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Ruptured artery led to amputation of woman’s leg – Defense Verdict
This case arose after the plaintiff fell while walking down a sidewalk. EMS was called and plaintiff was taken to the hospital. Both the EMS provider and the treating emergency physician noted a normal neurovascular exam and bilateral pulses in the patient’s feet. The plaintiff was diagnosed with a knee sprain, placed in an immobilizer […]
Doctor’s License Suspension Upheld
A Norfolk Circuit Court upholds the Virginia Board of Medicine’s decision to indefinitely suspend petitioner’s license to practice medicine. The relatively straightforward issues presented here do not require a detailed discussion of the factual and legal questions of the case vis-a-vis the application standard of review under Va. Code § 2.2-4027. The court makes the […]
Senate holds judicial interviews
There was nary a whisper about Hernandez at Friday’s judicial interviews conducted by the Senate Courts of Justice Committee. Even though committee control switched this year from Democrats to Republicans, the Senate followed the same practice as last year’s courts committee and declined to question sitting judges about whether they deferred dispositions in criminal cases […]
No Injunctions for Waterside Bars
In these consolidated cases that pit two entertainment businesses in Waterside Festival Marketplace against Norfolk City Council, the Norfolk Circuit Court says the city is entitled to injunctions to prevent the two businesses from operating as “Entertainment Establishments” and serving on-premises alcoholic beverages. The parties contest numerous issues respecting whether Norfolk 102 LLC and [...]
‘Job Hazard Analysis’ Expert Excluded
In an injured seaman’s suit against the owner of a commercial fishing vessel, a Gloucester County Circuit Court excludes plaintiff’s expert because defendant had no duty under maritime law to perform a “job hazard analysis” on vessel-to-vessel ingress and egress, but plaintiff can pursue his negligence claim. The court must consider, as a question of […]
Jury finds for defense on maritime injuries claim – Defense Verdict
Plaintiff sued under maritime law for injuries to his back, knee and shoulder allegedly sustained while working as a commercial fisherman for the defendant. Plaintiff claimed that defendant failed to provide a proper ladder to use, failed to train the plaintiff, violated various OSHA standards, including the “general duty clause,” and failed to conduct a […]
House panel quizzes judges on Hernandez
Several judges seeking reelection by the 2012 General Assembly have run into trouble over criminal disposition issues raised during interviews Dec. 9 before a panel of the House Courts of Justice Committee. Committee members alerted incumbent judges last April to be prepared to discuss their reliance on the Virginia Supreme Court’s January decision in Hernandez […]
Judicial study group: Use chief judges to balance regional caseloads
Virginia’s existing court districts and circuits are so intertwined with other government services that they should not be changed, at least for now. That’s the conclusion of a court-appointed study panel after a fast but intense study of Virginia’s judicial map, members report. But the Judicial Boundary Realignment Study Committee will suggest a way to […]
‘John Doe’ vehicle, prior injury complicate case – $150,000 Verdict
The plaintiff sustained injuries when a John Doe vehicle, traveling next to her vehicle, changed lanes and cut her off. Plaintiff’s vehicle struck the curb, causing both tires on the passenger side of her vehicle to blow out. The John Doe driver then left the scene. There was no impact between the two vehicles, nor […]
Drive time factors into redrawing boundaries
Worries about windshield time for judges assigned to duty beyond a home court surfaced at last night’s Hampton Roads hearing on judicial redistricting proposals. The July 14 hearing in Portsmouth was the fourth in a series of six public hearings scheduled by the Virginia Supreme Court’s Judicial Boundary Realignment Study Committee. Drive time is a […]
Bias of medical expert an issue in traffic case – $600,000 Verdict
The plaintiffs – a husband and wife – were in their pickup truck, stopped in traffic on Interstate 264 in Virginia Beach, when they were rear-ended by the defendant’s car. The plaintiff wife was treated by chiropractor John Clayton of for low back pain. After approximately six weeks of treatment, the wife was returned to […]
School Board Ordered to Produce Records
A Norfolk Circuit Court says a school board must produce records related to an investigation of a middle school’s testing procedures in response to a newspaper’s FOIA request, but the school board may exclude from production any individual records considered in toto or in part a scholastic record or a personnel record, with information on […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Jury reaches defense verdict in $4M med mal action
- Dental hygienist tripped, fractured right wrist, foot — $190,000 settlement
- Couple contracted Hepatitis A after dining at restaurant — $5.5M settlement
- Elderly man suffers hip fracture after attack by neighbor’s dog — $350,000 settlement
- Motorcyclist injured when vehicle abruptly changed lanes — $300,000 verdict
- Passenger ejected from car in high-speed chase crash — $685,000 settlement
- Defense verdict reached in fraud suit
- 8-year-old killed in crash involving tractor-trailer — $1,100,000 settlement
- Plaintiff conceived child after vasectomy — $250,000 settlement
- Delay in diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy led to surgery — $283,432.18 settlement
- Golfer stepped in sinkhole, fractured ankle — $442,000 verdict
- Jury sides with woman injured in rear-end collision — $300,000 verdict
viewpoint
- The promise and peril of artificial intelligence in patent law
- Keys to becoming an unfrazzled lawyer
- Confused about federal COVID-19 emergencies ending? You’re not alone
- Generative AI in law: New survey of lawyer perspectives and plans
- Four misconceptions about appeals
- Font choice exposes fabricated document
- USPTO launches first-time filer expedited exam pilot program
- In times of crisis, the ‘tug of war’ is over
- The ever-evolving Fourth Circuit
- Federal protections for pregnant, nursing employees coming
- It’s time for employers to embrace the ‘Big Quit’ and adapt
- Tell the whole truth? I’ll do better than that
Polls
Are you or your law firm cutting back on holiday gifts to clients, colleagues or associates?
- Yes, times are tough (78%, 29 Votes)
- No, it's business as usual (22%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 37
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