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Panel links PFOA exposure to thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis
Deitzler Bilott VIENNA – An independent panel of scientists has now linked exposure to PFOA — a chemical used in making non-stick coatings — to thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis in humans. On...
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June 12 Federal National Mortgage Association vs. Scott E. and Stephanie L. McPherson PA – Steven Sluss; J – Beane * The plaintiff is seeking a court order ejecting the defendants from property FNMA...
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June 18 Richard Curry vs. the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force and the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office PA – William B. Summers; J – Waters * The plaintiff is petitioning the court for return...
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Former Parkersburg officer sues for wrongful termination
PARKERSBURG – A former Parkersburg Police officer is suing to get his job back. The city of Parkersburg and Police Chief Joe Martin are named as co-defendants in a wrongful termination suit filed by...
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Domestic violence agency accused of sexual discrimination
PARKERSBURG – Despite being the victim, a Wood County man alleges an anti-domestic violence service agency provided assistance to his abuser. The Family Crisis Intervention Center is named as a...
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July 11 Carissa and Daniel Hammonds vs. Peoples/Perdew, Inc. d/b/a Cawley and Peoples Funeral Home d/b/a Riverview Cemetery PA- David M. Adkins; J – Reed * The plaintiffs, residents of Stephens City,...
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Dils slow in pursuing breach suits
Dils Vanhoose PARKERSBURG – A Wood County attorney has taken no for an answer in her attempt to collect legal fees and expenses from two former clients. Records show, after filing them on May 14,...
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July 17 Tammac Holding Corporation vs. Amie Jo Dilly PA – Marc Lazenby; J – Reed * The plaintiff, a Delaware business, is seeking a court order granting it possession of property located at 164 Lake...
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State Police sue to collect unpaid bill from Wood promoter
PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police allege a Wood County motocross promoter stiffed them on paying for security they provided at one of his events. The State Police on June 26 filed a breach...
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July 25 Robert M. Barglech vs. Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #1118, Mark Mace, Elden Kerns, Jeff Morgan, Mike Swackhammer, Paul Davis, Calvin Carpenter, Howard Todd and Tony Burke PA – Charles E....
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Aug. 7 Graham Cochran vs. David Debord and the West Virginia State Police PA – Richard Dunbar; J – Reed * The plaintiff, a Parkersburg resident, is suing the defendants for injuries he received on Aug....
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Charleston attorney files first C8 personal injury suits
PARKERSBURG – A Charleston attorney has filed three personal injury lawsuits against DuPont on behalf of individuals who lived in Wood County and its surrounding areas following a Science Panel study...
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Science Panel releases final C8 exposure reports, adds new disease to list
PARKERSBURG – The litigants in the West Virginia and Ohio class action lawsuit filed the science panel’s final set of reports on Oct. 29 that conclusively link DuPont’s PFOA in drinking water to...
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Aug. 20 Margaret Snider vs. Speedway LLC PA – William O. Merriman; J – Reed * The plaintiff, a Vienna resident, is suing the defendant, a Delaware corporation, for injuries she sustained on Sept. 1,...
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Sept. 28 Kimberly and Mark Thompson vs. 21 Country Market, Inc. PA – Bradley H. Lane; J – Evans *The plaintiffs, residents of Gallipolis, Ohio, are suing the defendant, a Millwood business, for...
View ArticleWood County daycare faces lawsuit over death of toddler
PARKERSBURG – The owners of a Wood County daycare are denying they are responsible for the death of toddler in their care. Lester and Linda Rockhold are named as co-defendants in a wrongful death suit...
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Supreme Court affirms $450K punitives award
Beane CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court of Appeals has affirmed a $450,000 punitive damages award in a Wood County employment discrimination case. Laura Cain worked for REM Community Options, LLC...
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CHARLESTON – The State Police has agreed to both a payout and to make certain policy changes to settle a Wirt County woman’s “sexually intrusive” warrantless arrest suit. U.S. District Judge Joseph R....
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Wood Commission settles drug court participant’s sexual harassment suit
Secoy PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission has agreed to settle a woman’s claim she was sexually harassed by one of her counselors in the drug court program. Wood Circuit Judge J. D. Beane on Aug....
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Sept. 21 Gregory T. Williams vs. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP d/b/a Wal-Mart, Daniel White and Waymon Cougar PA–Walt Auvil; J–Reed *The plaintiff is suing the defendants for wrongful termination after he...
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