The plaintiff was operating a motorcycle on Johnstown Road in Chesapeake when the defendant pulled in front of him at an intersection. Plaintiff took evasive action to avoid a direct collision with the defendant’s vehicle and in the process suffered ...

Tagged with: Chesapeake Circuit Court Personal Injury

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