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Jan. 22 Waldorf Distributing Inc. v. General Teamsters, etc, et al. J-Gaughan ; PA-Robert J. D’Anniballe, Jr. * Waldorf employees, who are also members of General Teamsters’ union, and Local Union 697...
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March 3 In re: The Estate of Pete R. Carbasho v. Jane Carbasho, Tracy Carbasho, et al. J- Recht; PA- Scott C. Brown *`After Pete Carbasho’s death, it was discovered that his personal estate was...
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April 11 William Droll v. Bull Dog Rack Company PA- Mark A. Colantonio; J-Wilson * Droll, a truck driver for A&D Transportation, was contracted to transport a load of metal racks from Bull Dog to a...
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April 22 John A. Fowler and Debra Fowler v. Michael Smitsky d/b/a Michael Smitsky Excavating J- Recht; PA-Michael G. Simon * Smitsky improperly installed a downspout on the Fowlers’ home, resulting in...
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May 30 Robert Huffman v. Gregory Greely J- Mazzone; PA-Jerry Sklavounakis * Huffman was employed by Greely as a truck driver. Huffman claims he was unable to cash a final check Greely owed him because...
View ArticleJudge imposes $4.5M fine on Johnson & Johnson
WELLSBURG – Circuit Judge Martin Gaughan has imposed a penalty of nearly $4.5 million on drug maker Johnson & Johnson for false and misleading promotion of antipsychotic drug Risperdal and...
View ArticleLawyer says family members ‘feel vindicated’ by $2M settlement
WELLSBURG — A Wheeling lawyer says family members of a woman who died after a cancer-related surgery at Weirton Medical Center in 2005 “feel vindicated by our justice system” after the hospital...
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Ky. woman says roller coaster gave her whiplash
Camden Park opened in 1903. The Little Dipper opened in 1961. HUNTINGTON – A Kentucky woman has filed suit against Camden Park after she says she suffered from whiplash on one of the amusement park’s...
View ArticleWeirton resident sues city for water line break
WELLSBURG — The City of Weirton is being sued after a resident claims the massive water line break earlier this month caused damages. Ronald Gable, a Weirton resident, filed the class action lawsuit...
View ArticleStamp: Brooke County judges can handle case against RG Steel Wheeling
WHEELING – A federal judge has remanded a dispute between Mountain State Carbon and RG Steel Wheeling, ruling Brooke County judges are capable of handling the case properly. U.S. District Judge...
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Supreme Court affirms arbitration ruling in favor of AT&T
Justices of the state Supreme Court CHARLESTON – AT&T had the right to compel arbitration in a cellular phone bill dispute, according to an opinion issued by the state Supreme Court on June 17. The...
View ArticleFormer JPMorgan Chase worker loses constructive discharge claim
CHARLESTON – A Brooke County bank worker who alleged that intolerable work conditions forced her to resign has lost her appeal to the state Supreme Court. The unanimous Court issued the memorandum...
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Rudolph Thompson vs. Norfolk Southern Railway Company PA- Robert W. Gillikin II; J-James Mazzone * The plaintiff seeks compensation for injuries obtained while working for Norfolk Southern. He says the...
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George J Kucan and Virginia Kucan vs. Coca Cola Enterprise, Keystone Coca Cola and Scott M. Felton PA- Daniel L. McCune; J- Ronald E. Wilson * The plaintiffs say a Coke truck, operated by Felton, was...
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Sept. 28 Charles Bolner vs. Merck & Co. PA-Mark A. Colantinio and Carl N. Frankovitch * Bolner claims Vioxx, a drug distributed by Merck, has caused him to have a heart attack and is suing Merck...
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Oct. 12 Romaine T Fuhrer vs. B.C. Yanni Agency, Inc., Benni C. Yanni, The IDPM Group, Inc., Craig H. Reinhard and Dbra R. Bzik; PA-Robert P. Fitzsimmons * Plaintiff says at least $45,000 was given to...
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April 18 Ewusiak Development LLC v. Kenneth Marsh Jr. dba Marsh Trucking Co. J- Mazzone; PA- Patrick A. Bennett * Marsh purchased $20,197.90 worth of slag from Ewusiak. Marsh refused to pay the bill,...
View ArticleMan blames two others for daughter’s injuries
WELLSBURG – A Brooke County man has filed a suit against two other West Virginia men on behalf of his minor daughter. Virgil Green filed a suit in Brooke Circuit Court on behalf of his daughter, Peggy...
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June 19 Loretta Smith v. The City of Wellsburg and The Brooke County Board of Education J- Wilson; PA-Frank Cuomo * Smith claims she was injured when she fell while walking on a defective sidewalk. The...
View ArticleWellsburg, Brooke school board sued over sidewalk fall
WELLSBURG – A Brooke County woman filed a suit against the city of Wellsburg after she fell on a sidewalk in the town. Loretta Smith filed a suit in Brooke Circuit Court against Wellsburg and the...
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