The court will grant the prosecution’s motion in limine to exclude opinion testimony from defendant’s expert because it is speculative and therefore is inadmissible. Overview “[T]he alleged facts include [defendant] Shaw having cleaned the body with bleach, cleaned the decedent’s ...

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Where the General Assembly, in SB 1303, has delegated policy determinations regarding COVID mitigation protocols to local school boards, the governor cannot override those determinations by issuing an executive order. Background Seven school boards, which have adopted policies of requiring ...

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A condominium co-owner who suffered injuries after being attacked by a man who snuck into a common area and accessed her unit had her personal injury case heard by a jury. Arlington County Circuit Judge Daniel S. Fiore II had ...

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Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Bilateral tinnitus, headache and neck pain Name of case: Upton v. Greenwalt Court: Arlington County Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-603 Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: Judge Johanna Fitzpatrick ...

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Even though one of defendant landlord’s employees reported to other employees that he saw plaintiff tenant sitting in his apartment bathroom “‘not very alert’ and potentially ‘ill,’” there was no duty to check on plaintiff’s welfare. As a result, the ...

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A police officer’s affidavit provided probable cause to issue a search warrant even though the affidavit stated that the officer would execute it when he knew defendant had drugs for sale. Waiting to resupply Defendant Paige is charged with possession ...

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An Arlington Circuit judge has rejected a plea deal because it went easy on an alleged “drug mule” who brought a load of marijuana and hashish oil into the state. The rejection comes amid debate over the role of judges ...

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Plaintiff was a passenger in December 2017 in a hotel van traveling from National Airport to a hotel in Arlington County. No seat belts were available. Van operator was allegedly reckless and hit a curb or made an abrupt stop. ...

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On June 18, 2015, the defendant general dentist, Joseph Khalil, DDS, performed an unnecessary root canal retreatment procedure on a lower molar tooth of a woman in her mid-50s. After the defendant perforated outside the root of the tooth, he ...

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A lawyer facing a recommended 60-day suspension in Washington for alleged misconduct avoided discipline in Virginia based on the same facts. An Arlington County Circuit Court panel found the “evidence falls short, but barely so” in the Virginia State Bar’s ...

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