Where the parties contested the admissibility of testimony and argument relating to third-party guilt, the court issued its rulings after considering the parties’ arguments and briefs, as well as additional caselaw and statutory authority. Opening argument Defendant cannot delay his ...

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Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Mild traumatic brain injury, neurocognitive issues, depression, anxiety, tinnitus, cervical strain, cervical spasms, cervical radiculopathy, back strain and left shoulder pain Name of case: Powers v. Lopez Court: Newport News Circuit Court Case ...

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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Bowel perforation Court: Newport News Circuit Court Special damages: Several hundred thousand dollars of medical bills Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,275,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Robert J. Haddad, Virginia Beach Description ...

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Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Total colectomy and ileostomy Name of case: Halbig v. Reichenbach Court: Newport News Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-1042 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Christopher R. Papile Special damages: Medical ...

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Where defendant, a U.S. Navy retiree, began receiving military retirement pay and later “Concurrent Retirement Disability Pay,” both are military retirement pay that must be divided under the parties’ property settlement. Howell v. Howell, 137 S. Ct. 1400 (2017), which ...

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Where the commonwealth’s attorney declined to prosecute a misdemeanor concealed weapon charge, defendant’s motion to dismiss, based on the prosecutor’s absence, is denied. The court agrees with a recent circuit court opinion, Commonwealth v. Sangha, 2021 WL 1179859 (Fairfax Cnty. ...

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The court issues a final decree of divorce on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart, without cohabitation and without interruption for more than one year. The court cannot grant wife’s counterclaim for a divorce based on ...

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Where an elderly patient died after contracting COVID-19 in defendant hospital’s senior care facility, her estate’s claim is a medical malpractice case. Defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of expert certification is granted. Background Goodwin, an 81-year-old woman, was a ...

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Type of action: Tractor-trailer truck accident Injuries alleged: right comminuted radius (wrist) fractures Court: Newport News Circuit Court Tried before: N/A Name of judge or mediator: the Honorable Thomas Shadrick, McCammon Group Date resolved: 2/18/2021 Special damages: $54,118.01 Demand: $700,000 ...

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Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Wrongful death – motor vehicle accident Court: Newport News Circuit Court Name of judge or mediator: Judge Charles Poston (Ret.) Date resolved: 10/15/2020 Demand: Policy limits Offer: $25,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: ...

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