A personal-injury plaintiff could claim $200,000 in ad damnum even though the circuit court was exercising only its appellate jurisdiction. The court acknowledged contrary precedent from the Supreme Court of Virginia, but sought to avoid retrial in the event of ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A Norfolk police officer was immune from negligence claims arising from his operation of a marine vessel that capsized, but claims against him asserting gross negligence could go to trial. Background In January 2014, the City of Norfolk contracted with ...

Tagged with: Judge David W. Lannetti Municipal Negligence Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury Tort Virginia Circuit Courts

A Norfolk police officer was immune from negligence claims arising from his operation of a marine vessel that capsized, but claims against him asserting gross negligence could go to trial. Background In January 2014, the City of Norfolk contracted with ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge David W. Lannetti Municipal Norfolk Circuit Court Tort Virginia Circuit Courts

Investor-members of a dissolving LLC were liable for the return of a large distribution made irrespective of the LLC’s losses on its investments. Background In December 2007, Meritage Fund I LLC — of which Plaintiff Williamson Equity Partners LLC is ...

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

The court granted a motion in limine in which Plaintiff Caryn Kesser (Wife) asked the court to preclude Defendant Lawrence Kesser (Husband) from arguing that Wife is bound by claims in a prior proceeding as to the couple’s separation date. ...

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

At various times, hundreds of locks have been attached to the Botetourt Street Bridge. Despite many requests, the City of Norfolk has removed locks only when others cut them. Upon viewing the Bridge, the court found that there were about ...

Tagged with: Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Municipal Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

The court granted an injunction to corporate entities seeking to force the removal of their manager, who had agreed to resign by a certain date identified in the companies’ operating agreements. Corporate entities 139 Riverview Manager LLC and 139 Riverview ...

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

On Plaintiff Kevin S. Johnson’s motion to compel discovery, Defendant Sentara Norfolk General Hospital objected to the disclosure of the name and last known address of Defendant John Doe, on grounds that such information constituted individually identifiable health information protected ...

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

The court denied Plaintiff Gifford Whitehurst’s petition for judicial review of a decision by the Virginia Unemployment Commission that he was disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation. Whitehurst worked at the Chrysler Museum as a security officer. The Museum’s HR manager ...

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Alleging negligence claims against Defendants Tracey Finley and American Airlines Inc., Plaintiff John W. Parrish III ran out of time to add Finley’s actual employer – not American Airlines, but Envoy Air Inc. – as a defendant to the suit. ...

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