">Court takes up sovereign immunity case 
Posted in Civil Cases, Writs Granted on Jun 29th, 2010
The Supreme Court of Virginia has granted a writ in a wrongful death drowning case where a judge held the claims against the city of Lexington fell short of gross negligence.
The case arose from the 2006 drowning death of a 16-year-old boy below a dam on the Maury River in a city park. Circuit Judge [...]