A critically injured Virginia truck driver is not covered by his employer’s uninsured motorist policy, even though the 2015 assault that put him in the hospital arose from a dispute over the way he was fueling his truck. The injured ...

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Oftentimes, the attorney-client relationship is inherently personal. Clients are trusting attorneys with some of their most private information, whether that be marital disputes with a family law attorney or financial hardships with a bankruptcy lawyer. Perhaps one of the most ...

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The defendant, Ponce, drove his vehicle off the roadway, and struck the plaintiff, Hopkins, a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk, southbound along S. Van Dorn Street. Ponce had a BAC of .222% and was arrested for a DWI, to which ...

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A tractor-trailer and motor vehicle collision occurred in North Carolina. However, the tractor-trailer driver, the automobile driver and a passenger were Virginia residents, therefore the suit was filed in a Virginia circuit court with North Carolina law being substantive. Plaintiff ...

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The plaintiff, a 57-year-old female, was driving to work northbound on Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford County. Plaintiff came to a complete stop as she waited for southbound traffic to clear so she could make a left turn when she ...

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Plaintiff, a 10-year-old girl, was traveling in an interstate bus with her mother when the driver lost control and drove off the highway. More than 50 passengers were injured, as well as several fatalities. Plaintiff, who is not a Virginia ...

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Plaintiff, a 72-year-old male, was mowing his lawn when he was attacked by the defendant’s labrador-mix dog. The dog bit the plaintiff’s right hand and wrist and knocked him down to the ground. The defendant then took the dog inside ...

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A former top executive with The Martin Agency in Richmond who claims he was unfairly maligned by an article in Adweek may have to sue in a court outside of Virginia. A judge says the advertising trade magazine lacks sufficient ...

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Plaintiff was severely injured when a grate covering an air shaft collapsed and he fell approximately 25 feet onto a concrete floor. He suffered many injuries, including a fractured wrist, a fractured pelvis, fractured vertebrae, nerve and blood vessel damage ...

Tagged with: Judge Pamela Meade Sargent Personal Injury U.S. District Court - Western District Verdict

Plaintiff was traveling from her home in Lynchburg up to see family in Maryland when she was rear-ended in Fauquier County. Plaintiff declined medical attention at the scene despite a small laceration to her forehead. She presented to the emergency ...

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