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A Richmond U.S. District Court denies reconsideration of its decision granting summary judgment to defendant healthcare providers in plaintiff’s suit alleging defendants twice diagnosed her with genital warts when in fact she had genital cancer. Earlier, the court held that ...

Tagged with: Judge James R. Spencer Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The plaintiff is a 53-year-old female accountant who sustained severe injuries to her right eye. She underwent a superficial keratectomy or excision of a portion of the cornea approximately two months after the injury. A few weeks later, the plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

A Roanoke City Circuit Court denies summary judgment to defendant city in this suit by a mother who fell and was injured as she was attempting to prevent her child from tripping over the alleged six-inch gap in a city ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles N. Dorsey Negligence Roanoke Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

An Alexandria U.S. District Court denies defendant supermarket’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s slip-and-fall suit, even though plaintiff filed her original complaint in Virginia state court six days after expiration of the two-year statute of limitations because of unprecedented snow storms ...

Tagged with: Judge Gerald Bruce Lee Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The Supreme Court of Virginia says a trial court erred in dismissing an estate’s wrongful death suit against defendant physicians on the ground that the suit, which earlier had been dismissed under Va. Code § 8.01-335(B) and then reinstated, was ...

Tagged with: Justice William C. Mims Negligence Supreme Court of Virginia

A Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant healthcare providers in plaintiff’s suit alleging defendants twice diagnosed her with genital warts when in fact she had genital cancer; plaintiff has not complied with the rules for disclosure of ...

Tagged with: Judge James R. Spencer Medical Malpractice U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In plaintiff’s suit alleging the hormone therapy drug Prempro caused her breast cancer, an Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant manufacturer on plaintiff’s claim for fraudulent concealment, based on additional undisputed facts defendant has submitted on this ...

Tagged with: Judge T.S. Ellis III Products Liability U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where there is no record evidence plaintiff had knowledge of, participated in, assisted with or condoned the settlement negotiations conducted by his attorney of his personal injury claim, a Loudoun Circuit Court will set aside the settlement and set the ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas D. Horne Loudoun County Circuit Court Negligence Virginia Circuit Courts

A woman who settled her medical malpractice case alleging she contracted Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion administered during an unauthorized medical procedure at a government medical facility, cannot sue for an alleged breach of her settlement agreement with the ...

Tagged with: Judge James R. Spencer Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A movie theater wins summary judgment in this suit by a patron who alleges he injured his arm when he slipped on a popcorn bag exiting a row of seats after a showing of Hitman; a magistrate judge for the ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District