Freeman & Chiartas
Attorneys at Law
| Gregory Chiartas |
Medical Malpractice/ Birth Injury (Verdict) ($15.25 million) |
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 | |
| Bruce Freeman | Breach of Contract/ Insurance Agent Malpractice (Settlement) |
Bishop Trucking, LLC, et. al. v. Jim Lively Insurance, Circuit Court of Kanawha Cty., WV, Civil Action No. 04-C-2085 |
| 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) $750,000.00 Verdict |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 ($700,000 Verdict) | 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 |
