The sole purpose in posting these Verdicts and Settlements is to inform prospective clients of the specific civil actions we have experience handling including the identity of previous defendants. All verdicts and many settlements are of public record. However, as all cases differ, these past Verdicts and Settlements are not posted to mislead, guarantee or suggest a specific result in any similar type of future civil action.
Gregory Chiartas | |
| Medical Malpractice/ Birth Injury (Verdict) | Robinson v. CAMC and Kanoj Biswas, M.D., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 88-C-3685. Mr. Chiartas served as co-counsel for the largest medical negligence verdict in WV. |
| Medical Malpractice/Birth Injury (Settlement) | Blair v. Rutherford C. Sims, M.D., et. al., U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 91-C-0682 |
| Airline Accident (Settlement) | In Re: US Air Flight 427 Air Crash Near Pittsburgh, PA on September 8, 1994; U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA.; Civil Action No. MDL Docket No. 1040 |
| Wrongful Discharge/Breach of Employment Contract (Settlement) | Peguero, et. al. v. Monterra Health Systems d/b/a Logan General Hospital, et. al., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 98-C-347, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Charleston, WV, Case No. 98-C-21721 |
| Medical Malpractice/ Orthopedic Injury (Settlement) | McAtee v. Gary Miller, M.D., et. al., U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 6:93-1115 |
| Motor Vehicle Accident/ Insurance Litigation (Settlement) | Mendel v. Godby, et. al., Circuit Court of Logan Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 92-C-496 |
| Medical Malpractice/ Wrongful Death/Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack(Settlement) | Est. of Gustav Middleton v. Frankfort Hospital, et. al., Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia Cty., PA, March Term 1990, No. 1773 |
| Medical Malpractice (Settlement) | Hicks v. Logan General Hospital, et. al., Circuit Court of Logan Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 96-C-264 |
| Federal Torts Claim Act/ Motor Vehicle Accident (Settlement) | Est. of Virginia B. Hoke v. Street, U.S. District Court (N.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 92-0092-C |
| Federal Torts Claim Act/ Medical Malpractice/ Failure to Diagnose Cancer (Settlement) | Est. of Johnny J. Toler v. United States of America, U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.) Civil Action No. 2:01-1301 |
| Wrongful Death/Insurance Bad Faith/Motor Vehicle Accident (Settlement) | Est. of Robert Wade Stover v. Burrow, et. al., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 98-C-1723 |
| Medical Malpractice/ Wrongful Death/Failure to Diagnose Aortic Aneurysm (Settlement) | Est. of Herman Rakes Jr. v. Chanchai Tivitmahaisoon, M.D., Circuit Court of Logan Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 96-C-145 |
| Medical Malpractice/Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer (Settlement) | Bailey v. Women's Health Center of West Virginia, Inc., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 91-C-2743 |
| Insurance Bad Faith/Failure to Defend (Settlement) | Haynes v. Erie Insurance Group, et. al., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No.04-C-0380 |
| Dramshop/Premises Liability/ Wrongful Death/Motor Vehicle Accident (Settlement) | Est. of Dennis Lyn Gross v. Craddock, et. al., Circuit Court of Putnam Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 98-C-327 |
| Medical Malpractice/ Orthopedic Injury / Amputation (Settlement) | Maynard v. K. Venkata Raman, M.D., U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 300-0575 |
| Legal Malpractice (Settlement) | Evans v. Hoyer, Hoyer and Smith, Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 93-C-8962 |
| Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death of Viable Fetus (Settlement) | Baisden v. Suthipan Chevathanarat, M.D., et. al., Circuit Court of Logan Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 90-C-480 |
| Motor Vehicle Accident/ Dramshop/Wrongful Death (Settlement) | Est. of Alfred Darrell Mitchell v. Times Past Restaurant & Pub, et. al., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 91-C-1760 |
