CIVIL FILINGS: Jefferson County
July 15 Bail Now vs. Michael Thomas Reid and Glenn D. Smith, Jr. PA- Paul G. Taylorr; J- Sanders *Plaintiff claims defendant owes $25,000 for reimbursement of bond stemming from charge of grand larceny...
View ArticleRacketeering claims against Mountain State Univ. dropped
Part of the former Mountain State University campus located inside the Martinsburg Mall MARTINGSBURG – Fourteen lawsuits against Mountain State University, former President Charles H. Polk and mother...
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Skinner July 29 Aaron Howell vs. General Motors LLC PA- Stephen G. Skinner; J- Sanders *Plaintiff claims that on July 1, 2012, he bought a 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 from a GMC dealer. The vehicle had...
View ArticleJefferson Co. deputy wants repaid for care of police dog Max
Beck MARTINSBURG – Another police officer is alleging he was not properly paid for the dog placed in his care. The Jefferson County Commission is named as a co-defendant in a Fair Labor Standards Act...
View ArticleJudge asked to dismiss lawsuit over picture woman says is Abe Lincoln on...
The picture Ernestine Glessner claims is Abraham Lincoln on his deathbed. MARTINSBURG – The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed...
View ArticleLawsuit says Coldwell Banker didn’t pay up
CHARLES TOWN – Two real estate agents allege that Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp. did not pay them their share of money from the sale of a property in Ranson. Andrew Becker of Falling Waters and...
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May 2 William Russell Baker Jr. and. Shirley Baker vs. Barry Mason Bryan PA- Joseph B. Cordell; J-Thomas Steptoe * As a result of a May 5, 2004, automobile accident, the Bakers claim Bryan was...
View ArticleReverend says he was intentionally embarrassed
CHARLES TOWN – A Martinsburg pastor is suing the man that brought allegations of theft against him. Reverend Alex Lambert Jr. filed the lawsuit May 24 in Jefferson Circuit Court against Brian Ross. The...
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May 18 Winchester Medical Center vs. Clay Wagner PA-Stephanie Stark Poling; J-Thomas Steptoe * The hospital claims Wagner owes $27,108.82, plus an additional $2,161.02 in interest, for medical services...
View ArticleVirginia couple wants deposit back
CHARLES TOWN – A Virginia couple says their deposit on a subdivision lot was kept even though they did not end up buying the lot. Thomas and Lesbia Gonzalez, of Woodbridge, Va., filed a lawsuit May 19...
View ArticleShepherdstown Police charged with brutality
CHARLES TOWN – A Shepherdstown woman says the Shepherdstown Police Department unlawfully arrested her while using excessive force in a recently filed lawsuit. Molly Humphreys Aguilar filed the lawsuit...
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May 25 Molly Humphreys Aguilar vs. Christopher M. Roper, Scott Patrick Reagan, Charles C. Cole Sr., City of Shepherdstown Police Department PA- Gregory A. Bailey Esq. and Christopher P. Stroech;...
View ArticleShepherdstown Police charged with brutality
CHARLES TOWN – A Shepherdstown woman says the Shepherdstown Police Department unlawfully arrested her while using excessive force in a recently filed lawsuit. Molly Humphreys Aguilar filed the lawsuit...
View ArticleBoy hit in eye with paper clip, lawsuit says
CHARLES TOWN – A paper football match was fun and games until somebody got hit in the eye, the mother of the boy allegedly struck says. Rebecca Sullivan says her son Matthew was the victim of a...
View ArticleJefferson zoning board challenged
CHARLES TOWN – Two land-owning companies in Jefferson County have filed a complaint against the county’s Zoning Board of Appeals, saying it lacked the authority to deny their land use application....
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June 2 Thornhill LLC and Highland Farms LLC v. Jefferson County Zoning Board of Appeals PA-James P. Campbell, Esq.; J-Thomas Steptoe Jr. The plaintiffs are challenging the Zoning Board’s denial of...
View ArticleRabid cat wreaks havoc at race track, lawsuit says
CHARLES TOWN – A horse groomer says she and her son were bitten by a rabid cat at Charles Town Races and Slots. Tonya Racanelli filed a lawsuit June 2 in Jefferson Circuit Court against PNGI Charles...
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June 8 Mazie L. Taylor v. Fingerhut Direct Marketing LLC and LTD Financial Services LP PA-James Kratovil, J-Thomas Steptoe Jr. * Taylor claims Fingerhut and Financial Services were told three...
View ArticleWoman sues over party foul
CHARLES TOWN – A Jefferson County woman says she was pushed to the ground at a party in Shepherdstown and is suing the man she alleges did it. Bozica Spreckic is trying to recover damages from Lucas...
View ArticleWoman says she was hit by boxes at Wal-Mart
CHARLES TOWN – A Maryland woman is suing Wal-Mart over an alleged incident at the company’s Charles Town store. Barbara Bayer of Knoxville, Md., filed the lawsuit July 5 in Jefferson Circuit Court,...
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