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Woman suffered multiple injuries in motorcycle accident – $2,175,000 Settlement
The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle/motorcycle collision in Middlesex County. The collision occurred on Oct. 6, 2012, at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Old Virginia Street approximately one-half mile north of its intersection with Route 691. The plaintiff was a passenger on a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by her husband. They were heading […]
Real Estate – Foreclosure Sale – Trustee Commission
Petitioner’s objection to the commission taken by the trustee in the amount of $16,150 is sustained by a Middlesex County Circuit Court and the trustee is hereby allowed a commission of $10,100 and is ordered to make a check payable to petitioner and her attorney in the sum of $6,050. Petitioner objects to the corporate […]
Commission for trustee’s foreclosure cut by judge
A decision by a Middlesex County judge highlights an open question in the business of foreclosure in Virginia: How much can a foreclosure trustee charge as a commission? For 11 years, the law has required only a “reasonable commission” for handling the sale of foreclosed properties. In practice, apparently, fees in the neighborhood of 5 […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- 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
- 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
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
