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No protective order action against retirement community
Where plaintiff seeks to depose a representative of defendant Hickory Hill Retirement Community, defendant’s motion for a protective order regarding some of the deposition topics is denied. Decision “Pursuant to Rule 4:5(b)(6), plaintiff, Matthew Charles Henderson, asked that defendant Hickory Hill Retirement Community, LLC (Hickory Hill), designate an authorized representative to appear at a [...]
Man suffered detached retina in rearender – $500,000 verdict
Plaintiff, in his early 50s, was in a collision on Jan. 21, 2016, at about 7 p.m. while driving a 2015 GMC SUV on Wagner Road in Petersburg. He stopped for a red light at the intersection of Normandy Drive and was the first car in that lane. After the light turned green and before […]
Va. Cir.: County held to lowest document production estimate
When a county initially estimated almost $900 for records-request compliance but later revised the estimate down to $200, it could not then charge an actual cost of more than $1,300 without consulting further with the requesting party. Background Petitioner Nelson Batterson filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Powhatan County on January 8, 2018. […]
Morrissey to be subject to bar discipline after finding
Lawyer Joe Morrissey’s 2014 conviction for contributing to the delinquency of a minor has led to a finding that he violated the Rules of Professional Conduct. A three-judge Richmond Circuit Court panel concluded March 28 that Morrissey’s 2013 relationship with a 17-year-old employee – now his wife – was a criminal or deliberately wrongful act, […]
Nurse practitioner failed to advise re blood clot possibility – $3.5 Million Verdict
A nurse practitioner (who was a personal friend of the decedent) failed to refer the decedent to a hospital emergency room on a Sunday afternoon for suspected DVT. The nurse practitioner conceded that DVT was number 1 on her differential diagnosis, but she effectively ruled it out as a consideration because of the 45-year-old decedent’s […]
Teen rendered paraplegic in Jeep rollover accident – $1,795,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was a back-seat passenger in a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee operated by the defendant on June 7, 2014, when the vehicle veered across the roadway and overturned several times before finally coming to rest. The wreck happened on Brunswick Road in Nottoway County. The defendant was rounding a left hand curve at an elevated […]
Habeas Relief Granted in Sodomy Case
A petitioner found guilty of attempted sodomy in 2012 is entitled to habeas corpus relief, as the statute under which he was convicted, Va. Code § 18.2-361, has been declared void under MacDonald v. Moose, 710 F.3d 154 (4th Cir. 2013). On March 12, 2013, the 4th Circuit decided MacDonald, and in that decision, Va. […]
Corporate rep must go first in depositions, judge rules
A Virginia circuit court judge has ruled that a railroad’s corporate representative must sit for a deposition before the injured railroad worker is deposed in the worker’s lawsuit under the Federal Employers Liability Act. The unusual ruling comes in a case in which the injured worker was unable to see the circumstances that allegedly led […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- 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
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
- Jury rules in plaintiff’s favor in defamation suit with city — $300,000 verdict
- Woman missed step on walkway, rupturing Achilles tendon — $160,000 settlement
- Court dismisses suit in hit-and-run death of 2-year-old
Opinion Digests
- Debtor fails to show that signatures were forged
- Alleged defect in service of process excused
- Sales reps defeat injunction motion by former employer
- Court refuses to strike damages expert’s report
- Company can’t dismiss securities class action
- Defendants sued for not repaying loan
- No claim for ACA retaliation outside employment arena
- Plaintiffs awarded $33K in damages, $324K in fees
- Bank dodges claim for customer’s in-person transfer
- Jury to decide who is on hook for $207K loss
- Woman claims hospital did not offer appropriate exam
- Board members accused of political patronage
