Decedent was a 56-year-old female who had multiple sclerosis for approximately 30 years, end stage renal disease and diabetes. She had been confined to a wheelchair and resided in a nursing facility for 13 years. Decedent had been loaded into ...

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A convicted felon who sold a loaded pistol to another convicted felon acting as a police informant cannot be convicted of possession of the ammunition in the gun after his conviction for possession of the gun; convicting defendant for the ...

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On Oct. 30, 2009, the plaintiff was admitted to Memorial Hospital of Martinsville under the care of the defendant family practice due to spreading cellulitis of the face. At the time of her admission, the plaintiff informed hospital staff that ...

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The 21-year old plaintiff was visiting with family and friends in Martinsville when she was severely burned when someone attempted to refill an outdoor firepot with NAPAfire Citronella Pourable Eco-Gel Fuel. The gel fuel exploded into a fireball and landed ...

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A doctor hamstrung by court penalties in a medical malpractice case now has another problem. With trial set later this month, his medical malpractice insurance company is asking a judge to allow it to walk away from the case, leaving ...

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A doctor who allegedly gave false sworn testimony in a medical malpractice case has lost his right to deny liability, as a Virginia trial judge invoked the court’s inherent authority to punish “fraud on the court.” Such a harsh penalty ...

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The president of a corporation that operated a group home for incapacitated adults is guilty of felonious abuse and neglect of a resident who suffered second- and third-degree burns from scalding bath water, as defendant ordered recall of the van ...

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Turning to civil law for a proximate cause standard, a circuit judge has upheld a jury’s conviction of a group home operator for the death from neglect of a disabled burn victim. Richard C. Wagoner Jr. of Martinsville ordered that ...

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Plaintiff trusts who are suing defendant CPA for $25 million for allegedly providing “negligent tax advice, preparation of tax returns and relating accounting services” over a 12-year period are claiming accounting malpractice, and a Martinsville Circuit Court says accounting malpractice, ...

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A Martinsville Circuit Court suppresses drug evidence found in the car of a woman whose husband, a former police informant, alerted police who stopped the car; in view of the police accusation that the woman was transporting illegal drugs in ...

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