This Just In: Kanawha County

July 12
Belinda Joyce Sharp v. Wells Fargo Third Party Administrators, Inc.
PA – Mark Atkinson; J – Kaufman
* Belinda Sharp is one of three Fayette County women who filed a suit against Wells Fargo, claiming they were fired because of their age. Sharp was employed by Wells Fargo for more than five years. She seeks damages, including those for lost wages, back pay, front pay, benefits and punitive damages.
Case number: 07-C-1424

Victoria L. Shelton v. Wells Fargo Third Party Administrators, Inc.
PA – Mark Atkinson; J – Zakaib
* Victoria Shelton is one of three Fayette County women who filed a suit against Wells Fargo, claiming they were fired because of their age. Shelton was employed by Wells Fargo for more than five years. She seeks damages, including those for lost wages, back pay, front pay, benefits and punitive damages.
Case number: 07-C-1425

Auna Dee Tyree v. Wells Fargo Third Party Administrators, Inc.
PA – Mark Atkinson; J – Walker
* Auna Dee Tyree is one of three Fayette County women who filed a suit against Wells Fargo, claiming they were fired because of their age. Tyree was employed by Wells Fargo for more than five years. She seeks damages, including those for lost wages, back pay, front pay, benefits and punitive damages.
Case number: 07-C-1427

Cyndi Means, as parent and next friend of September Means v. Enerio Melis, AMS GP, Inc., AMS Properties Limited Partnership
PA – Eric M. Wilson; J – Bloom
* Cyndi Means filed a suit on behalf of her daughter, September Means, against the owner of a Kanawha County apartment complex. According to the suit, September Means fell 20 feet when the stair railing she was leaning on broke. Cyndi Means seeks exemplary and compensatory damages to cover the medical expenses and pain and suffering of her daughter.
Case number: 07-C-1437

July 16
Kirby L. Jones and Janet Jones v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, et al
PA – Thomas F. Basile; J – Kaufman
* Kirby and Janet Jones filed a suit against DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise, where Kirby Jones worked as a Lucite Area Operator. While unloading a barge one day Jones was severely injured. He seeks lost wages and benefits.
Case number: 07-C-1465

July 18
Billy L. Skiles, as executor of the estate of Barbara L. Skiles, deceased v. Genesis Healthcare Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, HR of Charleston, Oakridge Center
PA – Marvin W. Masters; J – King
* Billy Skiles filed a suit on behalf of his mother, Barbara Skiles, who died while in the care of Oakridge Center. Billy Skiles claims his mother fell several times while at the nursing home, because of the negligent treatment from the employees. He claims the care and treatment his mother received violated the normal standard of care. Skiles seeks compensatory and punitive damages for his mother's estate.
Case number: 07-C-1482

July 19
Bryan W. Smith v. Union Public Service District, a West Virginia Public Utility, Earl Burks, William Carter
PA – Mark L. French; J – Zakaib
* Bryan Smith filed a suit against Union Public Service District, claiming he was mistreated because he is African-American, and that he was fired because he filed for workers' compensation. Smith claims he was forced to listen to racial remarks directed toward him and perform menial tasks of manual labor, such as mowing grass and painting. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 07-C-1492

July 24
Amy Hively v. Elizabeth Lacy
PA – Lia DiTrapano Fairless; J – Berger
* Amy Hively filed a suit against Elizabeth Lacy, claiming Lacy bit her when Hively tried to get a gun out of her hands. Hively claims Lacy was under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs and started firing a gun in her house. When Hively went to take the gun, Lacy bit her, damaging her left thumb tendon. Lacy had to have surgery to repair the tendon. She seeks compensatory damages.
Case number: 07-C-1518