On May 29, 2013, decedent crossed Route 250 in front of his home in Albemarle County to check the mail. As he reached about halfway across the road, he was hit by a red Mustang which continued to speed down ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Judge J. Michael Gamble Verdict Wrongful Death

Plaintiff was stopped in a left hand turn lane on Richmond Road in Albe­marle County when defendant struck the rear of her vehicle without warning. Although plaintiff did not lose conscious­ness and refused medical care at the ac­cident scene, plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Judge Diane McQuade Strick­land Personal Injury Settlement

Plaintiff experienced a trimalleo­lar ankle fracture as a result of a fall from a retaining wall. The defendant podiatrist repaired two of the frac­tures but did not repair the posterior malleolus fragment. Approximate­ly 18 months later the ankle migrated posteriorly ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl V. Higgins Medical Malpractice Verdict

Landowner planned and had re­ceived most of the governmental approvals for a regional mixed-use residential development on 800 acres on the Northern Neck. Instead of im­plementing the plan, landowner conveyed a parcel to James Mad­ison University for educational programs and ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Virginia Department of Taxation

The Supreme Court of Virginia says the hurdles for getting past a shell corporation to reach the owners’ assets may not be too high. In a ruling June 2, the court gave a second chance to a Fluvanna County contractor ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Corporate Judge Cheryl V. Higgins Supreme Court of Virginia

A Lynchburg lawyer is hoping to block a move by Volkswagen’s U.S. arm to consolidate all Virginia “clean diesel” cases before a single judge in Fairfax County. Volkswagen has asked the Supreme Court of Virginia to transfer current and future ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Fairfax County Circuit Court Supreme Court of Virginia

Plaintiff was driving home from dinner in a small, half-ton pickup. She was on a major roadway approaching a major intersection and had a green light. Defendant was driving a large, U-Haul type truck, traveling the opposite direction from plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

Plaintiff was driving home from dinner in a small, half-ton pickup. She was on a major roadway approaching a major intersection and had a green light. Defendant was driving a large, U-Haul type truck, traveling the opposite direction from plaintiff ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

Plaintiffs brought a three-count complaint seeking $2.7 million related to purchase of a business from defendants. Claims included breach of contract and fraud in the inducement. Plaintiffs also sought recovery of attorneys’ fees pursuant to the parties’ contract. Defendants counterclaimed ...

Tagged with: Albemarle County Circuit Court Contract Judge Cheryl V. Higgins

An Albemarle County Circuit Court denies a permanent injunction to plaintiff investment partnership in its action alleging nuisance and trespass claims arising from diversion of stormwater onto plaintiffs’ property from a stormwater management system that includes a 72-inch pipe; given ...

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