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Apr 28, 2026
Criminal – Man convicted of strangling, assaulting and abducting his romantic partner
Randy Cephus Jones’s convictions for strangulation, assault, and abduction of his partner were affirmed by the Circuit Court of Halifax County.
Apr 13, 2026
Criminal – Man convicted of abduction, assault and battery of girlfriend
Curtis Ray Jones's convictions for abduction and assault of his girlfriend were affirmed by the Virginia Court of Appeals, confirming separate offenses.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
Opinion Digests
- Negligence – Neighbors ordered to pay $300,000 for boundary wall collapse
- Fraud – Court vacates fraud judgment against home sellers
- Employment – Former employee’s claims against ODU are narrowed
- Civil Rights – Civil rights suit was filed too late
- Criminal – Woman dodges disorderly conduct conviction
- Zoning – Disgruntled resident’s suit against County zoning officials is dismissed
- Criminal – Trial court lost jurisdiction to act on defendant’s motion
- Civil Procedure – Court seals briefs and exhibits
- Freedom of Information – UVA appropriately withheld documents under ‘working papers’ exemption
- Contract – Sprint sued for terminating contract in bad faith
- Bankruptcy – Purchaser of assets dodges bankrupt predecessor’s alleged liability
- Landlord and tenant – Commercial landlord’s suit against tenant is dismissed
