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School counselor injured in tractor-trailer collision – $350,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 4, 2013
Tags: Personal Injury, Washington County Circuit Court

The plaintiff, a 44-year-old school counselor, was injured on Nov. 13, 2009, in a collision on I-81 in Bristol. She was a passenger in a car driven by her son when it was struck by a tractor-trailer. Her son then lost control of the car, causing it to spin across the front end of the [...]

C-Section was ordered an hour too late, birth injury plaintiff claims – Defense Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: January 28, 2013
Tags: Judge Sage B. Johnson, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts, Washington County Circuit Court

Plaintiff contended that the defendant OB/GYN failed to appropriately monitor her mother’s labor, recognize and respond to fetal distress, and timely order a C-section, which resulted in anoxic encephalopathy with severe and permanent neurological injury and cerebral palsy. The primary focus was on the fetal heart tracings between 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2003, until [...]

Name Change for Domestic Partner Not ‘Fraudulent’

By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 2, 2011
Tags: Domestic Relations, Judge C. Randall Lowe, Virginia Circuit Courts, Washington County Circuit Court

A Washington Circuit Court grants a petition for name change pursuant to Va. Code 8.01-217 filed by a man who wishes everyone in his household to use the same surname, after he entered into a civil union with his male partner in Iowa. The court determines factually that petitioner understands that, by statute, he and [...]

Name Change for Domestic Partner Not ‘Fraudulent’

By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 2, 2011
Tags: Domestic Relations, Judge C. Randall Lowe, Virginia Circuit Courts, Washington County Circuit Court

A Washington Circuit Court grants a petition for name change pursuant to Va. Code § 8.01-217 filed by a man who wishes to have everyone on his household use the same surname, after he entered into a civil union with his male partner in Iowa. Petitioner acknowledged he was aware that such a union would [...]

Disk, soft-tissue injuries alleged in traffic collision – $55,148 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 4, 2011
Tags: Judge C. Randall Lowe, Personal Injury, Washington County Circuit Court

Plaintiff was rear-ended while sitting at a red light. Defendant claimed she was traveling no more than 10 mph. There was no significant damage to the defendant’s vehicle. [11-T-035] Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Extruded disk fragments at T6-7 and T7-8 and damage to soft tissue in neck and back Name of case: [...]

Woman Can Take Female Partner’s Name

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 28, 2011
Tags: Domestic Relations, Judge C. Randall Lowe, Virginia Circuit Courts, Washington County Circuit Court

A Washington County Circuit Court grants a woman’s petition to change her name to that of her female partner, so the whole family may share the same name. The court finds petitioner’s intent in having the same last name as her partner is for all members of the household to have the same last name, [...]

Drug conviction of mother complicates infant settlement – $350,000 Settlement

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: September 13, 2010
Tags: Judge Henry Vanover, Washington County Circuit Court, Wrongful Death

Plaintiff was the mother of an 8-year-old boy who was killed instantly by the operator of a Dodge Durango in a residential driveway on private property in broad daylight. After running over the child with both right tires, the operator drove the vehicle another 68 feet and parked it in its usual parking space. The [...]