Plaintiff was driving over the Berkley Bridge toward Chesapeake when the defendant crossed multiple lanes of traffic and violently struck the plaintiff, forcing her car onto and almost over the jersey wall at the crest of the bridge. The plaintiff, ...

Tagged with: Judge Johnny E. Morrison Personal Injury Portsmouth Circuit Court Verdict

Plaintiff was a passenger involved in a two-car collision. One driver settled for her policy limits. The remaining driver and defendant denied liability and brought the case to trial. Following the presentation of testimony and evidence, the jury returned a ...

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In this prosecution of a Portsmouth police officer for first-degree murder of a suspect­ed shoplifter, the Portsmouth Circuit Court says the commonwealth must provide de­fendant with the date, time and location of the offense for which he is charged and ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Johnny E. Morrison Portsmouth Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Portsmouth officials are trying to deflect blame as a conflict between an elected sheriff and a budget-cutting city council threatens to leave judges in an insecure courthouse. Recurring tension between leaders at city hall and the independent sheriff led to ...

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When legislators meet Friday, Dec. 12, to interview judges seeking re-election, expect to hear about numbers. The circuit  judges’ compliance rates with Virginia’s voluntary sentencing guidelines, to be exact. Members of the Courts of Justice committees of the Senate and ...

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The Supreme Court of Virginia has reinstated a jury verdict against a Portsmouth medical practice for alleged sloppy management in the case of a 24-year-old patient who died of pneumonia. The trial judge ruled the $3.5-million verdict had to be ...

Tagged with: Judge Johnny E. Morrison Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts Portsmouth Circuit Court Supreme Court of Virginia News

A Portsmouth Circuit Court sets aside a $3.5 million med-mal award because the verdict form showed the jury did not find the doctor liable, but found the doctor’s practice group liable, and there was no evidence that the practice group ...

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The estate of a 24-year-old decedent alleged at trial that the defendant doctor and his group were liable for the failure of the doctor to timely advise the decedent of the presence of pneumonia as evidenced by a chest X-ray. ...

Tagged with: Judge Johnny E. Morrison Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Portsmouth Circuit Court

A Portsmouth judge has set aside a $3.5 million verdict against a medical practice group because the verdict exonerated the employee-physician who the plaintiff alleged was negligent. The doctor’s office allegedly dialed the wrong phone number, then failed to follow ...

Tagged with: Judge Johnny E. Morrison Medical Malpractice Portsmouth Circuit Court

The 24-year-old decedent went to the defendant doctor with chest pain and a cough. He was diagnosed with chestwall pain and prescribed a narcotic pain reliever. The decedent returned the next day with complaints of increased chest pain and spitting ...

Tagged with: Judge Johnny E. Morrison Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts Portsmouth Circuit Court Wrongful Death