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023-7-074 – Hill v. Hill
Hill v. Hill, Record No. 0062-22-3, Feb. 7, 2023, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (per curiam). From the Circuit Court of Amherst County (Garratt). Christopher Hill, pro se. Ashley E. Hedrick for appellee. Heather H. Goodwin, Guardian ad litem for the minor children. VLW 023-7-074, 14 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-076 – Emergency Physicians of Tidewater, et al. v. Hanger
Emergency Physicians of Tidewater, et al. v. Hanger, Record No. 0121-22-1, Feb. 7, 2023, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (Athey Jr.). From the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach (Mahan). A. William Charters, C. Thea Pitzen, Jeffrey S. Kiser for appellants. L. Steven Emmert, Richard N. Shapiro, Eric K. Washburn for appellee. VLW 023-7-076, […]
023-7-073 – Dunn v. Cityscape LLC, et al.
Dunn v. Cityscape LLC, et al., Record No. 0358-22-3, Feb. 7, 2023, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (Athey). From the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Comm’n. Hannah Bowie for appellant. Richard D. Lucas for appellees. VLW 023-7-073, 6 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-035 – Moore, et al. v. Joe
Moore, et al. v. Joe, Record No. 0098-22-1, Jan. 24, 2023. CAV (published opinion) (Ortiz). From the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk (Atkins). Norman A. Thomas, Guardian ad litem for the minor child; Norman A. Thomas, PLLC; Brian A. Thomasson, P.L.C., on briefs), for appellants. Brandon L. Ballard; Floyd J. Oliver, on brief), […]
022-7-559 – Chastain v. Bedford Regional Water Authority
Chastain v. Bedford Regional Water Authority, Record No. 0233-22-3, Dec. 6, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (Malveaux; Causey dissenting). From the Circuit Court of Bedford County (Updike Jr.). Clay Chastain, pro se. W. Watts Burks IV for appellee. VLW 022-7-559, 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion
022-7-554 – Horan v. Commonwealth
Horan v. Commonwealth, Record No. 1186-21-1, Dec. 6, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (Huff). From the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach (Shockley). Kristin Paulding for appellant. Victoria Johnson, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-554, 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion
022-7-555 – James v. Commonwealth
James v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0896-21-2, Dec. 6, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (Decker). From the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond (Hairston). Daniel W. Hall for appellant. Timothy J. Huffstutter, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-555, 22 pp. Full-Text Opinion
022-7-560 – Pruett v. Commonwealth
Pruett v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0092-22-3, Dec. 6, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (Ortiz). From the Circuit Court of Franklin County (Allen). William Edward Cooley for appellant. Elizabeth Kiernan Fitzgerald, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-560, 6 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-034 – Moncrieffe v. Deno
Moncrieffe v. Deno, Record No. 0342-22-2, Jan. 24, 2023. CAV (published opinion) (Raphael). From the Circuit Court of Hanover County (Harris). Stephen B. Moncrieffe, pro se. Adam J. Deno, on brief, pro se. VLW 023-7-034, 16 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-032 – Harvey v. Commonwealth
Harvey v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0723-21-2, Jan. 24, 2023. CAV (published opinion) (Decker). From the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond (Marchant). Kelsey Bulger for appellant. Rosemary V. Bourne, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 023-7-032, 38 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-033 – Rock v. Commonwealth
Rock v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0343-22-3, Jan. 24, 2023. CAV (published opinion) (Huff). From the Circuit Court of Alleghany County (Stein). Charles S. Moore for appellant. Virginia B. Theisen, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 023-7-033, 14 pp. Full-Text Opinion
022-7-577 – Drier v. Commonwealth
Drier v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0030-22-1, Dec. 13, 2022. CAV unpublished opinion (White). From the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach (Frucci). Roger A. Whitus for appellant. Matthew P. Dullaghan, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-577, 4 pp. Full-Text Opinion
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
