Where the trial court granted appellee pretrial bail without explaining its reasons, and gave “inappropriate weight” to the fact that appellee had been jailed for 20 months, the bail order is vacated. Many delays Appellee Davis, a convicted felon, was ...

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Where employer sought to end claimant’s benefits award because he was discharged for just cause, employer is limited to arguing poor work performance because it did not include its fraud claim in the successive application for a hearing. Overview Chesterfield ...

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Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Wrongful death by motor vehicle v. pedestrian Court: Norfolk Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Junius P. Fulton III Date resolved: 4/19/2021 Special damages: Funeral expenses totaling $7,478 ...

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Drug evidence found during a warrantless search of defendant’s vehicle will be suppressed because the search “did not fall under any recognized warrant exception. Dark night “Having considered the body worn camera video, transcript of the testimony of Officer Dubus ...

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Where plaintiff reporter sought information concerning a database system from defendant corrections department, the request was “reasonably specific.” Defendant’s late response violated the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Overview Plaintiff Harki wrote a series of articles for the Virginian-Pilot about ...

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Plaintiffs have scored another win in the battle over nursing home arbitration contracts. In the most recent trial court ruling, a Norfolk judge denied a rehabilitation facility’s bid to arbitrate – not just the underlying medical claim – but also ...

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Plaintiff’s decedent was a 29-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department at DePaul Medical Center with flu-like symptoms. Her oxygen saturation was noted to be 88 percent on admission and 90 percent at the time of discharge. The decedent ...

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In this suit by an LLC, the Norfolk Circuit Court says plaintiff has failed to allege that defendants had a legal obligation to make capital contributions and thus their failure to make the capital contributions was not a wrongful act ...

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In plaintiff subcontractor’s suit against the general contractor and its payment surety under the Virginia Public Procurement, or “Little Miller Act,” the Norfolk Circuit Court says it will not consider as support for defendants’ summary judgment motion a USPS tracking ...

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A plaintiff who described in detail his vehicle being struck by a vehicle towing a trailer that suddenly turned into plaintiff’s lane, but who said he barely felt a second vehicle slide into the rear of his car, cannot sue ...

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