Trustee hit for fraud, breach of contract on counterclaim – $13,357,000 Verdict for Defendants 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 26, 2012
Tags: Alexandria Circuit Court, Judge Lisa B. Kemler, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Wills & Trusts
John R. Erb, the sole shareholder, officer and employee of the Alexandria investment management firm of de Teffé Capital Management, Inc., initiated the action by filing suit for trustee’s and investment management fees totaling approximately $1.5 million allegedly earned and deferred by him over the years for services rendered in connection with two irrevocable trusts [...]
Family of man killed by deputy wins $1.4M
By Peter Vieth
Published: March 23, 2012
Tags: Halifax County Circuit Court, Judge David A. Melesco, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Wrongful Death
A Halifax County jury returned a $1.4 million battery verdict this month against a county deputy who shot and killed a man as the man tried to drive away from a marijuana bust.
The March 15 verdict will be reduced to $750,000 because of the cap on punitive damages, according to the lawyer for the victim’s [...]
Asbestos case tried under maritime and wrongful death law – $9,182,906 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 19, 2012
Tags: Judge David F. Pugh, Maritime, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Newport News Circuit Court, Wrongful Death
A 68-year-old retired shipyard worker died from mesothelioma, which was allegedly caused by his use of John Crane Inc.’s asbestos gaskets and packing at the Newport News Shipyard, where he worked as a pipefitter and pipefitter foreman from 1962 to 1968.
Prior to trial, John Crane had moved that the case be tried under Virginia law [...]
Railroad employee wins $4.5M for foot injury
By Peter Vieth
Published: February 22, 2012
Tags: Judge Jonathan M. Apgar, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury, Roanoke Circuit Court
A Roanoke jury awarded $4.5 million this month to a 43-year-old former railroad worker who claimed his on-the-job foot injury led to permanent pain and disability.
The Feb. 17 verdict came at the end of a five-day trial in Kirk Davis’ suit against the Norfolk Southern Railway in Roanoke City Circuit Court.
Davis was a conductor/engineer for [...]
Loudoun jury: $15M for death
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: February 20, 2012
Tags: Loudoun County Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Wrongful Death
A man facing a life sentence for the murder of his wife has been hit with a record-setting civil verdict arising from the same crime.
Last Monday, a Loudoun County jury awarded $15 million to the family of Catherine Ann “Cacey” Combs-LaFleur, a woman who died after Steven Combs-LaFleur, her husband, struck her on the [...]
Twelve for ’12: A look at the stories we’ll be watching in the coming year
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 13, 2012
Tags: Bankruptcy, Employment, Fairfax County Circuit Court, General Assembly, Hernandez, Judgeships, Justice William C. Mims, Legal Marketing, Million-Dollar Settlements, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Social Media, Supreme Court of Virginia News, Technology, Trends
For our annual Trends issue this year, we have identified a dozen different issues or points of departure that we’ll be watching in the coming year.
Twelve for ’12, we call it. Here’s the list:
STRESS ON THE COURTS
Read the lead story in this issue if you want a preview of coming attractions in courts across the [...]
Man posed as clinical psychologist in child sex abuse case – $15,400,000 Verdict
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 13, 2012
Tags: Culpeper County Circuit Court, Fraud, Judge F. Ward Harkrader, Million-Dollar Verdicts
The sexual abuse victim was 13 to 14 years old at the time of the sexual abuse against him by his 47-year-old “counselor,” James W. Davis, who was posing as a clinical psychologist.
On two occasions during the course of the child’s supposed counseling, Davis touched and fondled the child’s genitals against the child’s will.
In the [...]
Culpeper teen wins $15.4M verdict for sexual abuse
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: February 10, 2012
Tags: Culpeper County Circuit Court, Fraud, Judge F. Ward Harkrader, Million-Dollar Verdicts
A Culpeper County jury has handed down a $15.4 million dollar verdict to a teenage boy who claimed he was sexually abused by a man posing as a clinical psychologist.
The alleged abuse occurred in 2005 and 2006, when the boy was between the ages of 13 and 14, according to his attorney, J. Michael Sharman [...]
Other large verdicts of note
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: January 9, 2012
Tags: Million-Dollar Verdicts
Editor’s note: A few cases from 2011 caught our attention, but didn’t quite meet the criteria we use for our list of top state jury verdicts.
SunTrust Mortgage insurance suit
$40 Million
A federal judge in Richmond awarded nearly $40 million to SunTrust Mortgage Inc. from a subsidiary of AIG Inc. that insured second mortgages through the lender.
The [...]
Presenting ‘Largest Verdicts of 2011’
By Paul Fletcher
Published: January 9, 2012
Tags: Million-Dollar Verdicts
The biggest jury verdict ever returned in Virginia leads the survey of the “Virginia’s Largest Verdicts of 2011,” presented in this issue.
Web Editor Sarah Rodriguez has compiled the results, which can be found here.
Some of the findings from this year’s compilation:
TWENTY
A total of 20 qualifying verdicts were reported across the commonwealth. For inclusion in the [...]
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