CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County man is suing several entities for injuries he sustained when he fell on a shared driveway.
Rippetoe Properties Inc., James Rippetoe III, WV Property Solutions and NAJ LLC were all named as defendants in the suit.
James Sotak was in a shared driveway area for in South Charleston when he tripped and fell on the uneven, broken or otherwise negligently maintained driveway, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Sotak claims he suffered serious injuries from the fall, including a left nonarticular distal tibia fracture and a comminuted nonarticular fibular fracture.
The defendants had a duty to maintain the driveway and failed to do so, according to the suit.
Sotak claims the defendants failed to provide sufficient lighting or fix the dangers and/or defects on the driveway.
The defendants' actions were negligent, willful, wanton and reckless, according to the suit.
Sotak is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. He is represented by S. Brooks West II and David A. Dobson of West Law Firm in Charleston.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Tera Salango.
Kanawha Circuit Court case number: 21-C-310
