Attorney Profiles

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Wes Metheney, a West Virginia native, was born, raised and educated in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, and has been trying complex legal cases throughout the state and surrounding states for more than 28 years.  Wes Metheney handles civil, criminal, and domestic cases at both trial court level and appellate levels. 

Wes Metheney handles all types of personal injury cases from catastrophic injuries to minor injuries resulting from fender benders.  Each case, regardless of its size, is treated with utmost importance.

Wes Metheney has successfully handled personal injury and wrongful death cases, resulting from medical malpractice by doctors, hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers, and severe injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes, involving automobiles, tractor trailer rigs, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles.

Wes Metheney has also successfully litigated cases against major manufacturers of medical products and cases involving injuries arising from industrial sites and other work place locations.

Wes Metheney has been quite successful in pursuing sexual abuse cases against school boards wherein their employees or teachers have sexually abused their young students.

Wes Metheney also successfully represents families in cases involving both criminal and family law matters.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES:

Medical Malpractice:

• Riggs v. WVU Hospitals, et. al., - hospital negligence; landmark infection case
• Johnson, Lofton v. WVU Hospitals, et. al. – hospital negligence case; landmark
  exposure to AIDS case
• Geroda v. University of WV Board of Trustees, WVU Hospitals, et. al. – wrongful death,
  physician and hospital negligence, negligently performed carotid endarterectomy which ruptured resulting in death
• Bush v. University of WV Board of Trustees, WVU Hospitals, et. al. – wrongful death,
  cancer case, failure to diagnose cerebellum fossa tumor leading to herniated brain stem during surgery.
• Kose v. University of WV Board of Trustees and WVU Hospitals, et. al. – wrongful death,
  cancer case; negligent diagnosis of cancer and improper treatment
• Pethtal v. Thompson and Fairmont General Hospital – wrongful death, emergency room,
  failure to diagnose subdural hemorrhage
• Cady v. Jones and Monongalia General Hospital – hospital/physician negligence,
  spinal stenosis surgery, paralysis
• Snyder v. Weyrich and Reynolds Memorial Hospital – wrongful death, sinus surgery,
  brain perforation during surgery (Moundsville, WV)
• In Re: Death of Baby Boy Currence – wrongful death of infant, failure to provide proper
  Strep B testing (Davis Memorial Hospital)
• Murphy v. Womancare Ob-Gyn – wrongful death of infant - failure to diagnose diaphragmatic
  hernia in utero
• In Re: Death of Baby Girl Myers – wrongful death of infant – failure to diagnose
  necrotizing gram pneumonitis
• Futten v. University of WV Board of Trustees and WVU Hospitals - wrongful death of
  twin infants, failure to diagnose fetal distress and negligent failure to perform emergency C-Sections
• Cortes-Vargas v. Lotshaw – physician negligence during hysterectomy resulting in
  multiple injuries, hemorrhage and paralysis.
• Roby v. Kassis, M.D. – wrongful death, physician negligence, failure to diagnose
  and treat prostate cancer

Defective Products:

• Shroyer v. Boston Scientific – cardiac personal injury, negligent manufacture of
  cardiac cutting balloon
• Wolfe v. Bechtel, et al. – wrongful death, negligent design of coal silo at electrical
  generating plant
• Mayle v. Ahlstrom Pyropower, et. al. – defective design, manufacture and collapse of fly
  ash bin system resulting in severe burns and other injuries at electric
  generating plant.

Workplace Injuries:

• Mayle v. Ahlstrom Pyropower, et al. - severe burns, deliberate intent case against employer
• Prater v. B & O Railroad, et. al. – wrongful death, negligent operation of train – FELA case

Sexual Abuse Cases:

• Miller v. Monongalia County Board of Education – sexual abuse by a teacher
• Vance v. Monongalia County Board of Education - sexual abuse by a teacher
• Greulick v. Pocohontas County Board of Education – sexual abuse by teacher

Motor Vehicle Accidents:

• McCormick v. Federal Express, et. al. – negligent operation of vehicle, driving
  left of center, injuries to multiple parties, including paralysis of five year old child
• Weaver v. Lanham – wrongful death of mother and spinal cord injuries and paralysis of
  three minor  children; negligent operation of vehicle crossing center line
• Slavensky v. Monongalia County EMS, et. al., - negligent operation of ambulance;
  severe injuries to health care worker
• Henry v. Schwann’s – negligent operation of delivery vehicle; failure to avoid collision,
  Driving at high rate of speed, multiple injuries
• Kines v. Larew Wrecker Service – negligent operation of commercial wrecker resulting in
  spinal injuries to third party driver
• Crooks v. Paul Thomas & Sons Trucking, et. al. – negligent operation of tractor trailer,
  chain reaction collision, multiple injuries

Miscellaneous Civil Cases:

• Britton v. City of Clarksburg Board of Parks & Recreation – negligent design and placement of skateboard park and negligent operation of motor vehicle resulting in injuries to child riding skateboard on sidewalk after being struck by motor vehicle
• Vecchio v. Lumberport Public Service Sewer District and City of Lumberport –
  Residential damage - improper construction and maintenance of sewer lines resulting in
  sewage backup and property damage and loss of use of home and belongings
• Friend v. Hampshire County Board of Education – employment/contract case; wrongful
  discharge of Superintendent of Schools
• Kuhn v. United States of America – Federal tort claim; premises liability; improper
  maintenance of post office by United States Post Office resulting in fall and severe injuries

Insurance Claims:

• Bishop v. State Farm – stacking of underinsured motorist coverage
• Mullenax v. State Farm - stacking of underinsured motorist coverage

Criminal:

• State v. Frabutt, embezzlement
• State v. Peddicord – arson
• State v. Simms – murder
• State v. Haller - rape
• State v. Richter – wanton endangerment with firearm

Appellate Cases in Supreme Court:

• Sellaro v. Sellaro – alimony; equitable distribution
• Robinson v. Randolph County Commission – wrongful death; jail suicide
• Spears v. Spears – appeal, child custody.
• In Re: Metheney – right to bear arms – concealed weapon permit
• Erika Miller v. Mon County Board of Education - wrongful dismissal of case