A condo developer successfully petitioned to invalidate a subcontractor’s mechanic’s lien on the individual condos after the general contractor reportedly went bankrupt. Though it had sold all the condos, the developer had standing to bring the petition by virtue of ...

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A condo developer successfully petitioned to invalidate a subcontractor’s mechanic’s lien on the individual condos after the general contractor reportedly went bankrupt. Though it had sold all the condos, the developer had standing to bring the petition by virtue of ...

Tagged with: Construction Judge Jeanette A. Irby Loudoun County Circuit Court Real Estate Real Property Virginia Circuit Courts

The estate of a nursing-home patient who fell and broke her hip, allegedly due to inadequate care, was entitled to broad discovery of the facility’s patient care records, personnel files, and financial information. Background This is a negligence case brought ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Evidence Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr. Loudoun County Circuit Court Negligence Personal Injury Tort Virginia Circuit Courts

This was a personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle collision that occurred in April 2015 in Loudoun County. At the time of the collision, a marketing representative from Polyface Inc. was on a two-day business trip from Central ...

Tagged with: Judge Lorraine Nordlund Loudoun County Circuit Court Personal Injury Verdict

In defendant’s prosecution for involuntary manslaughter and related charges in the death of a child in a stroller and injury to his mother when defendant’s vehicle struck them at an intersection, the Loudoun County Circuit Court denies the commonwealth’s motion ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr. Loudoun County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Plaintiff, a 6-year-old girl, sued a national health club facility for injuries alleged­ly suffered after she fell from a tractor tire maintained on the fa­cility’s turf field. During early eve­ning hours while wait­ing for a swim lesson, plaintiff, her younger ...

Tagged with: Judge Stephen Sincavage Loudoun County Circuit Court Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Personal Injury Premises Liability

A Virginia custody case drew nation­al attention when a Loudoun County judge said a 10-year-old golf “phe­nom” should take a year-long break from competition. Last month, the Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld that restriction, as well as a ban ...

Tagged with: Brian M. Hirsch Judge Jeanette A. Irby Loudoun County Circuit Court Mary G. Com­mander Virginia Court of Appeals News

Bicycles may be old technology, but the people who ride them are often sporting some of the latest electronic devices. In the case of one injured cyclist, his two performance monitoring gadgets helped turn a rejected personal injury claim into ...

Tagged with: Loudoun County Circuit Court Personal Injury

Owners who hired defendant contractor to build a recreational facility with a bat­ting cage, swimming pool, exercise area and bathroom may sue the contractor for fraud in the inducement and violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, based on allegations ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr. Loudoun County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

The defendant doc­tor performed a ro­botic-assisted ventral hernia repair, without apparent complication. Five days post-op, the patient presented to the emergency depart­ment with complaints of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and bloating. A CT scan showed a small bowel obstruction, with ...

Tagged with: Judge Jeanette A. Irby Loudoun County Circuit Court Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts