Aug. 19
David and Judith Mader vs. Nissan of North America Inc.
PA – John E. Ellem; J – Reed
* The plaintiffs, residents of Parkersburg, are suing the defendants, a California corporation for failing to fix a 2009 Altima they purchased in January under warranty. They seek unspecified damages including refund of the purchase price, taxes, fees and registration, and attorney fees and interest.
Case number: 10-C-370

Aug. 26
Lisa A. Lemley vs. Rose A. Lemley
PA – Bruce Walker; J – Beane
* The plaintiff, a resident of Walker, is suing the defendant, a resident of Walker for injuries she sustained on Nov. 16 while riding as passenger with Rose Lemley when she struck a vehicle at the intersection of Ann and Fifth streets in Parkersburg. She seeks unspecified damages, interest, attorney fees and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-375

Brian Scott Fields vs. Jesse Pyatt and The Ice House
PA – Bruce Walker; J – Waters
* The plaintiff, a Parkersburg resident, is suing the defendants, a Parkersburg resident and business, for injuries he sustained on July 7, 2009, when on the premises of The Polo Club -– a business adjacent to The Ice House –- he was assaulted and battered by Pyatt, an Ice House employee. He seeks unspecified damages, interest, attorney fees and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-377

PARKERSBURG –- A Wood County couple allege a Parkersburg doctor failed to properly diagnose a potential developmental disability in their son.

Philip R. Bonner and Tiffany D. Bonner filed suit in Wood Circuit Court against Dr. Minaya Berhane. In their complaint filed on Aug. 16, the Bonners, residents of Washington, allege Berhane did not take the steps necessary to diagnose problems in their son Allen’s ability to walk after his birth.

According to the suit, Allen was born on May 2, 2007. From the time of his birth until October 2008, he was under Berhane’s care.

During that time, Allen was examined and evaluated by Berhane eight times. At no time while under Berhane’s care did she diagnose Allen with developmental dysplasia of the hip, the Bonners allege.

Present at birth, developmental dysplasia of the hip, or DDH, is a dislocation of the hip joint from the socket. By three months, DDH causes the affected leg to either turn outward or be shorter than the other leg.

The suit does not specify when Allen was diagnosed with DDH or by whom. Nevertheless, the Bonners allege Berhane not only failed to diagnose it, but also failed to timely order X-rays when Allen was both at an age he should have been standing, and walking alone, but was not.

As a result of Berhane’s negligence, the Bonners Allen has “suffered and sustained severe and permanent injuries to his person for which he has required medical care and treatment, and for which he will in the future require additional medical care and treatment.” Also, the Bonners allege they have suffered past and present ability to enjoy life, emotional distress, annoyance, inconvenience and disability.

The Bonners seek unspecified damages, interest and court costs. They are represented by Parkersburg attorney George E. Lantz.

The case is assigned to Judge Robert A. Waters.

Wood Circuit Court, case number 10-C-361

PARKERSBURG -– A Jackson County man is alleging a trip to the dentist later led to one to the hospital.

Arthur Winter filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. T. Dean Bobbitt, and Oral Surgery Associates in Wood Circuit Court. In his complaint filed on Aug. 13, Winter, 53, a Sandyville resident, alleges two weeks following oral surgery, he suffered a stroke.

According to the suit, Bobbitt, who operates OSA with Dr. B. Noorbakhsh in both Marietta, Ohio and Parkersburg, extracted 25 of Winter’s teeth on Aug. 7, 2008. The reason for the extraction is not stated.

At a date and time not specified in court records, Winter alleges he suffered a “shower of strokes” following the extraction. Eventually, he suffered a major stroke on Aug. 22, 2008.

The series of strokes, Winter alleges, were a result of Bobbitt’s failure to “properly screen [Winter], given [his] age, medical history and size, to determine if [he] was an appropriate candidate for the procedure.” Also, Bobbitt “failed to recognize the obvious signs of stroke which Mr. Winter displayed immediately following the extraction of his teeth and permitted Mr. Winter to leave his office without further medical intervention.”

The strokes, Winter alleges, have affected his ability to talk. Furthermore, he alleges, in addition to incurring “significant medical expenses, he’s suffered “pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, mental anguish and embarrassment” as a result of the strokes

Winter seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees. He is represented by Brent K. Kesner and Sara A. Jones with the Charleston law firm of Kesner, Kesner and Bramble, and Kevin C. Harris and Eric J. Holmes with the Ripley law firm of Harris and Holmes.

The case is assigned to Judge Jeffrey B. Reed.

Wood Circuit Court case number 10-C-357

Aug. 31
Shawn and Christiana Bailey vs. Jerry and Wendy Mundy
PA – Michelle Rusen; J –Beane
* The plaintiffs, residents of Parkersburg, are seeking a court order prohibiting the defendants, also residents of Parkersburg, from coming near them, on their property or to their places of employment following threats Jerry made against Shawn and Christiana on Aug. 30, after Shawn was sentenced to probation, and home confinement in Wood Circuit Court on charges of sexually abusing the Mundy’s daughter.
Case number: 10-C-381

Sept. 1
Michael A. Devore vs. James Devore
PA- Bruce White; J – Waters
* The plaintiff, a resident of Mineral Wells, is suing the defendant, a resident of Waverly, for injuries he sustained on Aug. 22, 2009, while riding on a motorcycle with James in Parkersburg when he lost control of it. Michael seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-391

Sept. 8
Williamstown Bank Inc. vs. Fenton Art and Glass Company
PA – Robert W. Full; J – not yet assigned
* The plaintiff is suing the defendant, a Williamstown business, for defaulting on a $1.45 million loan, and $225,000 line of credit given to them by the plaintiff’s predecessor, Williamstown National Bank, in 2005, and 2001, respectively. They seek judgment in the outstanding amount of the loan – $1,235,930.51 – and line of credit – $225,000 – plus accumulated interest on both – $257,817.20 – as of Aug. 31, 2010, plus daily interest of $20.03, attorney fees and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-395

Sept. 15
Larry E. and Gloria K. Smith vs. Mark and Alice Turner and Jackson Home Builders, Inc.
PA – Chad Shepherd; J –Reed
* The plaintiffs are suing the defendants for trespassing on land they own in Lubek after Jackson Home Builders went onto their property in May and June 2009, and removed soil and trees for the purpose of improving an adjacent property owned by the Turners to construct a home for them. They seek unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-405

Sept. 16
Louis T. Ollesheimer and Son of Ohio, Inc. vs. the Singer Sheet Metal Company and John L. Doan
PA – Ryan S. Marstellar; J – Waters
* The plaintiff is suing the defendants, a Parkesburg business, and Ohio resident, for failing to pay for goods and services bought on credit, and delivered between April and November 2008. They seek judgment in the amount of $48,289.20 – the goods and services sold totaling $34,196.66, and $14,092.54 in finance charges – plus court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-406

Sept. 17
Christopher Longfellow and Robert Barker vs. Seventy-Seven Sunset Strip and Jayland Talbot
PA – Harold L. Albertson; J – Reed and Beane
* The plaintiffs, in separate lawsuits, are suing the defendants, a Mineral Wells business, and Parkersburg resident, for injuries they sustained on Sept. 20, 2009, when they were struck by Talbot, a Seventy-Seven Sunset Strip employee. They each seek $600,000 in compensatory and punitive damages plus court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-407 and 10-C-408

Sept. 21
Joyce Logston, executor of the estate of Raymond Robinson vs. MG Investments, Donald L. Watson, Donald Winter, Carole Winter and Title First Agency LLC
PA – Berkeley Simmons; J – Beane
* The plaintiff is suing the defendants for failing to release a deed of trust on a home owned by Robinson that he left Logston in his will, and she later sold, but was denied the proceeds due to the unreleased deed of trust. In addition to judgment in the amount of the sale, $67,606.25, plus interest, court costs and attorney fees, Logston seeks an order directing release of the deed of trust and declaration it has been satisfied.
Case number: 10-C-413

Sept. 22
Kristen and Jason McGraw vs. Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center
PA – Todd Wiseman; J – Beane
* The plaintiffs, residents of Waverly, are suing the defendant, a Waverly business, for injuries Kristen sustained on Oct. 23, 2009, when she opened a stage door on the defendant’s property and fell down a flight of stairs. Jason makes a claim for loss of consortium. They seek unspecified damages, including $14,227.11 in medical bills, plus interest and costs.
Case number: 10-C-415

Sept. 30
Steven and Debra Mowish vs. Sauradi Naik, M.D., Sirnaik Holdings, the West Virginia Department of Highways, Paul Mattox and the Wood County Commission
PA – William O. Merriman and C. Edward McDonough; J – Waters
* The plaintiffs, residents of South Parkersburg, are suing the defendants for damage their apartment at 3300 ½ Camden Ave. sustained earlier this year after water accumulated at a building owned by Naik and Sirnaik Holdings across the street at 3301 Camden Ave. and did not drain properly. The building was later condemned by the Wood County Commission on May 7. They seek unspecified damages, interest, attorney fees and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-430

