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Man’s injuries came out over time after wreck – $350,000 Settlement
This collision occurred on Nov. 17, 2015 on northbound Interstate 295 in Hanover County. Plaintiff was on his way to work driving a Chevrolet pick-up truck alone when he was […]
Lawyer must pay $2.5M for mismanaging trust assets
A Norfolk attorney accused of mismanaging multiple trusts and charging excessive fees in the process will have to pay over $2.5 million in damages. Chesapeake Circuit Judge John W. Brown […]
Trustee sued for violation of duties of care, loyalty – $2.5 million verdict
Plaintiffs alleged that defendant, who served as the trustee for several family trusts, had violated his duty of care and loyalty. Plaintiffs sought damages for his misfeasance/negligence while serving as […]
Plaintiff settles TBI claim for 90 percent of UM limits – $90,000 Settlement
The uninsured defendant pulled out into the path of the plaintiff’s vehicle right at the Virginia-North Carolina line (raising interesting choice of law issues). The plaintiff, a security specialist for […]
Doctors fail to win protection of birth fund
Physicians sued for a child’s birth injuries failed to bring their case into the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Fund in a ruling last month from the Court of Appeals of […]
Doctors failed to diagnose man’s cancer at early stage – $1.5M Verdict
The decedent, Gerald Teeuwen, was a 77-year-old bicycle racer, who never smoked, but had a persistent cough when he presented to Patient First on Jan. 3, 2013. A chest X-ray […]
Woman hurt hip in T-bone accident – $725,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a 48-year-old female involved in a high-impact T-bone accident. She suffered a fracture to her right hip where the femoral head was driven through the acetabulum. Hip surgery […]
Driver hurt his shoulder in wreck in Chesapeake – $425,000 Settlement
The plaintiff collided with the defendant’s motor vehicle in a Chesapeake intersection. It was established that the 19-year-old defendant caused the collision by making a left turn on a solid […]
Court Denies Petition to Change Personal Rep
A Chesapeake Circuit Court denies a petition filed by the mothers of decedent’s two children who seek to replace decedent’s own mother as the representative of his estate in its […]
Defendant’s failure to yield caused plaintiff to run off road – $175,000 Settlement
Defendant driver failed to yield and made a left turn into the plaintiff’s lane of travel, which caused plaintiff to run off the road and hit a tree. Plaintiff suffered […]
‘Dangling Object’ Statute Not Vague
On appeal by the commonwealth, a Chesapeake Circuit Court holds that Va. Code § 46.2-1054, which prohibits dangling objects in a vehicle that obstruct the driver’s clear view of the […]
Infant was delivered stillborn after unsuccessful VBAC attempt – $1,500,000 Verdict
Plaintiff was admitted to Chesapeake General Hospital on July 12, 2009, at approximately 6:35 a.m. for labor and delivery at the 38th week of her pregnancy. Plaintiff and her unborn […]
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
