Although all of the complained-of news reports fall within the statute of limitations, plaintiff’s defamation claims are dismissed because the statements are true and lack the necessary “sting” to be actionable defamation. Further, some of the statements are opinions. Plaintiff’s ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Stacey W. Moreau Virginia Circuit Courts

Plaintiff’s home and its contents were completely destroyed by a house fire on June 15, 2017. He had purchased homeowners insurance from Windsor in 2014, including full replacement cost coverage. Plaintiff, who worked as a logger, submitted the claim to ...

Tagged with: Contract Franklin County Circuit Court Insurance Judge Clyde H Perdue Jr. Verdict

The plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle wreck on Oct. 6, 2015 on Route 220 in Franklin County when the defendant pulled out from a side road. When the front of the plaintiff’s vehicle crumpled, it dislocated his right ...

Tagged with: Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Clyde H Perdue Jr. Tort Verdict

Plaintiff’s house burned down. The homeowner’s carrier denied the claim for a material misrepresentation in the application. Plaintiff denied a bankruptcy in the application. Plaintiff had filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 14, 2014. Plaintiff filled out the homeowner’s application on ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Franklin County Circuit Court Insurance Judge Clyde H Perdue Jr.

The plaintiff was driving on a secondary road in Franklin County when the defendant crossed over the center line and came into the plaintiff’s lane and struck him head-on. The plaintiff suffered exten­sive injuries, requiring surger­ies and months of hospitaliza­tion ...

Tagged with: Franklin County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury

Plaintiff was struck head-on on Va. Rt. 40 in Franklin County by a vehicle operated by the defendant. Defendant veered into plaintiff’s lane of travel. Both vehicles were damaged, and defendant admitted liability for the accident. Plaintiff went to the ...

Tagged with: Franklin County Circuit Court Judge William N. Alexander II Personal Injury

Deputy sheriffs who say they were fired after they reported a sheriff’s violation of a penal statute for his off-the-books employment of his daughter can state a Bowman wrongful discharge claim based on their statutory duty under Va. Code § ...

Tagged with: Employment Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Joseph W. Milam Jr. Virginia Circuit Courts

A bill introduced in Congress this month would put an end to a current police practice – use of a GPS tracking device without a warrant to follow a suspect. The measure would force law enforcement to get a judicial ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Criminal Franklin County Circuit Court Judge William N. Alexander II

A Franklin County Circuit Court denies a defendant’s motion to suppress any evidence obtained against him after a GPS device was attached to his vehicle when it was parked at night on a public street in the city of Bedford, ...

Tagged with: Franklin County Circuit Court Judge William N. Alexander II Search & Seizure Virginia Circuit Courts

A ruling by a Montgomery County Circuit Court has set the stage for discovery and trial in the two lawsuits filed in the wake of the deadly 2007 shootings on the Virginia Tech campus. Virginia Tech president Charles Steger and ...

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