Plaintiff was followed by defendant physician for abdominal pain and other symptoms related to endometriosis and underwent abdominal laparoscopy. During the procedure, plaintiff’s stomach was punctured by a 5 mm trocar. The injury was discovered during the procedure, a laparotomy ...

Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge E. Preston Grissom Medical Malpractice

Plaintiff was treated by the defendant family practice physician for severe abdominal pain, fever, vomiting/nausea. The defendant initially failed to recognize that she had diverticulitis, but an emergency room physician diagnosed the illness. The diverticulitis progressed into mulitple abscesses, and ...

Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge John W. Brown Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts

A Chesapeake Circuit Court says a man injured in a motorcycle accident cannot “stack” UM/UIM coverage from his policy that covered two separate vehicles he owned, neither of which was involved in the accident with a driver of another vehicle. ...

Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Insurance Judge V. Thomas Forehand Jr. Virginia Circuit Courts

Although plaintiff business has filed a complaint with the FCC in regard to defendant’s alleged release of a toll-free number the business used to market its products to an “adult” phone hotline, plaintiff nevertheless can pursue its state law claims, ...

Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge Marjorie T. Arrington Tort