CIVIL FILINGS: Wood County

Jan. 18
Marvin B. Lanham vs. Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corp. and Ivan Cao Nguyen, M.D.
PA– Richard D. Lindsay; J– Reed
* The plaintiff, a Washington County, Ohio, resident, is suing the defendants for medical malpractice after Nguyen on July 5, 2011, allegedly failed to diagnose compartment syndrome in Lanham’s right leg resulting in its amputation. He seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorneys fees.
Case number: 13-C-22

Jan. 23
M.S. vs. Allegan, Inc.
PA– Todd Wiseman; J– Beane
* The plaintiff is suing the defendant for breach of contract for allegedly failing to honor the warranty of breast implants she had implanted on June 22, 2009, but later removed on Nov. 7, 2011. She seeks damages to include the cost of the implants, $3,704.80, and attorneys fees.
Case number: 13-C-26

Jan. 24
Crystal Umensetter vs. John Mullen, M.D.
PA– William O. Merriman; J– Reed
* The plaintiff, a Walker resident, is suing the defendant, a North Carolina physician, for allegedly failing to properly fix a fracture of her right ankle on Oct. 23, 2010. She seeks unspecified damages, interest, attorneys fees and court costs.
Case number: 13-C-37

Feb. 1
JoAnn Harden, individually and as the executrix of the estate of Marylyn Jane Sheppard vs. Robert T. Sheppard
PA– William R. Summers: J– Reed
* The plaintiff, a Davisville resident, is suing the defendant, a Mineral Wells resident, for allegedly failing to render to Marylyn’s estate its portion of a life estate she had in Sheppard Farms that Robert and his wife sold on Sept. 14, 2007 for $189,049. Marylyn died on April 16 with her estate owed $85,746.95. Harden seeks $125,000 in damages, interest and attorneys fees.
Case number: 13-C-48