Oct. 14
Matthew Board vs. TMT Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a McDonald’s Restaurant #2676
PA – George J. Cosenza; J – Waters.
* The plaintiff, a Parkersburg police officer, is suing the defendant, a Parkersburg business, for serving him food on Oct. 17, 2008, that contained droplets of blood in both the french fry container, and carry-out bag. He seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-445

PARKERSBURG – According to recently filed lawsuits, the scene last year at a Wood County bar named after a hip 1950s detective television show co-staring Efrem Zimbalist Jr. resembled something akin to that of the Double Duce –- the bar at the center of the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie “Roadhouse.”

Christopher Longfellow, and Robert Barker filed separate lawsuits on Sept. 17 against 77 Sunset Strip in Wood Circuit Court. In their complaints, the men allege they were wounded by the bar’s manager, Jayland P. Talbot, who is named as a co-defendant in the suit, when a verbal altercation between he, and a bar employee in 2008 escalated into a fight.

According to their suits, Longfellow and Barker were at 77 Sunset Strip, a strip bar located of the Mineral Wells exit on Interstate 77, on Sept. 20, 2008. They provide little details as to what occurred when they were there except both were ‘negligently, carelessly, intentionally, recklessly, willfully, wantonly and with utter regard for [their] safety, struck…in such as a manner as to hereby cause injury to [them]” by Talbot.

However, according to a criminal complaint filed against him in Wood Magistrate Court by Sgt. J.W. Allen of the Wood County Sherriff’s Department, Talbot became involved in a verbal altercation with Barry Parrish, the bar’s doorman, when he let someone in wearing a sleeveless shirt. The altercation escalated when Talbot threw a tip jar at Parrish, which struck him in the chest, and then shoved him to the ground, and began kicking him.

It was at this point Barker intervened by attempting to pull Talbot off Parrish. When he did, the complaint maintains Talbot first began hitting Barker with beer bottles and glasses, then with a glass ashtray.

Noticing that Barker was bleeding from the head, Longfellow then attempted to break-up the fight. Undaunted, Talbot then grabbed Longfellow, and bit him on the nose.

When Longfellow ran into the bathroom, Talbot followed him in telling him “he was going to kill him.” According to the complaint, he left only to return with a pistol.

Fearing for his life, Longfellow, and other patrons began to exit the bar. As they did, Talbot pointed the pistol at them saying he was going to kill them.

In the complaint, Allen states that as he approached the bar, he “observed a large number of vehicles fleeing the area at high rates of speed.” Upon arrival, Allen said “a large group of subjects where observed to walk out of the wooded area,” behind the bar.

According to the complaint, Longfellow and Barker were taken by ambulance to Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. Barker had 16 pieces of large glass removed from his head left by the ashtray, and Longfellow required 13 stitches to close the wound in his nose.

Talbot, 38, a Parkersburg resident, was arrested six days later, and charged with two counts of malicious wounding, and one count wanton endangerment. He was later indicted by the Wood County grand jury this May on two charges of malicious assault.

Records show, Talbot pled guilty on Aug. 19 to two counts of unlawful assault. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Robert A. Waters on Tuesday, Oct. 26.

According to court records, Talbot remains free on $30,000 bond. It is unclear if he is still works at 77 Sunset Strip.

In their suits, Longfellow and Barker allege the injuries they received not only physical, but also “physiological damages which are permanent in nature, requiring past, present, and future medical treatment.” Also, they allege the fight with Talbot left them with “a decrease in his earning capacity, his value of life, his enjoyment of life, diminished earning capacity, pain, suffering, and mental anguish.”

Longfellow and Barker each seek $300,000 in both compensatory, and punitive damages. They are represented by Charleston attorney Harold L. Albertson.

Longfellow’s and Barker’s cases are assigned to judges Jeffrey B. Reed and J.D. Beane, respectively.

Wood Circuit Court, case numbers 10-C-407 and 408

Water that accumulated at this building on Camden Avenue in Parkersburg is what Steven and Debra Momish say later flooded into their apartment across the street. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)

PARKERSBURG – A Wood county couple allege a physician, the city of Parkersburg, the Wood County Commission and the state of West Virginia share responsibility for water damage their apartment sustained earlier this year.

