CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County

May 16
Ronald Kristopher Hibner vs. Jason Carson
PA- Edwin H. Pancake; J- David M. Pancake
* Hibner was employed as a construction laborer by Carson and on Nov. 8, 2011, while engaged in his employment, Hibner and Carson became engaged in a verbal argument that Carson then escalated to a physical altercation. Hibner claims Carson violently attacked him from behind. Hibner is seeking compensatory damages.
Case number: 12-C-315

Charlene Walls vs. Vincent Battista, M.D.
PA- Richard E. Holtzapfel; J- David M. Pancake
* On Jan. 14, 2010, Battista performed a shoulder arthroplasty on Walls in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Walls claims during the surgery, Battista breached the standard of care by leaving her arm in the wrong angle and causing it to be deformed. Walls is seeking compensatory damages.
Case number: 12-C-317