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It’s just Google! Keeping jurors offline to stay in line

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Judge Edward Hogshire, Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, Social Media, Technology

NORFOLK – Jurors who have a hard time putting their Internet habit on hold during jury service need strong guidance from trial judges, a jury research expert says. In Virginia courtrooms and around the country, jurors are yielding to the impulse to “just Google it” when they have a question. A once-or-twice warning not to [...]

Plaintiff sought $25K for rearender, gets $65K – $65,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, Personal Injury, Petersburg Circuit Court

This accident occurred on March 24, 2009, at 12:35 p.m., at the intersection of Wagner Road and Medical Park Boulevard in Petersburg. It was a rear-end accident and the defendant admitted liability. The plaintiff was transported by ambulance to Southside Regional Medical Center where she was evaluated for neck and low back pain and released. [...]

Hernandez prompts separate interview sessions for high court

By Alan Cooper
Published: February 10, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Judge D. Arthur Kelsey, Judge Joseph W. Milam Jr., Judge Michael S. Irvine, Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, Judge Randolph A. Beales, Judge Robert J. Humphreys, Judgeships, Supreme Court of Virginia News, Virginia Court of Appeals News

A legislative session to interview candidates for a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Virginia split – literally – over the court’s recent decision in Hernandez v. Commonwealth. That case held that judges can defer entering judgment in criminal cases and dismiss a charge later if a defendant complies with conditions set by the courts. [...]

Albo: Race for high court is wide open

By Alan Cooper
Published: January 10, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Judge D. Arthur Kelsey, Judge Joseph W. Milam Jr., Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, Judge Randolph A. Beales, Judge Robert J. Humphreys, Judgeships, Justice Lawrence L. Koontz Jr., Justice William C. Mims, Old Dominion Bar Association, Supreme Court of Virginia News, Virginia Women Attorneys Association

Candidates for a Supreme Court vacancy can begin politicking in earnest now that bar groups have evaluated them and the legislative session is about to begin, according to Del. David B. Albo, the Fairfax Republican who chairs the House of Delegates’ Courts of Justice Committee. The nature of the selection process makes it imperative that [...]

10 seek seat on high court

By Alan Cooper
Published: November 1, 2010
Tags: Judge D. Arthur Kelsey, Judge Joseph W. Milam Jr., Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, Judge Randolph A. Beales, Judge Robert J. Humphreys, Judgeships, Justice Lawrence L. Koontz Jr., Supreme Court of Virginia News, Virginia State Bar

Ten candidates, including four members of the Virginia Court of Appeals, have told the Virginia State Bar they are interested in filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Virginia that will be created by the retirement of Justice Lawrence L. Koontz Jr. Two circuit judges, three appellate specialists and a civil defense lawyer round [...]

Tractor-trailer hits vehicle, causes soft-tissue injuries – $222,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 1, 2010
Tags: Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, Personal Injury, Petersburg Circuit Court

Plaintiff, a nurse at Southside Regional Medical Center working in management, was commuting home on northbound Interstate 95. As a tractor-trailer passed her in the left lane, the rig moved to the right lane, struck plaintiff’s car on the rear fender and caused her to spin in front of the tractor and to the left [...]

Deadly police chase prompts $2M verdict

By Alan Cooper
Published: September 21, 2010
Tags: Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury, Petersburg Circuit Court, Wrongful Death

A deadly police chase in Petersburg has resulted in a verdict topping $2 million against a police officer. A Petersburg jury returned verdicts totaling $2.05 million for two passengers, one of whom was killed, in a car being pursued by a police officer in July 2008. Charles H. Cuthbert Jr., the attorney for the plaintiffs, [...]