Steven and Debra Mowish named Dr. Saurabi Naik, and his business, Sirnaik Holdings of West Virginia, as lead defendants in a property damage lawsuit filed in Wood Circuit Court. In their complaint filed Sept. 30, the Mowishes allege Naik failed to take steps necessary to drain water from a building he owns on Camden Ave. in South Parkersburg that later flooded into their apartment.

According to their suit, the Mowishes sustained water damage on an unspecified date to their apartment on 3300 1/2 Camden Ave. They allege the damage was a result of water that accumulated across the street at 3301 Camden Ave. and failed to properly drain.

They allege that not only Naik and Sirnaik Holdings, but also the city of Parkersburg and the state Department of Highways had a duty to ensure the drain under the building was functional. Because of unsafe conditions at the building, including the accumulated water, the Mowishes aver the Wood County Commission condemned it on May 7.

However, they say the Commission’s action was too little, too late. The failure of not only the Commission, but also Naik, Sirnaik Holdings, the city and DOH to ensure the drain was functional before the flooding of their property has caused them “annoyance, inconvenience and mental suffering.”

The Mowishes seek unspecified damages, interest, attorney fees and court costs. They are represented by Parkersburg attorneys William O. Merriman Jr. and C. Edward McDonough.

The case is assigned to Judge Robert W. Waters.

Wood Circuit Court case number 10-C-430

This McDonald’s restaurant on Ohio Avenue in Parkersburg is where Matthew Board alleges he found droplets of blood in his drive-thru order in 2008. (Photo by Lawrence Smith)

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg police officer is suing a McDonald’s restaurant for effectively turning his drive-thru order into a crime scene.

Matthew W. Board filed suit against TMT Enterprises Inc., a McDonald’s franchisee, in Wood Circuit Court on Oct. 14. In his complaint, Board alleges a TMT employee served him food with an open wound on his hand in 2008.

According to his suit, Board went through the McDonald’s drive-thru on Ohio Ave. about 4 a.m. on Oct. 17, 2008. At the time, Board was on-duty as a Parkersburg police officer.

After preceding to the window to pick-up his order, Board alleges he noticed the employee “had a large cut on his hand that was bleeding significantly.” Still, Board took the bag containing his order, and parked his car nearby to eat it.

The suit does not specify all what Board ordered except it included French fries. After eating the French fries, Board alleges “he noticed droplets of blood in the french [sic] fry container and in the bag.”

Immediately, Board says he called the McDonald’s to report the blood he found in his order. However, the person with whom he spoke refused to discuss the matter with him.

After the discovery of blood in container and bag, Board maintains he sought treatment from medical specialists to ensure he hadn’t contracted any diseases. TMT’s negligence, Board alleges, not only caused him bodily injury, but also “mental anguish, and loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life.”

Board seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees. He is represented by Parkersburg attorney George J. Cosenza.

The case is assigned to Judge Robert A. Waters.

Wood Circuit Court case number 10-C-445

PARKERSBURG – A CSX Transportation employee is suing the railroad giant for injuries sustained on the job while working in Wetzel County in August.

David R. Archer filed the lawsuit Oct. 22 in Wood Circuit Court. In his complaint, Archer says he was working as a brakeman on a CSX train near Brooklyn Junction in New Martinsville when his train was struck by another train and derailed.

Archer says CSX failed to provide him with a safe working environment and that the employees on the other train operated it in violation of CSX’s safety rules.

He says he suffered severe injuries to his neck and back and that some of the injuries may be permanent. He says he suffered pain, discomfort, mental anguish and has incurred substantial medical expenses. He says he also has missed work time and lost earnings and benefits.

Archer seeks compensatory damages as well as costs and other relief. He is represented by Willard J. Moody Jr. and Michael R. Davis, both of the Moody Law Firm in Portsmouth, Va.

The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge J.D. Beane.

