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Jurors – Man convicted of assault and battery of law enforcement officers
The Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed Gregory James Louissaint's conviction for assault and battery of law enforcement officers in Suffolk.
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.
Civil Rights – Jury to decide if officer violated arrestee’s rights
The WDVA denied summary judgment for Lynchburg police officer Seth Reed in a civil rights case alleging excessive force with a police dog against Calvin Wesley.
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.
Criminal – District court sufficiently explained upward-variant revocation sentence
The 4th Circuit affirmed a 36-month upward-variant revocation sentence for Sidney Derrod Evans in EDVA, citing multiple crimes committed while on federal supervision.
Staunton jury convicts man on lesser charges in assault case
Christopher Bennett was convicted on two misdemeanor assault charges in Staunton Circuit Court and sentenced to 16 months in jail with probation.
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
- Criminal – Allen charge wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Evidence – Expert’s exclusion from trial deemed harmless
- Parent and child – Mother held in contempt for violating visitation order
- Criminal – Court refuses to continue trial despite missing witness
- Criminal – Meth defendant wasn’t entitled to sentencing safety valve
- Tort – Comments about plaintiff were protected opinions
- Real Property – Condo unit owner challenges expansion plans
- Criminal – Woman convicted of endangering her children’s lives
- 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