| Product Liability/Defective Car Hand Jack | Est. of Vincent Shultz v. Genuine Parts Company, et. al., U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 2:89-1554 |
| Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death/Failure to Diagnose Diabetes (Settlement) | Est. of Joesph Donald Thompson v. Pleasant Valley Hospital, et. al., Circuit Court of Mason Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 94-C-121C |
| Medical Malpractice (Verdict) | Barnes v. City of Parkersburg, 100 F.R.D. 768 (S.D.W.Va. 1984) |
| Timber/Logging Accident/ Wrongful Death/Mandolidis (Settlement) | Est. of Hurst Conley v. Jeffrey C. Stevens, et. al., Circuit Court of Lincoln Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 96-C-78 |
| Trucking Accident/Wrongful Death (Settlement) | Est. of Sherry Lynn Chafin v. Est. of Ethel Whitt, Circuit Court of Wayne Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 00-C-228 |
| Misrepresentation and Fraud | Chiartas v. Bavarian Motor Works, 106 F.Supp. 2d 874 (S.D.W.Va. 2000) |
| Sexual Discrimination/ Wrongful Termination (Settlement) | Loraine Piasezcny v. Midland Food Services, et. al., Circuit Court of Cabell Cty., WV., Civil Action No. 05-C-0626 |
| Slip & Fall/Premises Liability (Settlement) | Frances Kidd v. City of Glasgow and Paving & Resurfacing, Inc., Circuit Court Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 05-C-341 |
| Insurance Unfair Trade Practices (Confidential Settlement) | Frances Kidd v. Clarendon National Insurance Co. and Cincinnati Insurance Co., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 05-C-341 |
| Defective House/ Misrepresentation (Settlement) | Etta Riggio v. Thompson, et. al., Circuit Court of Logan Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 04-C-395 |
| Insurance First Party Bad Faith (Confidential Settlement) | Frederick Ranson v. State Farm Mutual Ins. Co., U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 2:07-0276 |
| Hotel/Premises Liability (Settlement) | Mitchell Aide Jr. as parent and natural guardian of Lesley Erin Aide, a minor v. Virginia Inn Management, Inc., Circuit Court of Raleigh County, WV, Civil Action No. 93-C-127 |
| Dog Bite/Premises Liability (Settlement) | Pamela Dohm, parent and natural guardian of Zachary Dohm, a minor v. Patricia Roush, Circuit Court of Kanawha County, WV, Civil Action No. 97-C-545 |
| Dog Bite/ Premises Liability (Settlement) | Shirley Estep, parent and natural guardian of Kasey Mitchell, a minor v. Gerald Overby, Circuit Court of Kanawha County, WV, Civil Action No. 98-C-749 |
Bruce Freeman | |
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Medical Malpractice |
Beckett v. Appalachian Pain Therapy Institute (2010) (presuit Confidential Settlement for patients who developed infections from clinic injections) |
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Legal Malpractice
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Arthur v. Bradley & Albright, PLLC, et. al.,
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| Motor Vehicle Accident/ Wrongful Death/Insurance Bad Faith (Settlement) | Est. of Laura Petroff v. J.C. Hamer, Inc. and Indiana Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Company, Circuit Court of Boone Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 01-C-90 |
| Industrial Accident/Work Site Accident/Wrongful Death/ Mandolidis/Deliberate Intent (Confidential Settlement) | Crump v. Appalachian Power Company, U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 3:01-0861 |
| Amputation/Work Site Accident/Product Liability (Confidential Settlement) | Salmon v. Mayflower Vehicle Systems, Inc., et. al., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 00-C-0276 |
| Hunting Accident/Product Liability (Settlement) | Reed v. Game Tracker, Inc., Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Civil Action No. C-2-90-559 |
| Highway Construction Site Accident/Dramshop (Settlement) | Fore v. Elmo Greer & Sons, Inc., et. al., Circuit Court of Wayne Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 00-C-261 |
| Automobile Accident/Product Liability (Confidential Settlement) | Senator v. R.H. Peters Chevrolet, et. al., Circuit Court of Logan Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 92-C-37 |
