CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County

Sept. 15
T.L. "Tommy" Tallent and Shawnee D. "Shawn" Tallent, husband and wife vs. Franklin R. Pifer; Debra Tygret; Michael J. Finissi; American Electric Power Company a/k/a AEP, a corporation; and Sun Technical Services, a corporation
PA- James D. McQueen Jr., Amanda J. Davis
* On May 5, Mr. Tallent's employment was involuntarily terminated on the grounds that he abused the AEP vehicle use policy and that he improperly applied for and/or received per diem payments during an unspecified period of time. Mr. Tallent claims he was unfairly terminated and not allowed to retire as planned. Mrs. Tallent, who worked for Sun Technical Services, was also terminated from her employment in May. The Tallents claim they did not receive their final wages within 72 hours of termination. They are seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 10-C-310