May 27, 2022
Comments Off on VSB Disciplinary Actions: May 30 issue
Effective May 13, 2022, the Seventh District Subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar issued a public reprimand without terms to Andrew Paul Hill of Front Royal for violating the professional rules governing diligence and communication. This was an agreed disposition ...
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May 27, 2022
Comments Off on Cars collide on interstate, causing plaintiff’s compression fracture — $125,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury, motor vehicle collision Injuries alleged: L1 compression fracture Date resolved: 2/4/2022 Special damages: $56,017.01 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $125,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Rakin R. Hamad, Alexandria Description of case: Plaintiff was a ...
Tagged with: Personal Injury Settlement
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May 27, 2022
Comments Off on Plaintiff sustained concussion after colliding with tractor-trailer — $150,000 settlement
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Concussion and insomnia Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.) Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $150,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Seth R. Lindberg, Peter C. Burnett ...
Tagged with: Mediation Personal Injury Settlement
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May 27, 2022
Comments Off on Jury reaches defense verdict in infant eye injury case — Defense verdict
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Infant plaintiff: skull fractures and rupture of Descemet’s membrane with resultant permanent ophthalmologic injuries; adult plaintiff: emotional distress Court: Winchester Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Alexander Iden ...
Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge Alexander Iden Medical Malpractice Verdict
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May 27, 2022
Comments Off on Wheel fell off truck after routine servicing — $200,000 verdict
Type of action: Negligence, personal injury Injuries alleged: Concussion, subdural hematoma Name of case: Sheckels v. Handley Motor Company Inc. Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Case no.: CL 2020-11058 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Penney S. ...
Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Penney S. Azcarate Negligence Verdict
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May 27, 2022
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May 26, 2022
Comments Off on Claim for misdirected benefits dismissed
Where the son of a federal worker alleged that federal employees’ negligence resulted in his mother’s life insurance proceeds being misdirected, his claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, or FTCA, was dismissed. Under Virginia law, no tort action is ...
Tagged with: Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District
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May 26, 2022
Comments Off on 022-3-212 – Booker v. United States
Booker v. United States, Case No. 1:20-cv-574, May 18, 2022. EDVA at Alexandria (Alston). VLW 022-3-212. 10 pp. Full-Text Opinion
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May 26, 2022
Comments Off on False police report suffices for emotional distress claim
Where a man was twice arrested for charges based on a woman’s allegedly false reports and he claims to have suffered post-traumatic stress disorder even after the charges were dismissed, his suit for intentional infliction of emotional distress survived the ...
Tagged with: Judge Robert E. Payne Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District
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