Wood Circuit Court case number: 10-C-458

Oct. 20
Loretta Albright Muckley, Joseph P. Albright Jr. and Theresa Albright Cavi, as Testamentary Trustees under the will of Joseph P. Albright, deceased vs. The John Patrick Albright Foundation, Loretta Albright Muckley, Joseph P. Albright Jr. and Theresa Albright Cavi and Nancie G. Albright
PA – Robert S. Fluharty Jr.; J – Beane
* The plaintiffs are seeking a court order declaring them the proper testamentary trustees of the will of Joseph P. Albright in order to sell real estate he owned prior to his death on March 20, 2009.
Case number: 10-C-456

Oct. 25
Jason Palmer vs. Hanover American Insurance Company, Sue McKay, individually, and in her official capacity with Hanover American and Jason Hancock, individually, and in his official capacity with Hanover American
PA – Shawn R. Romano; J – Waters
* The plaintiff is suing the defendants for interfering with his employment with Erie Insurance Company when Hancock and McKay sent information to Erie about his prior employment with Hanover which resulted in this termination from Eric on July 15. He seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-460

Nov. 4
Craig and Michelle Lucas vs. Loretta and Charlie Joy
PA – pro se; J – Beane
* The plaintiffs, residents of Washington, are suing the defendants, residents of Rockport for defamation in posting unflattering comments about them on the social networking site Facebook on Sept. 5 and Oct. 31. Along with a court order prohibiting the Joys from posting any more comments about them, the Lucas’ are seeking $73,515 in compensatory and punitive damages, and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-483

PARKERSBURG -– Three Mid-Ohio Valley residents allege recent comments posted about them on two popular social networking sites were anything but social.

Craig Lucas and his wife Michelle and Joseph Hussell filed two separate and unrelated defamation suits in Wood and Jackson Circuit courts on Nov. 4. In their respective suits, the Lucases allege another Wood County couple made unflattering comments about them on Facebook, and Hussell alleges the mother of this daughter falsely accused him on both Facebook and MySpace of not only molesting their daughter, but also some of his minor female relatives.

The Lucases, residents of Washington, accuse Loretta and Charlie Joy, residents of Rockport, of posting erroneous information to their friends’ Facebook pages. The comments were posted on at least two separate occasions — Sept. 6 and Oct. 31.

Among the comments the Joys allegedly made was that Michelle was “a Nude Dancer at an Adult Entertainment facility” and had “abandoned her minor child and … is a terrible Mother,” both Craig and Michelle “have had sexual relations with persons of other race [sic]” and their “biological mothers are bitches” and Craig “does not pay bills” and “unlawfully stole a website.” Though they fail to provide specifics, the Lucases allege the comments were made in relation to a business deal as the Joys also accused Craig of “ow[ing] every one of the landowner’s money that he has held racing events at” and he “did not honor and fulfill his contract with Timothy Wood.”

A week before the second round of comments, the Lucases allege they demanded the Joys retract their comments. According to the suit, the Joys have “failed and refused” the Lucas’ request.

In his suit, Hussell, a Cottageville resident, alleges he was falsely accused of criminal activity by his ex-girlfriend, Spring Hill, the mother of their daughter, Alayna. Hill on three successive days posted comments that Hussell either molested Alayna or raped his niece and another girl named Taylor.

According to his suit, Hussell alleges Hill posted her first comment about him on Facebook on Aug. 29. It read ” ‘Beware [sic] dont [sic] let your children around Joey [sic] He is a pedofile [sic] and will rape them like he did his niece and taylor [sic]. and [sic] then when he is done he will rape u!!!’”

The next day, Hill wrote “joey [sic] is a piece of f–king piece of sh– and his never going to see his daughter again!!! he [sic] is [sic] stated a a [sic] child molester and the only reason he wants Alayna back is so he can rape her to [sic].” Then, on Sept. 1, Hussell alleges Hill posted a similar comment adding “I hope he burns in hell [sic] for what he did.”

Later that day, Hussell alleges Hill posted a comment on his MySpace page identical to the Aug. 29 comment made on Facebook accusing him of molesting Alayna, and raping this niece and Taylor. Records are unclear as the niece’s identity or how Taylor may be related him.

A search of court records shows Hussell is not under indictment for or has ever been convicted of any sexual-related crime.

In their suit, the Lucases seek $63,515 in compensatory, and $10,000 in punitive damages, court costs and a court order prohibiting the Joys from posting any more comments about them. They allege the comments the Joys made about them caused not only great injury to their reputation, but also to that of their son, Cayden

Along with unspecified damages, Hussell seeks a court order deferring any child support payments until he can re-establish his income. He alleges the comments Hill made about him have created an undue physical and mental hardship due to the “loss of his job and income.”

Hussell does not specify where he was working prior to the comments Hill made about him.

Both the Lucases, and Hussell filed their suits pro se. The cases are respectively assigned to Wood Circuit Judge J.D. Beane, and Jackson Circuit Judge Thomas C. Evans III.

