Physician blamed for failing to detect ruptured diaphragm – Defense Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 4, 2011
Tags: Judge Michael Lee Moore, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Russell County Circuit Court
The 76-year-old decedent was involved in a motor vehicle accident on April 1 and was admitted to the hospital under the care of the defendant family care physician. Among other things, studies revealed a left pulmonary contusion, atelectasis of the left lung, compression fracture of the L4 vertebra and right rib fractures. The decedent subsequently [...]
Contract – Lease – Coal Operation – Wastewater 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 15, 2010
Tags: Buchanan County Circuit Court, Contract, Judge Michael Lee Moore, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Buchanan County Circuit Court grants partial summary judgment to plaintiff coal company and holds that Island Creek does not have authority under the subject lease to allow Consol to store wastewater from other mining operations on or in Yukon’s mines. Plaintiff Yukon specifically asks this court to rule that defendant Consolidated had no legal [...]

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