Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Of Counsel,  Albert C. Dunn, Jr. succeeded in having a Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of his client. A commercial real estate appraiser, who performed a commercial appraisal of a business in Hancock County, West Virginia, was sued by the purchasers of the property contending that the appraisal of the property that was valued at over $600,000.00 was negligently performed. This complex case had been pending for 6 years and involved both a number of factual and legal issues that have now been entirely resolved in favor of our client. The claims presented included WVCPPA claims, common law negligence and fraud claims, predatory lending claims, joint venture and agency claims, and a written breach of contract claim.   The trial judge granted summary judgment on all counts, including a ruling that claim was not timely filed pursuant to the applicable statute of limitations.   Mr. Dunn's client has stated that the day this order was granted was one of the happiest days of his life and credits Mr. Dunn for being the difference-maker in the case.   This is the sixth case that Mr. Dunn has had dismissed in the last two years on either summary judgment or motion to dismiss.

Last month we announced Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Associate Jeffrey Carder was elected to the board of Kids' Chance of West Virginia, Inc.  This month, in full swing as an official board member, Mr. Carder  accepted a check on behalf of the organization at the NCCI Conference at the Marriott. 

Being part of the community means we here at Bailey & Wyant, PLLC are invested in the lives of those we serve. Kids' Chance of West Virginia is a nonprofit scholarship fund which grants educational scholarships to the sons and daughters of West Virginia residents who suffered a serious, catastrophic or fatal workplace injury or illness. Jeffrey works closely with our workers' compensation cl ients and is able to see firsthand what a workplace injury means for families, especially the children of those families.