CHARLESTON – A widow alleges a South Charleston physician was negligent in his care of her late husband in 2017 and that the negligence caused his death.
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court’s ruling that a consumer can’t bring a claim against a brand-name drug manufacturer when they took a generic version is drawing reaction from both sides of the issue.
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing a Charleston surgeon she claims was negligent during surgery and caused her damages. On Feb. 3, 2014, Dominique Atkins was seen and evaluated by Dr. Michael Covelli for complaints of hyperthyroidism, according to a complaint filed March 1 in Kanawha Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – A Scott Depot woman is suing the Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital over claims that a Kanawha County woman's death could have been prevented.
CHARLESTON – A man has been sentenced to 12 years for the violent robbery of Charleston doctor and attorney Richard Lindsay. The incident occurred on Oct. 13, 2014, at Lindsay’s office on Virginia Street. “This man was out back of the office when I arrived, and I had never seen him before,” Lindsay said.
WINFIELD – A Kanawha County woman is suing a physician she claims caused damages. On March 26, Matthew Harris was admitted to CAMC Teays Valley Hospital with complaints of abdominal pain, according to a complaint filed Oct. 2 in Putnam Circuit Court. Dianna Santamaria, Harris', power of attorney, claims Harris was discharged that day with a diagnosis of gallstones and was instructed to follow up with Dr. Leonard Fichter. Harris did as he was instructed and followed up with Fichter that aftern
WINFIELD – A Cabell County woman blames a hospital, physician and nurse for missing signs that her sister was about to have a stroke. Joyce L. Stevens, the sister and Power of Attorney for Sharon E. Burge, filed her complaint Sept. 15 in Putnam Circuit Court against Pleasant Valley Hospital Inc., Dr. Zachary B. Adkins and Shelly Willham, a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Burge is a resident of Racine, Ohio.
PRINCETON -- The family of a deceased man is suing Bluefield Regional Medical Center and three of its doctors, alleging the man was diagnosed with a heart condition too late to safe his life.
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing over claims doctors and emergency department personnel failed to timely diagnose her condition, resulting in her paralysis.
MADISON – A Boone County woman is suing over claims her doctors negligently failed to perform genetic testing that should have been necessary due to her family history of cancer.