Wood Circuit Court, case number 10-C-483; Jackson Circuit Court, case number 10-C-166

Nov. 19
Colleen Jan Dunbar vs. Charlotte Anne Roberts, individually and as executrix under the last will and testament of Margaret Dunbar, deceased
PA – Robert P. Ellison; J – Reed
* The plaintiff is suing the defendant, her sister, for using her position as executrix of their mother’s estate to not only convert a $144,146.40 certificate of deposit for her personal use five weeks prior to their mother’s death on Oct. 2, 2009, but also remove personal property from their mother’s Vienna home including antiques, collectables and jewelry valued in the thousands of dollars. Along with unspecified damages and attorneys fees, Dunbar seeks an order finding the CD was a probate asset, and Roberts file a true and accurate appraisement of the estate.
Case number 10-C-512

Nov. 22
Wood County Community Federal Credit Union vs. David J. Dedrick and Beverly A. Ash Dedrick
PA – Robert K. Tebay III; J –Waters
* The plaintiff is suing the defendants for defaulting on a $135,544.89 loan granted on Aug. 25, 2006. They seek judgment for the outstanding balance of $88,286.38 plus 7 percent per diem interest.
Case number 10-C-516

Nov. 24
Naomi Gilmore vs. Barbara Powell
PA – James M. Bradley Jr.; J – Beane
* The plaintiff is suing the defendant for collect on an outstanding $146,000 loan. She seeks judgment in the amount of the loan plus court costs, and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-516

Terry W. Daugherty vs. Cytec Industries, Inc.
PA- Walt Auvil: J – Waters
* The plaintiff is suing the defendant for failing to pay him 72 hours following his termination on March 8. Two checks totaling $6,064.25 were sent to Daugherty on March 15. He seeks unspecified damages, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-521

Dec. 3
Joseph C. Robinson vs. Johnsons General Construction LLC
PA – James I. Stealey and James R. Leach; J – Reed
* The plaintiff is suing the defendant for injuries he sustained on Feb. 2009, after falling off an unsecured ladder while installing a window on a jobsite. He seeks unspecified damages, interest and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-529

Dec. 9
Home Solutions Pros LLC vs. Deborah Hughes
PA – William B. Summers; J- Beane
* The plaintiff, a Vienna resident is suing the defendant, a Parkersburg resident, for failing to pay for improvements done to her home on May 12. They seek judgment in the amount of $9191.37.
Case number: 10-C-539

Dec. 15
Steve M. Dawson vs. John M. Roberts, deceased, the estate of John M. Roberts and John Doe, the administrator of the estate of John M. Roberts
PA – Bruce White; J – Reed
* The plaintiff is suing the defendants for injuries he sustained on Dec. 15, 2008, when Roberts backed his care into him while on the Speedway parking lot in Vienna. He seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-549

Dec. 29
Frances Renee Williams vs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. or Wal-Mart Stores East Inc. or Wal-Mart Stores LP and Jessie Doe
PA – pro se; J – Beane
* The plaintiff, a Parkersburg resident, is suing the defendant for injuries she sustained at its Vienna location on Dec. 24, 2009, when Doe, in an attempt to prevent her from entering the store, pushed Williams, and aggravated a physical impairment. She seeks unspecified damages, interest and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-561

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company vs. David Paul Hamilton
PA – Ryan S. Marstellar; J –Reed
* The plaintiff, a Bloomington, Ill. business, is suing the defendant for subrogation of a claim it paid its policyholder, Catherine Dawson, following a collision with Hamilton on Jan. 6, 2009. They seek judgment in the amount of the claim, and Dawson’s deductible, $20,367.34, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-562

Dec. 30
Susanna Martin vs. the Parkersburg Utility Board
PA – Bruce White; J – Beane
* The plaintiff, a Parkersburg resident, is suing the defendant for injuries she sustained on June 26 when she tripped and fell after stepping on an unstable water meter lid near 810 Virginia Ave. in Parkersburg. She seeks unspecified damages, interest, attorney fees and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-567

Jan. 13
Wesbanco Bank Inc. vs. Northfork Valley Golf Course LLC and Richard I. Wigal
PA – Robert W. Full; J – Reed
* The plaintiff is suing the defendants for defaulting on a $395,000 loan it gave them on Dec. 31, 2003, and defaulted on July 2. They seek judgment for the outstanding balance of the loan following an Aug. 3 trustee sale, $90,777.06, plus interest, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 11-C-22