Judgment Debtor May Not Disclaim Interest 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: March 5, 2013
Tags: Halifax County Circuit Court, Judge Joel C. Cunningham, Real Estate, Virginia Circuit Courts
A judgment debtor may not disclaim his interest in a family farm in order to avoid the creditor’s partition suit, says a Halifax County Circuit Court. On May 27, 2011, plaintiff Ace Electric Company obtained a judgment against James Erik Butler in Henrico County Circuit Court, for $137,458.28, plus costs of $289. On July 6, [...]
Man shot and killed by police while fleeing pot bust – $1,400,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: Halifax County Circuit Court, Judge David A. Melesco, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Wrongful Death
This shooting took place in the early evening at a Sheetz gas station on Route 58 in Halifax County on July 2, 2008. The entire incident was caught on surveillance video. Neal Seamster, age 22, had purchased a small amount of marijuana earlier in the day, and stopped at the Sheetz to buy a “Philly [...]
Family of man killed by deputy wins $1.4M
By Peter Vieth
Published: March 23, 2012
Tags: Halifax County Circuit Court, Judge David A. Melesco, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Wrongful Death
A Halifax County jury returned a $1.4 million battery verdict this month against a county deputy who shot and killed a man as the man tried to drive away from a marijuana bust. The March 15 verdict will be reduced to $750,000 because of the cap on punitive damages, according to the lawyer for the [...]
Motorcyclist injured in crash on private road at raceway – $750,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: September 12, 2011
Tags: Halifax County Circuit Court, Judge Joel C. Cunningham, Personal Injury
Plaintiff was at Virginia International Raceway to compete in motorcycle races. While on his way to the tech building in the paddock area, riding a “pocket” pit bike, he was struck by a Chevy S-10 pickup driven by the defendant’s employee. The employee was making a left turn and did not see the plaintiff until [...]
Patient with partial colectomy dies from cancerous polyp – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: July 12, 2010
Tags: Halifax County Circuit Court, Judge Charles E. Poston, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts
Plaintiff alleged the wrongful death of her 69-year-old husband. The plaintiff’s decedent had suffered from Gardner’s Syndrome since 1970, and had a subtotal colectomy at that time. He was followed with annual sigmoidoscopes by a physician until 1991 when that physician retired. In 1991, the defendant physician began to follow the decedent and performed annual [...]
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