Charitable Immunity for Church Youth Group Beach Trip 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: February 11, 2011
Tags: Judge Charles J. Strauss, Tort, Virginia Circuit Courts
Although the state park public beach visited by a church youth group may not have had a spiritual mission, the youth group had such a mission, and a 22nd Judicial Circuit Court says defendant church and its leaders have charitable immunity from a suit for injuries filed by the estate of a youth who was [...]
Lumber truck drops load in path of driver, passenger – $2,500,000 Settlement and $160,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: June 28, 2010
Tags: Judge Charles J. Strauss, Million-Dollar Settlements, Personal Injury, Pittsylvania County Circuit Court
Two women traveling in the same motor vehicle were injured when the defendant’s truck dropped its load of lumber directly into their path on a rural road in Pittsylvania County. Both parties filed suit against the trucking company. The 47-year-old driver was seriously injured. She underwent nine surgical procedures followed by extensive physical therapy and [...]
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