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Jury Awards $2.6M to Vienna Man in Mortgage Company Lawsuit

A federal jury has ruled in favor of a Vienna man who sued a mortgage company for refusing to investigate issues he raised about his credit report.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports jurors awarded $2.6 million in punitive damages to David Daugherty on Monday in Beckley after finding that Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC violated the Fair Credit and Report Act.

Daugherty filed multiple disputes with Ocwen after receiving a credit report showing he was behind on his mortgage payment.

His attorney, Jed Robert Nolan, says Daugherty had requested the report after being turned down for a loan.

Ocwen argued that Daugherty would have been denied the loan anyway because he had other negative accounts.

The company says it did conduct an investigation at Daugherty’s request and that it was sufficient.

Chemours to Pay for Carbon Filter Installation in Vienna

A company has agreed to pay for the installation of carbon filters in Vienna’s water treatment plant.

Vienna Mayor Randy Rapp says the installation paid for by Wilmington, Delaware-based Chemours Co. will begin immediately.

Rapp told the Parkersburg News and Sentinel the filters are temporary while construction begins on a permanent facility.

West Virginia officials issued a “Do Not Drink” advisory last week for Vienna water after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new limit for the chemical C8 present in Wood County’s drinking water. C8 levels in the city’s water source are slightly above the new limit.

C8 was used until 2013 in the manufacture of Teflon at the DuPont Washington Works plant along the Ohio River. Chemours is a spinoff of DuPont’s performance chemicals division.

Vienna to Annex former Johns Manville Plant Site

Vienna officials plan to clean up a former Johns Manville plant site and redevelop it.

The Wood County Commission approved the city’s petition to annex the property this week.

Vienna Mayor Randy Rapp says the city has applied for grants totaling about $400,000 to clean up the property.

Rapp says the city plans to convert part of the property to green space for public use, including walking and biking trails. City officials hope to attract new development to the industrial section.

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