This Just In: Cabell County

Aug. 3
Wade Ross Midkiff v. Huntington Federal Savings Bank
PA-David M. Amsbary J-David M. Pancake
* Midkiff is suing the bank after he was arrested for obtaining checks by false pretenses. The charge was subsequently dropped and Midkiff is now suing for false imprisonment, negligence, infliction of emotional distress and outrage. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 06-C-556

Aug. 9
Elizabeth Davis and Jessie Davis v. Pro Careers, Inc., and Melanie Whisman
PA-Chad S. Lovejoy J-David M. Pancake
* Davis was bedridden at her home with her husband Jessie in March 2005 due to multiple sclerosis. She was utilizing the homemaking services of Pro Careers Inc., when she fell on the floor while being transferred in a Hoyer Lift. Davis is suing Whisman, a Pro Careers employee, for pulling on her gown and causing her to fall. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 06-C-576