A defendant discovered with a handgun and a zip lock bag with 9mm ammunition, who was charged under Va. Code § 18.2- 308.2 with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a concealed weapon by a convicted ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Mary Jane Hall Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Although defendant’s friend testified that she owned and forgot to remove a firearm found in the driver-side door pan­el of her vehicle loaned to defendant, the firearm was clearly visible inches from defendant when he was stopped for traffic violations, ...

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

Plaintiff was a commercial refrigeration specialist retired from the military after a distinguished career. He was in a large work vehicle when it was rear-ended. He suffered some dizziness, headaches and neck pain. Plaintiff drove back to work from the ...

Tagged with: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury

A Norfolk Circuit Court dismisses appeals of 18 of petitioning father’s 19 motions to show cause filed in the JDR court over a six-week period alleging matters such as a failure to give notice of doctors’ appointments, a failure to ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk Circuit Court

A Norfolk Circuit Court says a single mother may deny visitation with her 11-year-old son to her own mother, who lives nearby and has a strong relation­ship with the child; although the JDR court granted expanded visitation, the court rejects ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk Circuit Court

A grandmother lost her expanded visitation with a grandson when the child’s mother – her own daughter – appealed the grandmother’s win. The grandmother, who lived a short walking distance from the mother’s house, complained that she was only allowed ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Hon. David Lannetti Norfolk Circuit Court

Plaintiff’s decedent was a 29-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department at DePaul Medical Center with flu-like symptoms. Her oxygen saturation was noted to be 88 percent on admission and 90 percent at the time of discharge. The decedent ...

Tagged with: Judge Junius P. Fulton III Medical Malpractice Norfolk Circuit Court Wrongful Death

A Norfolk Circuit Court says a defen­dant who was persuaded by an under­cover officer to look for crack cocaine, us­ing a story about his girlfriend being too scared to look for the drug, and who had to drive around for ...

Tagged with: Criminal Norfolk Circuit Court

A woman’s stated intent to con­tinue tinkering with her will “on my deathbed” did not prevent a Nor­folk Circuit Court from finding that a handwritten will found in a note­book in her kitchen after her death was in fact her ...

Tagged with: Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk Circuit Court Wills & Trusts

On July 14, 2016, a Norfolk jury award­ed $1,000,000.00 to a 32-year-old yoga in­structor who was in­jured in a motor vehicle accident on October 23, 2014. The plaintiff was op­erating a motor vehicle on Granby Street when she was struck ...

Tagged with: Judge Jerrauld C. Jones Million-Dollar Verdicts Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury