Pretrial Injunction Ordered in Trade Secret Case 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 14, 2013
Tags: Intellectual Property, Judge Mosby G. Perrow III, Lynchburg Circuit Court, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Lynchburg Circuit Court grants a preliminary injunction to prevent defendant’s use or disclosure of trade secrets or confidential and/or proprietary information defendant may have obtained from his prior employment with plaintiff, before he went to work for a competitor. Under Virginia law, in order to establish misappropriation of trade secrets under Va. Code § [...]
Engineer sued for leaving with data
By Peter Vieth
Published: April 25, 2013
Tags: Contract, Employment, Judge Mosby G. Perrow III, Lynchburg Circuit Court
A trade secrets skirmish in a Lynchburg courtroom has become a sideshow in a high-stakes battle over a contract to manage the nation’s atomic bomb factory. While giant corporations jousted for the prized $22 billion federal contract, a former government overseer at the Texas nuclear weapons plant stood before Lynchburg Circuit Judge Mosby G. Perrow [...]
Patient developed serious infections following colon resection – $725,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 22, 2013
Tags: Lynchburg Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice
The plaintiff was taken to the emergency room after experiencing nausea, vomiting and severe abdominal pain for a week. While in the ER, the plaintiff underwent a CT of the abdomen and pelvis. Results showed a markedly distended colon at the level of the distal transverse colon, which was deemed to be secondary to a [...]
Woman dies from blood loss after cesarean section delivery – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: June 13, 2011
Tags: Lynchburg Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice
Decedent, a 31-year-old single female and mother of six, delivered a child by cesarean section on Dec. 27, 2001. A relatively large amount of blood was lost during the surgery. She initially did well following surgery. After about six hours, she became hypotensive and went into hypovolemic shock. The defendant, an intensive care specialist, was [...]
Nursing home patient breaks tibia, sprains ankle in fall – $300,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 9, 2010
Tags: Elder Law, Judge Mosby G. Perrow III, Lynchburg Circuit Court, Negligence
An 83-year-old bed-bound nursing home patient, who was dependent on nursing home staff for all activities of daily living, was allowed to fall from the side of her bed to the floor while an aide was changing the patient and her sheets. As a result of the fall, the patient sustained a subtle fracture of [...]
Femoral artery punctured during catheterization – Defense Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: July 12, 2010
Tags: Judge Mosby G. Perrow III, Lynchburg Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts
Plaintiff alleged vascular injury to his leg following a cardiac catheterization by the defendant cardiologist. Plaintiff presented to the hospital complaining of chest pain. A cardiac catheterization was performed following the diagnosis of an impending myocardial infarction. Following the catheterization and interventions, a femoral artery closure device was placed and physical examination revealed the presence [...]
Umbrella policy provides wrongful death coverage – $1,000,000 Settlement
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: Judge J. Leyburn Mosby Jr., Lynchburg Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Wrongful Death
The decedent, Cody Campbell, was a 22-year old unmarried high school graduate who lived with his parents and siblings at the time of his death. He had been adopted at age 4, and was extremely close to his family, showing no desire to move out of the family home after his graduation from high school. [...]
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