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Weathersby v. Commonwealth, Record No. 1325-17-1 , Oct. 9, 2018. CAV (Annunziata), from Hampton Cir. Ct. (Sutton). F. Daniel Mazzio III for Appellant; Donald E. Jeffrey III for Appellee. VLW No. 018-7-251, 8 pp. Full-Text Opinion
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018-7-250 – Dawson v. City of Roanoke Dept. of Social Services
Dawson v. City of Roanoke Dept. of Social Services, Record No. 0510-18-3 , Oct. 9, 2018. CAV (Per Curiam), from Roanoke Cir. Ct. (Broadhurst). David A. Bowers for Appellant; Daniel J. Callaghan for Appellee. VLW No. 018-7-250, 12 pp. Full-Text Opinion
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Canada Dry v. Anderson, Record No. 0309-18-2 , Oct. 9, 2018. CAV (Clements), from Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission. Sheryl A. Tirocchi for Appellant; Louis D. Snesil for Appellee. VLW No. 018-7-249, 6 pp. Full-Text Opinion
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Mailloux v. America Transportation and Uninsured Employer’s Fund, Record No. 0636-18-4 , Oct. 9, 2018. CAV (O’Brien), from Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission. James E. Swiger for Appellant; George R. A. Doumar for America Transportation; Justin R. Main for Appellee Uninsured ...
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America Transportation v. Mailloux, Record No. 0696-18-4 , Oct. 9, 2018. CAV (O’Brien), from Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission. George R. A. Doumar for Appellant; No brief or argument for Appellee. VLW No. 018-7-247, 3 pp. Full-Text Opinion
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Willett v. Lee, Record No. 0286-18-1 , Oct. 9, 2018. CAV (Humphreys), from Gloucester Cir. Ct. (Shaw). Stephen J. Weisbrod for Appellant; Kenneth W. Gibson for Appellee. VLW No. 018-7-246, 3 pp. Full-Text Opinion
Read More »Party cannot appeal only amount of appeal bond 
October 9, 2018
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In a case originating in juvenile and domestic relations district part, the court held that a party may not appeal a procedural aspect of a substantive ruling, in this case the amount of an appeal bond, without appealing the underlying ...
Tagged with: Domestic Relations Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David A. Oblon Virginia Circuit Courts
Read More »Hospital owed plaintiff duty to protect from attack
October 9, 2018
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Despite the absence of facts demonstrating probable harm or specific threat, the court found a hospital did have a duty to a patient who was attacked by another patient in the emergency room. Background The complaint alleges that on Oct. ...
Tagged with: Judge Mary Jane Hall Negligence Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts
Read More »Fifth Amendment is not a license to lie
October 9, 2018
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The defendant, a convicted sex offender on probation, could not use the Fifth Amendment as an excuse for lying to his probation officer about criminal conduct. Background On April 21, 2014, the defendant was indicted for feloniously using “a communications ...
Tagged with: Criminal Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy I. Bellows Virginia Circuit Courts
Read More »Defendant led plaintiff to believe no expert needed
October 9, 2018
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The court held that while an expert should have been required to admit certain physical therapy records about plaintiff’s injuries, the defendant’s response to the plaintiff’s requests for admission reasonably led her to believe no expert was required. Background This ...
Tagged with: Evidence Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts
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