Employment – Municipal – Grievance – City Groundskeeper 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 10, 2010
Tags: Employment, Judge Karen J. Burrell, Virginia Court of Appeals
A city groundskeeper may grieve termination of his employment for not having a commercial driver’s license, but a grievance panel may not grant the back pay or alternative placement requested by petitioner, it may only award a modified remedy, says a Norfolk Circuit Court. In the present case, petitioner alleges he was “terminated for not [...]
Creditor’s Rights – Garnishment Exemption – Interest Payments
By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 28, 2010
Tags: Creditor's Rights, Judge Karen J. Burrell, Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Norfolk Circuit Court denies a judgment debtor’s garnishment exemption claim contending that the creditor, Investor’s Financial Services, improperly charged him a higher interest rate than that authorized by Va. Code § 6.1-330.54, and impermissibly charged compound interest on the prejudgment interest judgment obtained against plaintiff on July 11, 2000. Plaintiff maintains he is entitled [...]
Donors allege fraud in gift for orphanage – $722,223 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: June 28, 2010
Tags: Contract, Judge Karen J. Burrell, Norfolk Circuit Court
Plaintiffs contended that the defendant, an attorney, defrauded them by inducing them to give him $220,000 to establish and fund an orphan missionary project in Malawi. Following receipt of the couple’s $220,000, the defendant sent them a charitable receipt and stated that they had made a donation to a charity affiliated with Regent University, not [...]
Real Estate – Inverse Condemnation – Street Closings – Business Access
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: Judge Karen J. Burrell, Norfolk Circuit Court, Real Estate
A property owner and business operator on the property state a claim for inverse condemnation under the Virginia Constitution for the city of Norfolk’s four-month closure of Duke Street for construction or repair of public utilities that prevented reasonable access to the property, but they do not state an inverse condemnation claim for additional street [...]
Consumer Protection – Auto Towing & Storage – Protected Transaction
By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 14, 2009
Tags: Consumer Protection, Judge Karen J. Burrell, Norfolk Circuit Court
A Honda owner can sue defendant body shop under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for selling her 2007 Honda, for towing and storage fees after it towed the car at the request of the Norfolk Police Department after the vehicle was involved in an automobile accident; the Norfolk Circuit Court says plaintiff has alleged a [...]
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