In approving settlement of a wrongful death action arising from the death of a 34-year-old tractor-trailer driver, the Roanoke U.S. District Court awards the bulk of the $395,000 settlement to the driver’s aunt and uncle with whom he had lived ...

Tagged with: Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon Negligence U.S. District Court - Western District

In a college student’s suit alleging she was sexually assaulted in a dorm room by a fellow student after consuming drugged alcohol at an on-campus party “sponsored” by a college orientation peer advisor, the Norfolk Circuit Court rules on the ...

Tagged with: Judge David W. Lannetti Negligence Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A contract cleaning employee who alleges he fell off his ladder after receiving an electric shock from exposed bare wires has stated claims for negligent supervision and for negligence based on defendant’s internal policies and procedures, but the Norfolk Circuit ...

Tagged with: Judge Michelle J. Atkins Negligence Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

In this wrongful death suit against a school board for a bus accident that killed a four-year-old child, the trial court erred in in ordering that the separate awards to the child’s two minor brothers be held by the clerk ...

Tagged with: Justice D. Arthur Kelsey Negligence Supreme Court of Virginia

A cleaning company employee who was electrocuted while wiping down an electric junction box can bring a negligent supervision claim against an electrical repair company, a Norfolk circuit judge has ruled. Norfolk remains one of the few jurisdictions in Virginia ...

Tagged with: Negligence Personal Injury

A woman who alleges injuries from a fall while seeking to avoid a panhandler near a Wal-Mart store cannot sue the store for negligence, says a Richmond U.S. District Court. Wal-Mart had no duty to protect plaintiff from the panhandler’s ...

Tagged with: Judge John A. Gibney Jr. Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The estate of a woman who died during an instructional scuba dive can try its negligence suit against the diving instructor and diving school; an Alexandria U.S. District Court says a jury will have to determine whether the release signed ...

Tagged with: Judge James C. Cacheris Negligence U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A tractor-trailer driver who was assaulted by a fellow trucker with a murderous past has reached a $3 million settlement with two corporations, arguing they knowingly hired the convicted felon. The settlement came about a month before the scheduled trial ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine Negligence Personal Injury

The family of a patient severely burned when hospital staffers allegedly used a coffee maker to fill hot water compresses has recovered a half million dollars from the University of Virginia Health System. The burn case was settled in May ...

Tagged with: Negligence Personal Injury

A Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court denies a motion to transfer this negligence action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and/or for strict liability under the Railroad Safety Appliance Act to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District ...

Tagged with: Judge Glen E. Conrad Negligence U.S. District Court - Western District