Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC co-founder David L. Shuman and member Caleb B. David obtained summary judgment on behalf of their client, an anesthesiologist. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant's physician caused an injury to the plaintiff’s peroneal nerve and caused him to develop complex regional pain syndrome following a popliteal nerve block. Mr. Shuman and Mr. David successfully argued that the plaintiff’s expert witnesses failed to provide testimony demonstrating that the popliteal nerve block procedure was performed in a manner below the applicable standard of care. Mr. Shuman [...]

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the eleventh consecutive year, announce the "Best Law Firms" rankings. Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list regionally in 15 practice areas. Firms included in the 2021 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. The 2021 Edition of "Best Law Firms" [...]

Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC is excited to announce that attorney Caleb B. David has been elevated to Member. Mr. David joined the firm’s Charleston, WV office in 2015 after he graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Mr. David maintains a diverse practice in high-stakes litigation in various practice areas, including medical malpractice, construction defect litigation, architect and engineering liability, state and municipal liability, civil rights litigation, and insurance coverage and bad faith. Mr. David has experience defending clients in class action claims in both state [...]

SMS attorney Christopher D. Negley obtained dismissal for his client before the West Virginia Public Employees Grievance Board. The grievant alleged she had been forced to resign and had been constructively discharged and requested relief of reinstatement with back pay and benefits restored. Mr. Negley argued that SMS's client, the employer, was entitled to dismissal on all counts. Following hearing and briefing, the Grievance Board denied the grievance on all counts in favor of SMS's client.

On October 13, 2020, in the case of Shaffer v. Bragg, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of William Bragg, M.D., and his anesthesiology practice, General Anesthesia Services, Inc., and in favor of Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. (“CAMC”). The Court found that the standard of care for informed consent did not require Dr. Bragg to inform Mrs. Shaffer that a CRNA student’s participation in an epidural placement increased the risk of a wet tap. The Court further found that because it was Dr. [...]

SMS attorneys Natalie C. Schaefer and Kimberly M. Bandy obtained dismissal of their clients in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The Plaintiff alleged multiple constitutional violations and a request for injunctive relief while he was an inmate at Mt. Olive Correctional Center.  Ms. Schaefer and Ms. Bandy argued that SMS clients were entitled to dismissal on all counts.  Following thorough briefing, the Court agreed and granted the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss on all counts, and SMS clients were completely dismissed from [...]

SMS attorneys Christopher D. Negley and Caleb B. David obtained dismissals of six cases in Raleigh County Circuit Court. The plaintiffs alleged that a non-party driver pulled onto the roadway, struck a vehicle, turned around, struck a parked vehicle, and then crashed through the front of a building. The plaintiffs, all attendees at a bingo event in the building, alleged that the owner of the building was negligent in failing to construct barriers to prevent harm to the building’s occupants from drivers on the adjacent roadway. Mr. Negley [...]

SMS attorneys Christopher D. Negley and Caleb B. David obtained dismissals of six cases in Raleigh County Circuit Court. The plaintiffs alleged that a non-party driver pulled onto the roadway, struck a vehicle, turned around, struck a parked vehicle, and then crashed through the front of a building. The plaintiffs, all attendees at a bingo event in the building, alleged that the owner of the building was negligent in failing to construct barriers to prevent harm to the building’s occupants from drivers on the adjacent roadway. Mr. Negley [...]

CHARLESTON, WV – Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC is excited to announce the addition of Brittany N. Ryers-Hindbaugh to our Charleston, West Virginia office. Ms. Hindbaugh attended law school at Washington and Lee University. While in law school, Ms. Hindbaugh was President of the Federalist Society and a Senior Articles Editor for the German Law Journal. Additionally, during her third year in law school, Ms. Hindbaugh practiced as a student attorney defending clients through the Criminal Justice Clinic. Ms. Hindbaugh holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in [...]