Wolfe’s lawyers seek to bar retrial of case 
By The Associated Press
Published: November 26, 2012
Tags: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Criminal, Federal Courts, Judge Mary Grace O'Brien, Prince William County Circuit Court
McLEAN (AP) A former death row inmate in Virginia whose conviction was overturned on accusations of misconduct by prosecutors is petitioning a judge for his immediate release. Lawyers for Justin Wolfe filed the motion Nov. 16 in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. They argue that Virginia prosecutors have waited too long to retry Wolfe on [...]
Implant became stuck during hip replacement surgery – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 12, 2012
Tags: Judge Mary Grace O'Brien, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Prince William County Circuit Court
Plaintiff, age 59, underwent left hip replacement surgery with defendant orthopedic surgeon on Oct. 22, 2007. At surgery, the defendant inserted the trial stem implant into the plaintiff’s femur without incident. It advanced to the proper position, i.e., it fully seated. Intra-operative X-rays confirmed the appropriate fit, leg length, etc. After removing the trial implant, [...]
Judge: Prosecutor can stay on capital case retrial
By The Associated Press
Published: November 9, 2012
Tags: Criminal, Judge Mary Grace O'Brien
MANASSAS — A judge won’t remove a special prosecutor from the retrial of a former death-row inmate whose conviction and sentence were overturned by a federal court. Attorneys for Justin Wolfe argued that the special prosecutor, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh, would be motivated to vindicate his friend and fellow prosecutor, Prince William County [...]
Prosecutor accused of bias in capital case retrial
By The Associated Press
Published: November 2, 2012
Tags: Criminal, Judge Mary Grace O'Brien, Prince William County Circuit Court
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Defense attorneys on Wednesday accused prosecutors in Fairfax and Prince William counties of bias in their efforts to retry a former death-row inmate whose conviction and sentence were overturned by a federal court. Attorneys for Justin Wolfe sought to put on evidence at an acrimonious hearing in Prince William Circuit Court to [...]
New zoning cases ‘reconcilable,’ land use lawyer says
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 7, 2012
Tags: Judge Mary Grace O'Brien, Justice Cleo E. Powell, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, Justice Donald W. Lemons, Justice Elizabeth A. McClanahan, Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn, Justice William C. Mims, Prince William County Circuit Court, Supreme Court of Virginia News, Zoning
The Supreme Court of Virginia’s recent resolution of a zoning case by unpublished order has caused confusion both on the high court and among observers, where none is warranted. In its unpublished order in Town of Occoquan v. Elm Street Development, Inc. (VLW 012-6-062), the high court upheld a decision in favor of a developer [...]
Man died after surgery, doctors prevail in death suit – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 16, 2012
Tags: Judge Mary Grace O'Brien, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Prince William County Circuit Court, Wrongful Death
At 10:30 a.m. on May 1, 2008, the decedent, age 80, was brought to the Prince William Hospital Emergency Department by ambulance with complaints of severe back and right hip pain, nausea and vomiting, which had started that morning. Awake, alert and screaming for morphine, decedent provided the triage nurse and ER physician, a defendant, [...]
Child of Mexican national has brachial plexus injury – $2,551,629 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 7, 2011
Tags: Judge Mary Grace O'Brien, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Prince William County Circuit Court
The minor plaintiff was delivered by the defendant doctor on Aug. 7, 2005. The mother, who was from Mexico, had received no prenatal care. During the delivery, the defendant encountered a severe shoulder dystocia, which was reduced after approximately five minutes, during which various maneuvers were performed. Although defendant had testified that he had not [...]
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