eBay seller not liable on foreign judgment 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: February 15, 2013
Tags: Goochland County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy K. Sanner
An Oregon man who won his eBay bid to buy a car from a Virginia seller won’t be able to collect on a judgment he won in Oregon state court when he sued, saying the car was defective. Goochland-based Bavarian Auto Sales offered the 2000 Jeep Cherokee for sale on eBay, and Oregon resident Alajmi [...]
Two veterinary managers sold practice to themselves – $400,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 7, 2013
Tags: Goochland County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy K. Sanner
The defendants, two veterinary doctors and managers of a high-end equine veterinary medicine practice in Goochland County, engaged in a self-dealing transaction in which they purported to “sell” the medical practice to a new practice they formed without the plaintiff. Plaintiff was a one-third owner of the first business, but was not a manager. As [...]
Defamation Claim for Inspection Comment
By Deborah Elkins
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: Judge Timothy K. Sanner, Louisa County Circuit Court, Tort, Virginia Circuit Courts
Taken in context, defendant’s alleged statement that he relied on plaintiff’s “description of a wall’s construction” when he prepared a letter about inspection of a retaining wall can be viewed as defamatory, and the Louisa County Circuit Court overrules defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s defamation claim. There is no disagreement about the legal standard that must [...]
Fractured teeth, bulging disk caused by rear-end collision -$500,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 28, 2011
Tags: Judge Timothy K. Sanner, Louisa County Circuit Court, Personal Injury
On Aug. 27, 2009, 26-year-old Joe Jackson was rear-ended when stopped on Route 22 in Louisa County while waiting for the car in front of him to turn left. A Virginia Propane truck was traveling at 45 mph before the driver realized traffic had stopped. The plaintiff was running an errand for his father, the [...]
$10M suit for assault on boat fails
By Alan Cooper
Published: November 30, 2010
Tags: Goochland County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy K. Sanner, Personal Injury
“Boundless” was the name of the boat that took a Richmond lawyer sailing around the Caribbean with her boyfriend. But Sherry Netherland, who interrupted her mid-life legal career to take the trip, returned to Virginia and sued her sailor, Jeff Staples, who allegedly bound her with rope and assaulted her. Last month, a Goochland jury [...]
Dental malpractice alleged in pain, TMJ disorder – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: November 29, 2010
Tags: Judge Timothy K. Sanner, Louisa County Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts
The plaintiff sued his dentist for $1,000,000 alleging that the defendant’s treatment approach, including occlusal adjustments (grinding small bits of teeth enamel to correct bite problems) was negligent and caused him to experience joint problems, pain, sleeplessness and emotional injury. The case first went to trial in 2009 and plaintiff took a nonsuit during trial [...]
Admiralty – Jones Act – Piercing Corporate Veil
By Deborah Elkins
Published: March 30, 2010
Tags: Admiralty, Goochland County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy K. Sanner, Virginia Circuit Courts
An admiralty case washes ashore in Goochland County, and the Goochland County Circuit Court sustains defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s claim seeking relief on a theory of piercing the corporate veil, overrules defendant’s special plea of the Jones Act, and says it would have to hold a separate evidentiary hearing to rule on defendant’s claim that [...]
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