023-3-276 – Farley v. CMFG Life Insurance Company
Farley v. CMFG Life Insurance Company, Case No. 6:22-cv-24, May 24, 2023. WDVA at Lynchburg (Ballou). VLW 023-3-276. 18 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-275 – Andrews v. DeJoy
Andrews v. DeJoy, Case No. 2:22-cv-00028, May 23, 2023. WDVA at Big Stone Gap (Jones). VLW 023-3-275. 6 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-274 – Johnson v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Johnson v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Case No. 6:22-cv-78, May 22, 2023. WDVA at Lynchburg (Moon). VLW 023-3-274. 8 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-277 – State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Shifflett
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Shifflett, Case No. 3:22-cv-00031, May 23, 2023. WDVA at Charlottesville (Moon). VLW 023-3-277. 14 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-272 – Hobbs v. Kelly
Hobbs v. Kelly, Case No. 1:23-cv-00003, May 19, 2023. WDVA at Abingdon (Jones). VLW 023-3-272. 14 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-273 – Minnix v. Sinclair Television Group Inc.
Minnix v. Sinclair Television Group Inc., Case No. 7:23-cv-00091, May 19, 2023. WDVA at Roanoke (Urbanski). VLW 023-3-273. 19 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-267 – Wesley v. City of Lynchburg
Wesley v. City of Lynchburg, Case No. 6:23-cv-00012, May 18, 2023. WDVA at Lynchburg (Moon). VLW 023-3-267. 10 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-266 – Ocean 10 Security LLC v. Lynchburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Ocean 10 Security LLC v. Lynchburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Case No. 6:22-cv-00007, May 18, 2023. WDVA at Lynchburg (Moon). VLW 023-3-266. 18 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-264 – Kendrick v. Carter Bank & Trust Inc.
Kendrick v. Carter Bank & Trust Inc., Case No. 4:19-cv-00047, May 18, 2023. WDVA at Danville (Dillon). VLW 023-3-264. 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-268 – Norman v. Leonard’s Express Inc.
Norman v. Leonard’s Express Inc., Case No. 7:22-cv-00096, May 18, 2023. WDVA at Roanoke (Cullen). VLW 023-3-268. 20 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-3-265 – Lovo v. Miller
Lovo v. Miller, Case No. 5:22-cv-00067, May 18, 2023. WDVA at Harrisonburg (Dillon). VLW 023-3-265. 7 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-4-010 – In re: Tommy Dewayne Dobson
In re: Tommy Dewayne Dobson, Case No. 23-60148, May 17, 2023. WDVA Bankr. at Lynchburg (Connelly). VLW No. 023-4-010. 12 pp. Full-Text Opinion
Verdicts & Settlements
- Jury reaches defense verdict in $4M med mal action
- Dental hygienist tripped, fractured right wrist, foot — $190,000 settlement
- Couple contracted Hepatitis A after dining at restaurant — $5.5M settlement
- Elderly man suffers hip fracture after attack by neighbor’s dog — $350,000 settlement
- Motorcyclist injured when vehicle abruptly changed lanes — $300,000 verdict
- Passenger ejected from car in high-speed chase crash — $685,000 settlement
- Defense verdict reached in fraud suit
- 8-year-old killed in crash involving tractor-trailer — $1,100,000 settlement
- Plaintiff conceived child after vasectomy — $250,000 settlement
- Delay in diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy led to surgery — $283,432.18 settlement
- Golfer stepped in sinkhole, fractured ankle — $442,000 verdict
- Jury sides with woman injured in rear-end collision — $300,000 verdict
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