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Read More »The VLW Digital Edition – Oct. 25, 2021 
October 25, 2021
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The VLW Digital Edition – Oct. 25, 2021
Woman’s leg amputated after delayed infection diagnosis — $1.25M settlement
October 25, 2021
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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Delay in diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis infection resulted in septic shock and amputation of the right leg and hip joint Name of judge or mediator: Judge Michael C. Allen (Ret.) Date ...
Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Settlement
Read More »Plaintiff alleged delayed diagnosis of coronary artery blockage — $725,000 settlement
October 25, 2021
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Type of action: Medical malpractice Verdict or settlement: Settlement Date resolved: 2021 Amount: $725,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): William B. Kilduff and Christopher L. Spinelli, Richmond Description of case: The 66-year-old patient went to the emergency room with complaints ...
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Read More »City dismissed as defendant in accident involving police officer — $35,000 settlement
October 25, 2021
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Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Significant and permanent physical injuries; substantial medical bills; lost wages; significant pain, suffering, mental anguish and inconvenience; and future medical bills and pain, mental anguish, inconvenience and lost wages Name of case: Patterson ...
Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Personal Injury Settlement
Read More »VSB Disciplinary Actions: Oct. 25 issue
October 25, 2021
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Effective Oct. 17, 2021, pursuant to Virginia Code § 54.1-3935(c) and Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-18.A.2 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Richmond Circuit Court suspended the Virginia law license of Matthew James Hunzeker of ...
Read More »Obituary: Judge Thomas A. Fortkort
October 25, 2021
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Retired Fairfax Circuit Judge Thomas A. Fortkort died Oct. 9. He was 87. Born in Buffalo, New York, Judge Fortkort attended St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute before earning his undergraduate degree in mathematics from St. Bonaventure University. In 1962, he earned ...
Read More »Leaders in the Law 2021
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Read More »Reliance on policy statement to deny release was error
October 19, 2021
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Where a provision of the sentencing manual is not binding on a court considering a compassionate release motion, it was error for the district court to deny the defendant’s First Step Act motion for release, based on the “threshold requirements” ...
Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal
Read More »021-2-298 – United States v. Little
United States v. Little, Case No. 21-6120, Sept. 27, 2021. 4th Cir. (per curiam), from DSC at Charleston (Gergel). Jeremy A. Thompson for Appellant. M. Rhett DeHart for Appellee. VLW 021-2-298. 4 pp. Full-Text Opinion
Read More »Contractor didn’t have duty to warn about guard gate
October 19, 2021
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Where a man injured when he crashed his bicycle into a metal guard gate claimed the maintenance contractor’s failure to post signs constituted negligence, he was not permitted to argue or offer evidence on that point because the contractor had ...
Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District
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