A father from Beckley, West Virginia has sued Ford Motor Company and a local dealership after the wrongful death of his son. The father, Danny S. Wellman, administrator for Jarred S. Wellman, filed a lawsuit in Wyoming Circuit Court against Ford Motor Company and Ramey Automotive Group Inc. doing business as Ramey Ford Lincoln of Beckley, alleging negligence […]
Three Women Name Company in Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
Three lawsuits have been filed by former women employees against EAN Holdings after the former employees claim they were sexually harassed by a supervisor. The women have named the supervisor, Brandon Michaels, as a defendant in the lawsuits as well. According to the three complaints filed in Ohio Circuit Court, Crystal Tysinger, Olivia Bowen and […]
Three Blame West Virginia- American Water For Property Damage
Three individuals are suing West Virginia-American Water after they claim a water leak caused damage to their property. According to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, sometime prior to May 2014, a leak developed in a water line owned, operated, and maintained by West Virginia-American Water, which runs across the front of the property […]
Man Dies After Vehicle Rear-Ends Tractor Trailer
According to Police, an Upper Chichester man was killed after his car rear-ended a tractor trailer on I-95. The vehicle hit the tractor trailer with such force that it became wedged underneath the big rig. Emergency personnel pronounced the driver of the vehicle,Nelson Daniel Diaz, age 33, dead at the scene. Around midnight on the […]
Third Boone County Educator Sexually Abuses Student
According to Police, for the third time in almost three months, another Boone County educator sexually abused a student. Sgt. L.D. Hensley of the West Virginia State Police confirmed a warrant issued for the arrest of Brandon Arvay, a teacher at Scott High School. According to Sgt. G. Rush of the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, […]
Construction Worker Killed by Tractor-Trailer
According to the Maryland State Police, a construction worker was killed along Interstate 95, after a tractor trailer entered a construction zone and struck two vehicles. The police stated that the tractor-trailer was northbound near Interstate 200 in Beltsville, Maryland around 1:30 a.m., when the tractor-trailer his two vehicles. One of those vehicles hit a […]
Contractor Electrocuted at AK Steel Dies
According to officials, a contractor performing tests on substations at AK Steel Ashland Works was pronounced dead after being electrocuted. The contractor was identified as Dwane Walters, age 47, of Hico, West Virginia. Walters, a contractor for Siemens, was performing specialized electrical tests at the plant when he reportedly came in contact with a wire […]
State cites Mine After Worker’s Death
A Greene County mine was cited by the state Department of Environmental Protection after a miner was killed on the job. The Greene County Coroner’s office said John William “Bill” Kelly, age 55, of Albright, West Virginia was fatally injured at Dana Coal Company, 4 West Mine, near Bobtown, Pennsylvania. The company said Kelly was […]
Woman Sues DOH for Son’s Death
A woman from Webster County is suing the West Virginia Department of Transportation- Division of Highways for the wrongful death of her son. According to the lawsuit filed April 30 in Kanawha Circuit Court, Mitchell A. Sanson was employed by Rob & Sons as a laborer. Mitchell’s mother, Maxann Lunsford, claims on Dec. 7, 2012, WVDOH […]
Two Killed in Multiple Tractor Trailer Wreck
A horrific crash involving six tractor trailers and one car, claimed the lives of two people and shut down the highway for more than nine hours. The crash was a pile up of the six tractor trailers and one car pulverized in between. The crash occurred on the southbound stretch of I-75 near mile marker […]
