CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Nov. 29 Michael Wallace, father and next friend of S.W., a minor vs. Jodi Ann Dokes PA-Lawrence M. Schultz; J-Christopher Wilkes *Plaintiff says on Feb. 10, 2008, his minor son was walking on LaBonte...
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Dec. 21 Natoma Baker, Cora May, Alisa Briles and Traci Hess vs. Riverbend Membership Corporation PA-Gregory A. Bailey; J-Christopher Wilkes *Plaintiffs claim discriminatory conduct in violation of West...
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Court says Congressional candidate took ‘inconsistent positions’ in lawsuit
Faircloth CHARLESTON – Larry V. Faircloth, an Inwood land developer who recently announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives, has lost his appeal of a Public Service Commission order...
View ArticleState Police settles false arrest suit for $50K
MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County man’s four-year old lawsuit against the West Virginia State Police has come to end. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey on Feb. 3 dismissed Steven S. Witt’s civil...
View ArticleMother says insurer failed to pay accidental death benefits
MARTINSBURG – A woman is suing Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company for allegedly failing to pay accidental death benefits for the death of her daughter. On Jan. 19, 2012, Lori L. Heatwole was...
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Jan. 24 Darla Armstrong vs. Keene Enterprises II, Inc., d/b/a McDonald’s Restaurants PA-Christopher P. Stroech; J-John Yoder *Plaintiff claims that on Oct. 2, she slipped and fell at McDonald’s on...
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Former ATLA president makes argument against suspension
Nace CHARLESTON – The disciplinary case against Barry Nace, a former president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, was heard Feb. 19 by the state Supreme Court. The Office of Disciplinary...
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Jan. 31 Trinity Temple Church of God vs. Appalachian Heating & Air Conditioning LLC and DJ Knotts PA- Dale Buck; J- Gray Silver, III * Plaintiff claims that it signed a contract for $59,750 worth...
View ArticleNationwide sues customers over policy limits
MARTINSBURG – Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company is suing two individuals who have been attempting to get the insurance company to pay more than its policy limits. Mark O. Harris, individually and as...
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Feb. 14 Debra D. Burkhart vs. Rosenthal, Stein & Associates LLC PA- Sarah L. Hinkle; J- John Yoder * Plaintiff claims defendant is in violation of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection...
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Feb. 25 Danielle Hensell vs. Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Board and City of Martinsburg PA- James J. Matzureff; J- John Yoder *Plaintiff claims that on July 17, 2011, while at McKee...
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Strippers file class action, say employer took their tips
Greenberg MARTINSBURG – Three exotic dancers who claim their employer wrongfully took a portion of their tips have filed a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed March 1 in Berkeley County Circuit...
View ArticleBerkeley County pajama fire lawsuit dismissed
MARTINSBURG – A woman who blamed five corporate defendants for her pajamas catching on fire while she was next to a propane heater has lost her lawsuit. Mischelle Holohan blamed J.C. Penney, ABC...
View ArticleMartinsburg company fights back against hammer-tossing lawsuit
MARTINSBURG – A man who alleged one of his former supervisors sometimes threw hammers in the direction of employees is facing a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants in his lawsuit....
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Trial set in car wreck/heart attack case
Warner MARTINSBURG – A scheduling order was recently entered in a Berkeley County car crash case that sets up an Oct. 29 trial. Judge Christopher Wilkes entered the scheduling order on March 19,...
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Va. man agrees to settle claim Piggy’s bouncer broke his ankle
Skinner MARTINSBURG – A Virginia man’s lawsuit against a Berkeley County bar was settled in January, shortly after the defendants claimed he was belligerently drunk at the time and he claimed he might...
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Sheetz settles trip-and-fall lawsuit
MARTINSBURG – Twelve days before a trial was scheduled to begin, a personal injury lawsuit against Sheetz was settled. Sherry Marken Brindle, of Waynesburg, Pa., dismissed her lawsuit against Sheetz...
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Coach dismissed, expert arrested in softball sliding lawsuit
One of the four softball fields at Charlotte Prather Park MARTINSBURG – A softball coach has been dismissed from a lawsuit that blamed her and a Berkeley County youth league for the broken ankle and...
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March 12 Patricia Markle v. Shenandoah Valley Medical Center and Krista Lynn Hopkins, M.D. PA- D. Michael Burke; J- Wilkes * In 2010, the plaintiff was 44 years old and receiving Depo-Provera birth...
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Former president of trial lawyers group punished by Supreme Court
Nace CHARLESTON – A former president of a national trial lawyers group has been suspended from the practice of law for 120 days by the state Supreme Court. The court decided March 28 to adopt the...
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