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 ...

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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. ...

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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, ...

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