019-7-238 – Petrova v. Leach
Jordan Bondurant//February 15, 2020//
Petrova v. Leach, Record No. 0596-19-4, Dec. 27, 2019. CAV (Decker) from Fairfax Cir. Ct. (Smith). Demian J. McGarry for appellant, Alanna C. E. Williams for appellee. VLW 019-7-238, 13 pp. Unpublished.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Physician sustained hand injuries in crash
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Woman suffers injuries after T-bone collision
- Negligence and Tort -Hit by hockey puck, camper sustains TBI
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
Opinion Digests
- Insurance – Two carriers disagree over duty-to-defend responsibility
- Criminal – Inmate denied certificate of appealability on § 2254 petition
- Tort – Defamation suit reinstated against employer
- Criminal – Clothed grab-and-shake of genital area wasn’t obscene sexual display
- Criminal – Witness describe how defendant shot victim
- Wills and trusts – Trial court violated administrator’s due process rights
- Criminal – Evidence supported joint possession of firearm jury instruction
- Criminal – Ample evidence supports murder conviction
- Negligence – Suit alleges business negligently designed and maintained premises
- Prisons – Inmate’s petitions for sentence reduction rejected
- Criminal – Man convicted of sexual battery of 12-year-old stepdaughter
- Freedom of information – FOIA suit remanded following developments on appeal







