Two Wood Co. women claim injuries from school bus wreck
PARKERSBURG - Two Wood County women say they were injured by a school bus driver’s inattentiveness. -
MDL created for contamination claims over DuPont's Wood Co. plant
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Parkersburg church, Methodist group respond to molestation complaints
St. Andrew's United Methodist in Parkersburg is where two teens say in a lawsuit they were molested by one of their chaperones during a a church-sponsored "lock-in" nearly 2 1/2 years ago. Both SAUMC, and the chaperone, Dave Roberts, deny the allegations and have asked the suit be dismissed. -
Lawsuit: Airport authority's incompetence led to closing of Mountaineer Grading Co.
PARKERSBURG – A defunct Clendenin contractor alleges bungling by the agency that oversees the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport played a large role in driving it into bankruptcy, and as a result nearly 200 people into the unemployment line.
