Man claims spinal cord surgery led to physical disabilities – Defense Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: September 24, 2012
Tags: Judge James R. Swanson, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Roanoke County Circuit Court
A 60-year-old patient presented to defendant neurosurgeon with severe cervical stenosis, spinal cord impingement, and related gait, balance and sensory problems. The patient also had a 40-year history of uncontrolled diabetes and related polyneuropathy, as well as C5 radiculopathy related to his stenosis, and other co-morbidities. The patient had previously seen a neurosurgeon, orthopedic surgeons, [...]
Roanoke’s no cell-phone policy defended by judges
By Peter Vieth
Published: March 7, 2011
Tags: Bar Associations, Judge Clifford R. Weckstein, Judge James R. Swanson, Judge Martin Clark Jr., Judge Robert P. Doherty Jr., Judge Samuel G. Wilson, Judge William D. Broadhurst, Roanoke Circuit Court
ROANOKE — Despite barrels of ink and megabytes of bandwidth devoted to the effect of new technology on attorneys and courts, the subject remains a hot topic whenever lawyers and judges get together. At a recent Roanoke bench-bar meeting, participants made it clear they still are getting used to the new no-cell-phone policy at local [...]
Wills & Trusts – Decedent’s Promise – No Writing
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 28, 2010
Tags: Judge James R. Swanson, Roanoke County Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts, Wills & Trusts
A plaintiff may enforce an alleged oral agreement with his father to leave the family home to plaintiff in exchange for plaintiff caring for his father for the rest of his life, says a Roanoke County Circuit Court. The evidence showed that the father was a large man who could be argumentative and cantankerous. Some [...]
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