Insurance – Fire Coverage – Bad Faith Claim – Severance 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 4, 2010
Tags: Insurance, Judge Charles N. Dorsey, Roanoke Circuit Court
A Roanoke City Circuit Court grants an insurer’s motion to sever an insured’s claim for bad faith, which is premature when there has been no judgment entered against the insured on his claim for coverage under a fire policy. The court also denies the insured’s motion in limine to exclude evidence obtained by the carrier, [...]
Medical Malpractice – Subpoena – Attorney-Client Privilege
By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 21, 2009
Tags: Judge Charles N. Dorsey, Medical Malpractice, Roanoke Circuit Court
A med-mal plaintiff cannot have documents from the physician-president of defendant doctor’s current practice group that are protected by the work-product doctrine, including e-mail communications between the president, defendant and defendant’s lawyer, but plaintiff may subpoena materials not covered by the attorney-client privilege or the “common interest” doctrine, says a Roanoke City Circuit Court. Defendant [...]
Real Estate – Quiet Title Action – First Refusal Right
By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 14, 2009
Tags: Judge Charles N. Dorsey, Real Estate, Roanoke Circuit Court
Although Pannell, one tenant in common, of a three-address parcel in Roanoke City contracted to sell his interest to his lessee Ibrahim and Pannell and his co-tenant Banks both contracted with Banks’ lessee Albosaber to sell the entire property, a Roanoke City Circuit Court says the contract from Pannell to Ibrahim takes precedence over Pannell’s [...]
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