| Electrocution/Work Site Accident/Wrongful Death/ Mandolidis/Product Liability Verdict and Appeal) | Nelson v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Circuit Court of Raleigh Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 91-C-1972 |
| Highway Construction Site Accident/Mandolidis/ Deliberate Intent (Verdict and Appeal) | Bell v. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc., 191 W.Va. 577, 477 S.E.2d 269 (1994); Bell v. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. (II), 197 W.Va. 138, 475 S.E.2d 138 (1996); refined the West Virginia laws in employee injury cases. |
| Construction Site Accident/ Wrongful Death/Mandolidis (Settlement) | Est. of Freddie D. Searls v. Carlton, Inc., et. al., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 96-C-2346 |
| Mining Accident/Product Liability/Wrongful Death (Settlement) | Est. of Cam Weese v. Damascus Pneumatics Corp., U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 5:96-1849 |
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Psychiatric Malpractice/ Wrongful Death | Est. of Tracy Miller v. The West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources, Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 94-C-1207 |
| Industrial Accident/Work Site Accident/Mandolidis (Confidential Settlement) | Tucker v. Appalachian Electric Power Co., et. al., U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 2:04-0824 |
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Mining Accident/Work Site Accident/Wrongful Death/ Mandolidis | Est. of Kerry Holliday v. Alpha Natural Resources, et. al., Circuit Court of Braxton Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 04-C-57 |
| Pharmaceutical Negligence/ Auto Accident (Settlement) | Pridemore v. Leech, et. al., Circuit Court of Logan Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 93-C-127-P |
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Veterans' Administration/ Hospital Malpractice (Settlement) | Est. of Derek Green v. The United States of America, U.S. District Court (S.D.W.Va.), Civil Action No. 5:96-1969 |
| Medical Malpractice | McCloud v. James E. Powers, M.D., et. al., Circuit Court of Mercer Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 90-CV-702-F |
| Breach of Employment Contract (Confidential Settlement) | Ghalili, M.D. v. Thoracic & Cardiovascular Assoc., Inc., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 06-C-209 |
| Medical Malpractice/Failure to Diagnose Metabolic Disorder/Wrongful Death (Settlement) | Est. of Tina L. Clark v. Beckley Hospital, Inc., et. al., Circuit Court of Raleigh Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 94-C-776-A |
| Ophthalmological Malpractice/ Failure to Diagnose Ocular Cancer (Settlement) | Est. of William D. Edwards v. George V. Hamrick, M.D., et. al., Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 91-C-1464 |
| Medical Malpractice/Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism/ Lost Medical Records (Settlement) | Est. of Diane D. Harrington v. Mousa I. Dababnah, M.D., Circuit Court of Raleigh Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 90C-1070-C |
| Dog Bite/Premises Liability (Settlement) | Clara Yoders v. Ronald Hanlan, Circuit Court of Harrison County, WV; Civil Action No. 90-C-88-1 |
| Recreational Injury / Premises Liability (Settlement) | Joseph Skidmore parent and natural guardian of Joseph Skidmore, Jr., a minor v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Circuit Court of Kanawha County, WV, Civil Action No. 91-C-356 |
| Sports/School Related Injury (Settlement) | Debbie Kazee, parent and natural guardian of David Hensley v. County Commission of Logan County, Circuit Court of Logan County, WV; Civil Action No. 96-C-136 |
| Dog Bite/ Premises Liability (Settlement) | Sarah Spry parent and natural guardian of Amanda Spry, et. al. v. Rick Stollings and Ace Transmission, Circuit Court of Logan County, WV; Civil Action No. 97-C-227 |
| Construction Design and Performance | Capitol Land, LLC v. Blacktop Industries and Equipment Company, Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV Civil Action No. 08-C-2025 |
