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023-7-306 – Fricchione v. Matthew
Fricchione v. Matthew, Record No. 0690-22-2, Aug. 1, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (Chaney) From the Circuit Court of the City of Fredericksburg (Willis). Paul L. Warren, Ryan V. Dougherty for appellant. Desmond L. Rice, Ramika D. Stephens for appellee. VLW 023-7-306, 7 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-303 – Dorcon Group, LLC v. Westrick, et al.
Dorcon Group, LLC v. Westrick, et al., Record No. 1081-22-4, Aug. 1, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (Athey Jr.) From the Circuit Court of Loudoun County (Horne). Scott D. Helsel, Philip Carter Strother for appellant. Stephen C. Price, Theresa D. Small for appellee. VLW 023-7-303, 9 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-305 – Atkins v. Williams, et al.
Atkins v. Williams, et al., Record No. 0751-22-3, Aug. 1, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (O’Brien; Chaney, dissenting) From the Circuit Court of Giles County (Turk). Timothy E. Kirtner for appellant. H. Gregory Campbell Jr. for appellees. VLW 023-7-305, 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-280 – Hackett v. Commonwealth
Hackett v. Commonwealth, Record No. 1218-22-3, July 25, 2023. CAV (published opinion) (Raphael; Fulton concurring) From the Circuit Court of the City of Lynchburg. (Watson) Catherine French Zagurskie for appellant. Collin C. Crookenden, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 023-7-280, 16 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-281 – Miles v. Commonwealth
Miles v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0288-22-2 July 25, 2023. CAV (published opinion) (Haley Jr.) From the Circuit Court of the City of Charlottesville. (Bouton) Norman H. Lamson for appellant. Lucille M. Wall, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 023-7-281, 16 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-293 – Dep’t of State Police v. Brendel
Dep’t of State Police v. Brendel, Record No. 0661-22-3, July 25, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (O’Brien) From the Circuit Court of Tazewell County (Hurley Jr.). Steven R. Minor for appellant. Timothy W. McAfee, Kristen N. McAfee for appellee. VLW 023-7-293, 10 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-287 – Haley v. Virginia Dep’t of Corrections
Haley v. Virginia Dep’t of Corrections, Record No. 0978-22-2, July 25, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (Petty) From the Circuit Court of Goochland County (Sanner). Kelsey A. Haley, pro se. Muhammad Umar, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 023-7-287, 12 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-292 – Sykes v. Alexander
Sykes v. Alexander, Record No. 0809-22-21, July 25, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (Lorish) From the Circuit Court of the City of Chesapeake (MacDonald). Zeporah Sykes, pro se. No brief or argument for appellee. VLW 023-7-292, 7 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-286 – Booker Jr. v. Commonwealth, et al.
Booker Jr. v. Commonwealth, et al., Record No. 1202-22-1, July 25, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (per curiam) From the Circuit Court of the City of Chesapeake (MacDonald). (Walter Delaney Booker, Jr., on brief), pro se. No brief for appellees. VLW 023-7-286, 4 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-282 – Formica v. Puryear
Formica v. Puryear, Record No. 1581-22-1, July 25, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (Annunziata; Chaney, dissenting) From the Circuit Court of Greene County (Worrell Jr.). Michael J. Formica, pro se. Rachel W. Adams for appellee. VLW 023-7-282, 9 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-289 – Stark, et al. v. Crumpler
Stark, et al. v. Crumpler, Record No. 0940-22-3, July 25, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (Callins) From the Circuit Court of Franklin County (Moreau). Devon J. Munro for appellants. George I. Vogel III, Christopher W. Stevens, Elaine D. McCafferty for appellee. VLW 023-7-289, 6 pp. Full-Text Opinion
023-7-296 – Martinez v. Arlington County Dep’t of Human Services
Martinez v. Arlington County Dep’t of Human Services, Record No. 1162-22-4, July 25, 2023. CAV (unpublished opinion) (Ortiz) From the Circuit Court of Arlington County (DiMatteo). James C. Martin for appellant. Jason L. McCandless; Molly H. Newton, Guardian ad litem for the minor child; Newton Turner for appellee. VLW 023-7-296, 10 pp. Full-Text Opinion
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver fell asleep, causing significant auto accident — $1M settlement
- Defense verdict returned for company in rear-end crash — Defense verdict
- Cauda equina syndrome developed after procedure — $625,000 settlement
- Passenger died months after sustaining multiple injuries — $725,000 settlement
- 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
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
