Home for Disabled Has Charitable Immunity 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: November 9, 2011
Tags: Judge T.J. Markow, Negligence, Richmond Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
The Virginia Home in Richmond, a private, state-licensed home for disabled indigents, has charitable immunity from a negligence claim filed by a resident who suffers from cerebral palsy and suffered third-degree burns to her leg in a fire in her room at the home, says a Richmond Circuit Court.
Plaintiff alleges the Home negligently maintained a [...]
Ornamental bell falls on restaurant patron, causes brain injury – $1,200,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: June 7, 2010
Tags: Judge T.J. Markow, Premises Liability, Richmond Circuit Court
The plaintiff, a 46-year-old construction worker, was injured while eating dinner with a friend at the defendant’s restaurant. A four-pound ornamental clay bell that was attached to a metal display stand on top of the booth above the plaintiff detached from the stand and fell two feet onto the plaintiff’s head. The plaintiff sustained a [...]
Woman suffers from vertigo after her car is totaled in crash – $750,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 8, 2010
Tags: Judge F. Ward Harkrader, Judge T.J. Markow, Personal Injury, Richmond Circuit Court
Plaintiff was a 54-year-old divorced mother of two children, ages 18 and 20, who worked as an accountant for a company in downtown Richmond. Following an accident on June 22, 2007, in which her car was totaled, she suffered vertigo and dizziness, in addition to headaches, collar bone pain and muscle aches.
The “jaws of [...]
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