Nursing home’s fall procedures challenged in death of patient – Defense Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 24, 2010
Tags: Judge William D. Hamblen, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Prince William County Circuit Court, Wrongful Death
Sandra Dunlap, the adult daughter of Mary Suber, age 87, claimed that the defendant nursing home was negligent in its care and treatment of her mother over a nine-month period. The decedent suffered from sacral ulcers, deconditioning and multiple falls. On April 15, 2006, the decedent fell for the sixth time from her wheelchair, breaking [...]
Negligence – P.I. Settlement – Lawyer Fraud
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 4, 2010
Tags: Judge William D. Hamblen, Negligence, Prince William County Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
In a split from other Virginia circuit courts, a Prince William County Circuit Court will allow a plaintiff to re-open a personal injury claim settled by a lawyer who apparently pocketed the recovery, but is now serving prison time for spending his clients’ “settlements.” Defendant introduced as an exhibit a copy of a check drawn [...]
P.I. claim can be reopened
By Peter Vieth
Published: April 28, 2010
Tags: Attorneys, Judge William D. Hamblen, Lawyer Discipline, Prince William County Circuit Court
In a split with earlier decisions, a Prince William County judge will allow a plaintiff to re-open a personal injury claim settled by a crooked lawyer who apparently pocketed the recovery. The decision by Circuit Judge William D. Hamblen turns aside defenses by two insurance companies that paid a total of $80,000 in the case [...]
Price of site excluded in condemnation case – $1,011,622 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: Eminent Domain, Judge William D. Hamblen, Prince William County Circuit Court
This condemnation case involved the taking of a 0.51-acre parcel for construction of a grade separation over the railroad tracks across U.S. 29 in Gainesville. The owner had purchased the tract for $250,000 about two years before the taking. The owner argued successfully that the purchase price should be excluded because the likelihood of the [...]
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