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 [...]
Plaintiff gets hospital report, under old or new privilege statute
By Alan Cooper
Published: May 3, 2011
Tags: Danville Circuit Court, Judge David A. Melesco, Negligence
A Danville Circuit Court has given a plaintiff access to a hospital incident report that his lawyer thought could shed light on what happened when an infant was injured during a circumcision. The hospital tried to protect the information by claiming the report was privileged under Virginia Code § 8.01-581.17. The hospital argued that a [...]
Plaintiff Gets Hospital Incident Report
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 3, 2011
Tags: Danville Circuit Court, Judge David A. Melesco, Negligence, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Danville Circuit Court says Danville Regional Medical Center must turn over to plaintiff an incident report that has factual information not protected by Va. Code § 8.01-581.17; the document here falls under iiiRiverside Hospital v. Johnson,iii and even viewing plaintiff’s request under the 2011 amendment to Code § 8.01-581.17, plaintiff can have discovery of [...]
Passenger should have known driver was drunk, defense alleges – $125,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 28, 2011
Tags: Danville Circuit Court, Judge David A. Melesco, Personal Injury
Plaintiff, a 19-year-old student, was a passenger in the back seat of defendant’s vehicle. Defendant and another passenger had been drinking prior to picking up the plaintiff. Defendant drove 15 or more miles on back roads to pick up the plaintiff and drove back without any problems. Defendant stopped and got gas just prior to [...]
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