CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County

Nov. 15
E. Lawrence Guthrie vs. KVC Behavioral Healthcare
PA- Todd Bailess; J- Tod J. Kaufman
* Guthrie was employed by the defendant until Sept. 26. He claims he did not receive his final wages until Oct. 5. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2057

Ray R. Green vs. WVA Manufacturing, LLC
PA- Todd S. Bailess; J- Carrie Webster
* Green was employed by the defendant until Aug. 13. He claims he did not receive his final wages until Aug. 20. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2062

Nov. 16
Wendy C. Luther vs. the TJX Companies, Inc.
PA- Todd Bailess; J- Louis Bloom
* Luther was employed by the defendant until Sept. 30. She claims she did not receive her final wages until Oct. 4. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2065

Carol Plummer vs. Sbarro, Inc.
PA- Todd Bailess; J- Louis Bloom
* Plummer was employed by the defendant until Sept. 28. She claims she did not receive her final employment wages until Oct. 4. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2068

Shannon Sexton vs. C.O. Thomas, individually and in his official capacity as a correctional officer of the West Virginia Division of Corrections; the West Virginia Division of Corrections, an agency of the State of West Virginia; and John Doe, unknown person or persons
PA- Kerry A. Nessel; J- Charles King
* Sexton was incarcerated in the Lakin Correctional Center. She claims during her incarceration she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by Thomas. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 10-C-2069

Darla Kinser vs. C.O. Joshua Barrett, individually and in his official capacity as a correctional officer of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority, an agency of the State of West Virginia; and John Doe, unknown person or persons
PA- Kerry A. Nessel; J- Tod J. Kaufman
* Shirley was incarcerated at the Eastern Regional Jail. She claims during her incarceration she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by Barrett. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 10-C-2070

Christina Saylor vs. C.O. Joshua Barrett, individually and in his official capacity as a correctional officer of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority, an agency of the State of West Virginia; and John Doe, unknown person or persons
PA- Kerry A. Nessel; J- James C. Stucky
* Saylor was incarcerated at the Eastern Regional Jail. She claims during her incarceration she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by Barrett. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 10-C-2071

Angela Shirley vs. C.O. Joshua Barrett, individually and in his official capacity as a correctional officer of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority, an agency of the State of West Virginia; and John Doe, unknown person or persons
PA- Kerry A. Nessel; J- Louis Bloom
* Shirley was incarcerated at the Eastern Regional Jail. She claims during her incarceration she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by Barrett. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 10-C-2072

Nov. 18
Nicole D. Thomas vs. Rite Aid Store #948 and John Doe(s)
PA- D. Adrian Hoosier II; J- Jennifer Bailey
* Thomas had a prescription filled at the Rite Aid store. She claims the defendant had a duty to protect personal prescriptions from disclosure to third parties and breached said duty. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2084

Nov. 19
Rebecca Jane Peck vs. All Med, LLC
PA- Charles D. Perfater; J- Carrie Webster
* The Mason County woman was employed by the defendant. On Oct. 13, 2009, she suffered a serious injury to her right leg and ankle and had to have surgery the following day, according to the suit. Peck claims after returning to work, the defendant permitted her to arrive at and leave work as required by her disability, but on March 8, terminated that employment because she "had missed too much work." Peck is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and to be reinstated to her employment.
Case number: 10-C-2096

Gary and Elizabeth Bean vs. West Virginia-American Water Company d/b/a West Virginia American Water and American Water Works Service Company, Inc.
PA- Marvin W. Masters, Christopher L. Brinkley; J- Jennifer Bailey
* In February 2009, a water leak developed in a water line owed, operated and maintained by the defendants in front of the plaintiff's home. They claim they repeatedly requested the defendants to remedy the leak, but those efforts were unsuccessful for many months. The Beans claim their property was damaged, including excessive saturation, water intrusion into the garage, damage to the lawn and saturation of the ground to the side and behind the home. They are seeking compensatory damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2107

Nov. 22
Adams One, Inc. t/a Adams Hallmark vs. Charleston Town Center Company, LP, t/d/b/a Charleston Town Center Mall; R Z Investments, LLC, t/d/b/a Salad Creations; Elco Mechanical Contractors, LLC; and Pray Construction Company, Inc.
PA- Regis J. Moeller, Scott Andrews; J- Charles King
* On Dec. 1, 2008, waste water periodically leaked from a drain line into the plaintiff's stockroom. Elco was retained to fix the problem. The Elco employee was unable to retrieve the part to fix the problem until the following day, and as an alternative, adhered packaging tape to the line as a temporary fix, according to the suit. Later that day, the leaking pipe burst and spilled waste water into the plaintiff's stockroom. The plaintiff is seeking compensatory damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2116

Nov. 23
Amanda Belcher vs. C.O. Dale Hammonds, individually and in his official capacity as a correctional officer of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority, an agency of the State of West Virginia; and John Doe, unknown person or persons
PA- Kerry A. Nessel; J- Carrie Webster
* Belcher was incarcerated at the Southern Regional Jail. She claims during her incarceration she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by Hammonds. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 10-C-2131

Sharon Anderson and Norman Anderson vs. Big Sandy Furniture, Inc.
PA- Joseph K. Reeder; J- Jennifer Bailey
* On Dec. 5, 2008, Sharon Anderson purchased a mirror and drove to the customer service area to have the mirror loaded into her vehicle. She claims as she exited her vehicle, she immediately slipped on snow and/or ice and fell. The Andersons are seeking compensatory damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2132

Darrell Salter and Diana Salter vs. SnowShoe Mountain, Inc. and Intrawest Resorts, Inc.
PA- Marvin W. Masters, Kelly Elswick-Hall; J- James C. Stucky
* The defendants employed Darrell Salter to perform work at the ski resort. On Dec. 30, 2008, Darrell Salter was ordered to operate an ATV outdoors during the night. He claims the defendants did not have in place proper means of monitoring and supervising the safety of its workers, which resulted in him being left unassisted and severely injured on the mountain until the next morning. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 10-C-2139

Danielle Thornton vs. C.O. David Stoner, individually and in his official capacity as a correctional officer of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority, an agency of the State of West Virginia; and John Doe, unknown person or persons
PA- Kerry A. Nessel; J- Jennifer Bailey
* Thornton was incarcerated in the Southern Regional Jail. She claims she was sexually assaulted, sexually harassed and sexually abused by Stoner during her incarceration. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 10-C-2142