Low-impact rear-end collision causes chronic pain to back – $400,000 Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 25, 2008
Plaintiff is a 56-year-old Korean woman who testified via interpreter. She was struck from behind by the defendant while stopped at a traffic light. There was little to no damage to the rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle, and defense counsel entered pictures of the bumper into evidence. However, the plaintiff suffered immediate [...]
UVa: No signs at ball games will be tolerated
By News in Brief
Published: August 25, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE—The University of Virginia is enacting a new policy that bans all signs at its athletic events.
The Charlottesville school notified students of the policy last week.
Athletics department officials say the change is intended to support and promote sportsmanship in a positive game-day environment. It applies to football and basketball games, as well as all other [...]
Student has kneecap removed due to infection after surgery – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 25, 2008
On July 16, 2000, the plaintiff, who was a student and a gymnast, was injured while hiking and fell approximately 40 feet into a body of water. She suffered an open patellar fracture and was taken to a local emergency room. An orthopedic surgeon was consulted and operated the same day. The [...]
Ex-lawyer Conrad pleads guilty to fraud
By News in Brief
Published: August 25, 2008
ALEXANDRIA—A disbarred Woodbridge attorney has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud count related to what prosecutors say was the theft of more than $3.5 million from his clients.
Stephen T. Conrad, 40, worked on personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. Court documents say until last December he forged his clients’ signatures and misappropriated funds coming from [...]
New Kent judge rejects assessments attack tactic
By News in Brief
Published: August 25, 2008
A second Virginia circuit judge has rejected an effort by property owners upset with their assessments to use a little-known Virginia law to draft their commonwealth’s attorneys to press their case.
Property owners had filed petitions with commonwealth’s attorney C. Linwood Gregory in New Kent County and Gary A. Agar in Accomack County under Code § [...]
Search & Seizure – Affidavit – Informant Reliability – Good Faith Exception
By Deborah Elkins
Published: August 25, 2008
Although defendant contends a search warrant affidavit did not establish probable cause because it did not demonstrate the reliability of a confidential informant, a Roanoke U.S. District Court denies the motion to suppress drug evidence under the Leon good faith exception.
Defendant claims there is nothing to corroborate the CI’s alleged statement against his penal interest, [...]
Labor – Arbitration – ‘Last Chance Agreement’ – Substance Abuse Treatment
By Deborah Elkins
Published: August 25, 2008
A Harrisonburg U.S. District Court sets aside an arbitration award to a union local requiring an employer to reinstate an employee who consented to a “last change agreement” with employer and the union after he showed up at work under the influence, but who was terminated after he repeatedly missed mandatory treatment sessions.
The agreement required [...]
Employment – ERISA – Long-Term Disability – Conflict Of Interest
By Deborah Elkins
Published: August 25, 2008
Citing a new ERISA case from the U.S. Supreme Court, a Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court reverses a carrier’s denial of long-term disability benefits to a 55-year-old coal miner who suffered from knee and shoulder impairments and depression from chronic pain syndrome.
In addition to reviewing medical evidence submitted by claimant, the carrier had an [...]
72-year-old severely injured in collision at intersection – $1,000,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 25, 2008
Plaintiff, a 72-year-old female, was the driver of a subcompact car struck at approximately 50 mph by defendant’s pickup truck, resulting in four-foot intrusion into vehicle. Plaintiff was flown by helicopter to U.Va. Hospital where she was found to have a three-column T-2 fracture, multiple rib fractures, fractures to both her left and right [...]
Employment Discrimination – Age – Patent Examiner Supervisor
By Deborah Elkins
Published: August 25, 2008
An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the U.S. Patent Office in this suit filed by a patent examiner who alleges he was not deemed promotion-eligible as a supervisory patent examiner because of age discrimination by defendants.
Plaintiff claims he was subjected to disparate treatment and retaliation in violation of his rights under Title [...]
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