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022-6-025 – Chesapeake Hospital Authority v. State Health Commission, et al.
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//May 26, 2022
022-6-025 – Chesapeake Hospital Authority v. State Health Commission, et al.
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//May 26, 2022//
Listen to this articleChesapeake Hospital Authority v. State Health Commission, et al., Record No. 201510 (Koontz) (McCullough, concurring) May 19, 2022. From the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Peter M. Mellette; L. Steven Emmert (Elizabeth D. Coleman; H. Guy Collier; Mellette PC; Winston & Strawn; Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, on briefs), for appellant. Vanessa C. MacLeod, Assistant Attorney General (Mark R. Herring, Attorney General of Virginia; Sylvia C. Jones, Deputy Attorney General; Allyson K. Tysinger, Senior Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee State Health Commissioner. Jeremy A. Ball (Jamie B. Martin; Jennifer L. Ligon; Matthew M. Cobb; Williams Mullen, on brief), for appellee Sentara Hospitals. Amici Curiae: City of Chesapeake and the Council of the City of Chesapeake (Jacob P. Stroman; Ellen F. Bergren, on brief), in support of appellant. VLW 022-6-025, 15 pp.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver struck twice in rear-end collision at red light — $350,000 settlement
- Drunken driver strikes vehicle on interstate — $200,000 settlement
- Trip and fall on mat leads to knee replacement surgery — $1.5M verdict
- Woman suffers permanent injury in broadside crash — $2.325M settlement
- Teacher injured in accident during morning commute — $1.5M settlement
- Woodshop incident leads to amputation of fingers — $1.3M settlement
- Motorcyclist’s foot amputated in collision — $7M settlement
- Contractor rear-ended on interstate on way to wedding — $825,000 settlement
- Man suffers back injury in crash with out-of-state driver — $530,000 settlement
- Driver crossed center line, struck 89-year-old’s vehicle — $1.2M settlement
- Jury returns defense verdict in favor of gastroenterologist
- Teens killed in T-bone collision with officer — $3.1M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Court silent on if ALJs were constitutionally appointed
- Homeowner’s lawsuit barred by res judicata
- Uncertainty over service prevents default judgment
- No stay of case pending resolution of motion
- Man’s unlawful search, seizure claims dismissed
- Amazon shows patent claim is ineligible abstract idea
- Geographical separation dooms trademark claim
- ‘Narcotics trafficker’ defense rejected
- Litigant’s suit against courts, judges dismissed
- Body cam footage properly admitted
- Motion to withdraw pleas properly denied
- Evidence supports murder, conspiracy conviction
