Plaintiffs contended that the defendant, an attorney, defrauded them by inducing them to give him $220,000 to establish and fund an orphan missionary project in Malawi. Following receipt of the couple’s $220,000, the defendant sent them a charitable receipt and ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Karen J. Burrell Norfolk Circuit Court

A defendant convicted of rape, forcible sodomy and attempted sodomy, who has sought but not received treatment during his incarceration and who can be released to the custody of his mother who lives in rural Illinois, may pursue conditional release ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Charles E. Poston Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A Norfolk Circuit Court dismisses plaintiff’s suit alleging loan and renovations fraud, as plaintiff has failed to allege the requisite elements of a claim for fraud. This matter is before the court on demurrer of defendants Cornerstone Investment Funding (CIF) ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles E. Poston Norfolk Circuit Court Real Estate Virginia Circuit Courts

A woman suing for injuries after her vehicle was struck when she attempted to pass a garbage truck as it pulled away from the curb cannot sue the city employee who has governmental immunity, a Norfolk Circuit Court says. The ...

Tagged with: Judge Louis Allen Sherman Municipal Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A Norfolk Circuit Court sustains defendant school’s demurrer to a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress alleging damages from defendant school’s employment of an assistant girls’ basketball coach who allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with an underage student, ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles E. Poston Norfolk Circuit Court Tort Virginia Circuit Courts

A plaintiff who trespassed onto a construction site the possessor had taken measures to secure, through continuous efforts to seal a gap in the fence that was a known point of entry, cannot sue for damages from injuries when he ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles E. Poston Negligence Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A plaintiff who alleges improper maintenance of a city sidewalk and the city’s failure to respond to residents’ complaints about the uneven sidewalk adjacent to tree roots can try her case; a Norfolk Circuit Court says the pleadings do not ...

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

A Norfolk Circuit Court sua sponte vacates its order, entered one day earlier, prohibiting defendants “May4thCounts.com” and a “Disgruntled Citizen” from using the website, and ordering its removal from the Internet. According to the complaint, the website publishes “certain information ...

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Two new cases clarify the law that will govern the “tsunami” of Chinese drywall claims in Virginia. The decisions, one federal and one state, discuss claims and coverage and are, for the most part, welcome news for homeowners and builders ...

Tagged with: Judge Mary Jane Hall Judge Rebecca Beach Smith Norfolk Circuit Court Products Liability

In this suit against a builder for breach of contract by use of allegedly defective Chinese drywall to construct a home, a Norfolk Circuit Court rejects the builder’s claim that the suit is barred by plaintiff’s execution of a 2006 ...

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