Despite the absence of facts demonstrating probable harm or specific threat, the court found a hospital did have a duty to a patient who was attacked by another patient in the emergency room. Background The complaint alleges that on Oct. ...

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A man assaulted by another patient at a hospital waiting room is expected to take his case against the hospital to trial this week. Gordey Denisenko blames Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for his injuries in 2015 at the hands of ...

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In this dispute between a marine construction company and a ship yard, the Norfolk Circuit Court sustains the construction company’s petition to stay arbitration of its breach of warranty and indemnification claims, based on its claim that the work under ...

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A bank that has a judgment against a heavy equipment company and its prin­cipal shareholder cannot using a “veil piercing” theory to enforce that judgment against a separate Virginia limited lia­bility company owned by the sharehold­er’s fiancée, “with whom he ...

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On Sept. 15, 2016, a Norfolk jury awarded a total of $379,475 in damages – including $140,850 in punitive damages for actual fraud and $95,450 in increased damages un­der the Virginia Con­sumer Protection Act – to two men defrauded by ...

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A defendant discovered with a handgun and a zip lock bag with 9mm ammunition, who was charged under Va. Code § 18.2- 308.2 with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a concealed weapon by a convicted ...

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Plaintiff Kortney Jack­son is a young adult who is disabled and non-ver­bal due to severe autism and mental retardation. She required around the clock care, and her moth­er and guardian arranged for that care through the home health agency. The ...

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A mother can sue a doctor for her son’s medical expenses arising from the doctor’s alleged negli­gence, even though the son has not filed his own suit against the doctor, a Norfolk Circuit Court has ruled. The defendant pe­diatrician said ...

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In this action by a substitute trustee to collect the balance on debts owed by defendants on 12 loans in the wake of foreclosures by the substitute trustee, the Norfolk Circuit Court says defendants have stated counterclaims for actual and ...

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In a disabled adult’s suit seeking damages for second-degree burns she suffered in 2011 while in the care of de­fendant home health agency’s employee/ independent contractor, the Norfolk Cir­cuit Court denies summary judgment to defendant insurance company based on its ...

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