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No CGL Coverage for Sub’s Poor Work

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 25, 2013
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Insurance, Judge Herbert C. Gill, Virginia Circuit Courts

Homeowners alleging a subcontractor’s defective workmanship caused damage to otherwise nondefective structures do not have coverage for an “occurrence” under a commercial general liability policy, and a Chesterfield Circuit Court grants summary judgment to defendant insurance carrier on the breach of express warranty claim. To determine whether a liability insurer has a duty to defend, [...]

Jury award against builder set aside

By Peter Vieth
Published: August 20, 2012
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Contract, Judge Timothy J. Hauler

A builder will not have to pay a six-figure jury verdict won by a couple who complained when construction of their new home ground to a halt. A Chesterfield County jury said builder William Howard should pay Justin and Martha Horne $278,737.17, holding him personally liable for breaching the Hornes’ contract with Howard’s company Eco-Logic [...]

Corporate-Veil Jury Award Set Aside

By Deborah Elkins
Published: August 17, 2012
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Corporate, Judge Timothy J. Hauler, Virginia Circuit Courts

A Chesterfield County Circuit Court sets aside a $278,737 jury award to plaintiff buyers against an individual defendant in a residential real estate construction project, as the buyers did not present sufficient evidence to support their theory of piercing the corporate veil to hold the individual defendant liable for damages. At trial, plaintiffs presented evidence [...]

Jury determines plaintiff’s back condition aggravated by crash – $113,522 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 26, 2012
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Personal Injury

Plaintiff experienced neck and back pain after an automobile accident on May 14, 2008. Defense admitted liability. The plaintiff had a history of prior back complaints and a chronic condition of scoliosis. It was stipulated that the plaintiff had not had any prior back complaints for at least two years before the accident. The issue [...]

International exchange student injured in single vehicle crash – $50,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 19, 2012
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Judge Frederick G. Rockwell III, Personal Injury

Plaintiff, a 17-year-old German exchange student living in Richmond, was a rear-seated passenger in automobile, operated by a friend with several other foreign student passengers. The car driven by the young defendant ran off the road for no reason, and then over-corrected, causing the car to cross over the double yellow line directly into the [...]

Offer was upped pre-trial by $300, jury gives woman $53K – $53,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: December 5, 2011
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Judge Herbert C. Gill, Personal Injury

A 26-year-old former legal secretary and bartender was rear-ended on Sept. 15, 2010. Liability was admitted and there was significant property damage. Plaintiff was transported to the ER at St. Francis Hospital by ambulance. She had two follow-up visits with her primary care physician and eight physical therapy sessions before being discharged to a home [...]

Motorcyclist taken down when car changes lanes abruptly – $70,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 1, 2011
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Personal Injury

The plaintiff was on vacation riding his motorcycle in Fauquier County in the right lane of a four- lane highway when traffic stopped in the left lane ahead. The defendant, in the left lane, suddenly moved to the right lane striking plaintiff and knocking him off the motorcycle. The defendant told the police officer that [...]

Midlothian’s Garrett gets one-year suspension

By Peter Vieth
Published: June 1, 2011
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Judge Jane Marum Roush, Lawyer Discipline, Virginia State Bar

Midlothian attorney Stacy F. Garrett III, a former Richmond prosecutor, has been hit with a second one-year suspension of his law license. A three-judge panel of Chesterfield County Circuit Court ordered the suspension for Garrett, finding he failed to use reasonable diligence in representing clients in two matters and he failed to respond to requests [...]

Woman alleges negligence during hemorrhoid surgery – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 30, 2011
Tags: Chesterfield County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy J. Hauler, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts

The plaintiff was a 39-year-old female who went to the defendant general surgeon with extremely painful Grade IV hemorrhoids in March 2005. He admitted her to the hospital and performed surgery the next day to remove the hemorrhoids. There was no dispute that the defendant’s diagnosis was correct and that surgery was the only reasonable [...]