Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly

The Court of Appeals dismisses as moot defendant’s appeal of a final order authorizing his treating physician to administer medical and psychological treatment against defendant’s will, pursuant to Va. Code § 37.2-1101, as the order expired during the pendency of ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge William G. Petty Virginia Court of Appeals

Police who saw a quarter-inch marijuana stem on the floor while issuing a summons to defendant for driving on a suspended license could detain defendant and question him about the marijuana after reading him his rights, and the Court of ...

Tagged with: Judge D. Arthur Kelsey Search & Seizure Virginia Court of Appeals

The plaintiff driver suffered a broken leg when his vehicle was struck on the driver side by a car that ran a stop sign. His medical expenses were relatively low because the fracture was non-displaced and did not require surgery, ...

Tagged with: Judge Jonathan M. Apgar Personal Injury Roanoke Circuit Court

Type of Action — Negligence Type of Injuries — Scaphoid fracture Name of Case — Confidential Courts — Circuit courts of Madison and Louisa counties Names of Judges — Daniel R. Bouton in Madison and Edward L. Hogshire in Louisa ...