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Tort claims against churches go forward
On remand from the Virginia Supreme Court, the demurrer and special pleas of defendant churches are overruled. Plaintiff’s claims for negligent hiring or retention, vicarious liability and negligent infliction of emotional distress can go forward. Motions from one of the churches to amend the style of this case and identify plaintiff are granted. Overview Doe […]
No justification to prolong traffic stop
Even though police had an objectively reasonable basis to stop appellant’s vehicle for speeding, littering and improper window tinting, the stop was unreasonably prolonged to have a police dog sniff the vehicle for drugs. Drugs found as a result of the canine sniff are suppressed. Background Two drug task force investigators, Hilliard and Rosemeier, saw […]
Drug evidence from stop suppressed
A woman who was pulled over for improper window tinting, speeding and littering has succeeded in her bid to suppress drug evidence found by the police. The officers had an objectively reasonable basis to make the traffic stop, but it was unreasonably prolonged to have a police canine do free air sniff around the vehicle, […]
Shares valued in stock buyout dispute
Where discord among the three sole shareholders of a restaurant business resulted in a suit to dissolve the corporation and an action to buy plaintiff’s shares in lieu of dissolution, the court accepts the fair value determination of a defense valuation expert to establish the value of plaintiff’s stock. However, the court declines to use […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver fell asleep, causing significant auto accident — $1M settlement
- Defense verdict returned for company in rear-end crash — Defense verdict
- Cauda equina syndrome developed after procedure — $625,000 settlement
- Passenger died months after sustaining multiple injuries — $725,000 settlement
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
