Banking companies to pay State nearly $4M to settle lawsuits
CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Nov. 19 Discover Financial Services and HSBC Finance Corporation will pay the state $1.95 million each, or $3.9 million total, to settle...
View ArticleMason Co. man says he was injured falling out of delivery truck
POINT PLEASANT — A Mason County man is suing over claims he sustained serious injuries after falling out of a tractor trailer. Darren Rhodes filed a lawsuit April 3 in Mason Circuit Court against CMJ...
View ArticleWoman says lawyer didn’t file complaint in time
POINT PLEASANT – A lawyer who since has taken a job with the West Virginia Attorney General’s office has been sued for allegedly failing to file a lawsuit. Paula Stafford filed her complaint April 4...
View ArticleOhio man claims he was exposed to toxic chemicals
POINT PLEASANT — An Ohio man is suing over claims he was exposed to toxic chemicals when equipment malfunctioned at a chemical facility. Jordan and April Greene filed a lawsuit April 30 in Mason...
View ArticleMan’s estate accuses doctor of medical negligence
POINT PLEASANT – A doctor and his clinic face a lawsuit after the doctor allegedly failed to properly document a patient’s treatment. Vaidya Drusilla Scritchfield, as executrix of the estate of Charles...
View ArticleCompany accuses others of unlawfully possession of coal crusher
POINT PLEASANT — A company is suing over claims its coal crusher is being unlawfully held by a trucking company hired to deliver the machine. Kentucky Natural Resources Corporation filed a lawsuit July...
View ArticleAEP named in 77 exposure lawsuits
POINT PLEASANT – Amerian Electric Power has been named as a defendant in a host of lawsuits claiming exposure to dangerous chemicals in coal waste. The 39 complaints were filed Aug. 8 in Mason Circuit...
View ArticleMason Co. man blames Ohio trucking firms for wreck, injuries
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County man is suing over claims he was injured in a collision caused by a tractor-trailer attempting to pass another vehicle. David M. Johnson filed a lawsuit Aug. 18 in Mason...
View ArticleMan says bank improperly moved funds
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County man is suing over claims his bank improperly moved funds. James Todd Bowen filed a lawsuit Aug. 13 in Mason Circuit Court against the Farmers Bank and Savings Company,...
View ArticleMason Co. man blames 7-Eleven for fall in icy parking lot
CHARLESTON – A Mason County man is suing over claims he was injured in the icy parking lot of a gas station. Joseph and Kathy Milanese filed a lawsuit Sept. 23 in Kanawha Circuit Court against 7-Eleven...
View ArticleRental car company named in accident suit
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County woman is suing over claims she was injured in a collision with a rental car. Andrea Snyder filed a lawsuit Oct. 1 in Mason Circuit Court against Roody Muracin and Ean...
View ArticleMan sues after falling through roof on Johns Manville work site
POINT PLEASANT – An Ohio man is suing over claims he was injured when he fell through a roof while working on a contaminated site. Derrick George filed a lawsuit Oct. 16 in Mason Circuit Court against...
View ArticleCompany says restaurant didn’t pay for marketing work
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County company is suing over claims a client failed to pay for marketing services rendered. Sheridan Cleland, doing business as Gen11 Studios, filed a lawsuit Nov. 3 in Mason...
View ArticleMan claims he was injured at county fair
POINT PLEASANT – A Mason County man is suing over claims he was permanently injured on the Mason County Fairgrounds. Larry D. Pyles Jr. and Pamela Pyles filed a lawsuit Dec. 5 in Mason Circuit Court...
View ArticleForklift accident results in lawsuit
POINT PLEASANT – A man is suing his employer and a forklift company for injuries he allegedly suffered in a work-related accident. Charles Givens filed a lawsuit Jan. 26 in Mason Circuit Court against...
View ArticleTowboat cook cites employers in galley accident
POINT PLEASANT — An Ohio couple has sued the wife’s employers, alleging breach of duty. Barbara A. Pulver and Lewis E. Pulver of Coolville, Ohio, filed a lawsuit March 18 in Mason Circuit Court...
View ArticleSteel worker takes employer to court for back pay
RIPLEY — A Jackson County worker filed a lawsuit against his employer for alleged breach of a 2011 agreement. Randall C. Randolph brought litigation against Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC,...
View ArticleCourt says retirement lawsuit not timely filed
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has granted a prohibition writ in a lawsuit that it said was not timely filed. Ketchum West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board, as administrator of the...
View ArticleMason man files accident suit against trucking company
POINT PLEASANT — A Mason County resident filed a lawsuit against two trucking companies and a driver for alleged negligence in a 2013 traffic incident. David M. Johnson of Ashton, brought a complaint...
View ArticleWoman sues towing company to get car back
PRINCETON — A Mercer County woman filed a lawsuit against a towing company for alleged false and deceptive business practices. Nancy Edge Lively, of Princeton, sued Beverage’s Towing & Transport,...
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