In plaintiff subcontractor’s suit against the general contractor and its payment surety under the Virginia Public Procurement, or “Little Miller Act,” the Norfolk Circuit Court says it will not consider as support for defendants’ summary judgment motion a USPS tracking ...

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In this medical malpractice case, a Norfolk Circuit Court agrees with defendant that plaintiff’s expert designations of two dentists are insufficient to allow their testimony on the standard of care, but the court will allow plaintiff to amend the expert ...

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Although a power company easement on plaintiff’s property dates from 1958 and cellular telephone antennas were added to a tower in 2002, six antennas were replaced in 2012 and T-Mobile added underground fiber optic cable in the same area that ...

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A college student’s allegations that 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, during which college security officers observed underage drinking ...

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In a decision touching the sensitive matter of campus sexual assaults, a circuit judge has ruled that Virginia law does not impose a “special relationship” duty on college administrators to protect students from third-party violence. The judge’s written opinion addresses ...

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A home health agency that provided care for a mentally disabled autistic adult who suffered second degree burns does not have coverage under its general and professional liability policy under an exclusion requiring timely notice of a possible claim, says ...

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A Norfolk Circuit Court says plaintiff purchaser of a single-family residence may sue defendant real estate agent for the seller and her own buyer’s agent for failure to disclose known material adverse facts pertaining to the physical condition of the ...

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A homebuyer who discovered rotten support beams and a cracked foundation in her house four years after purchase can sue her own agent and the seller’s agent under the Real Estate Brokers Act, a Norfolk Circuit judge has ruled. The ...

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On a Sunday morning in 2009, the 65-year-old decedent presented to the emergency department with symptoms of worsening skin rash, specifically petechiae and purpura (bleeding in the skin) all over his body including his face, scalp and in his mouth. ...

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A Norfolk Circuit Court denies defendant’s motion to suppress cocaine discovered in a container defendant threw from his vehicle as police signaled him to stop when they observed him driving at midnight with no headlights on. When stopped, defendant failed ...

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