Free Newsletter
020-7-081 – Chenevert v. Commonwealth
Chenevert v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0028-19-1, April 21, 2020. CAV (Huff) from Chesapeake Cir. Ct. (Brown). Erik A. Mussoni for Appellant, Mason D. Williams for Appellee. VLW 020-7-081, 9 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-086 – Jordan v. Commonwealth
Jordan v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0413-19-2, April 14, 2020. CAV (O’Brien) from Greensville County Cir. Ct. (Tomko). J. Daniel Vinson for Appellant, Lauren C. Campbell for Appellee. VLW 020-7-086, 6 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-088 – Keepers v. Commonwealth
Keepers v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0279-19-3, April 14, 2020. CAV (O’Brien) from Montgomery County Cir. Ct. (Turk). David B. Hargett for Appellant, Virginia B. Theisen for Appellee. VLW 020-7-088, 22 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-087 – Joyce v. Commonwealth
Joyce v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0390-19-2, April 14, 2020. CAV (Atlee) from Caroline County Cir. Ct. (Deneke). Christopher M. Reyes for Appellant, A. Anne Lloyd for Appellee. VLW 020-7-087, 6 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-057 – Choinski v. Virginia State University
Choinski v. Virginia State University, Record No. 1927-19-2, March 31, 2020. CAV (per curiam) from the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Comm’n. Robert L. Flax for appellant, Mark R. Herring for appellee. VLW 020-7-057, 6 pp. Unpublished. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-058 – Martin v. Virginia Beach Public Schools, et al.
Martin v. Virginia Beach Public Schools, et al., Record No. 1632-19-4, March 31, 2020. CAV (Haley) from the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Comm’n. Casey E. Duchesne for appellant, Bryan S. Peeples for appellees. VLW 020-7-058, 12 pp. Unpublished. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-059 – Pemberton v. Mallek
Pemberton v. Mallek, Record No. 1262-19-4, March 31, 2020. CAV (Haley) from Arlington Cir. Ct. (Fiore). John K. Cottrell for appellant, Camille A. Crandall for appellee. VLW 020-7-059, 10 pp. Unpublished. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-071 – Intercept Youth Services v. Estate of Lopez, et al.
Intercept Youth Services v. Estate of Lopez, et al., Record No. 1537-19-4, April 7, 2020. From the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Comm’n (Decker). Brian J. McNamara for Appellants, Charles W. O’Donnell for Appellee. VLW 020-7-071, 10 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-062 – Dixon v. Dixon
Dixon v. Dixon, Record No. 1108-19-4, March 31, 2020. CAV (Decker) from Stafford County Cir. Ct. (Sharp). Charles E. Powers for Appellant, Lawrence D. Diehl for Appellee. VLW 020-7-062, 11 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-076 – Otey v. Commonwealth
Otey v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0556-19-2, April 7, 2020. CAV (Atlee) from New Kent County Cir. Ct. (Bondurant). Richard G. Collins for Appellant, Maureen E. Cummins for Appellee. VLW 020-7-076, 7 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-064 – Vandyke v. Commonwealth
Vandyke v. Commonwealth, Record No. 1322-18-2, March 31, 2020. CAV (Decker) from Richmond City Cir. Ct. (Jenkins). Elliot B. Bender for Appellant, A. Anne Lloyd for Appellee. VLW 020-7-064, 11 pp. Published. Full-Text Opinion
020-7-077 – Bardales v. Commonwealth
Bardales v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0455-19-4, April 7, 2020. CAV (Beales) from Fairfax County Cir. Ct. (Ortiz). Andrew W. Lindsey for Appellant, Matthew P. Dullaghan for Appellee. VLW 020-7-077, 8 pp. Published. 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
