Where plaintiff alleges a classmate sexually attacked her during a school field trip, she has stated a gross negligence claim against defendant school officials. Facts Plaintiff alleges that a classmate, KN, sexually assaulted her on a bus during a school ...

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Plaintiff , a young sexual abuse victim, has adequately pleaded that there was a special relationship between her and defendants, a local church and its national denomination, which created a duty to protect her from a church deacon who defendants ...

Tagged with: Justice D. Arthur Kelsey Personal Injury Supreme Court of Virginia

A $1.5 million jury verdict against defendant cannot be offset by plaintiff’s $750,000 payment from her uninsured/underinsured motorist policy. Facts White was driving when Llewellyn backed out of her driveway and struck White’s vehicle. White was seriously injured and sued ...

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Plaintiff was stopped in traffic in the left hand lane of the Interstate 95 ramp to Interstate 495. The plaintiff was on her way to take her son to the hospital. Prior to the collision the defendant was driving a ...

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Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle when a tractor-trailer traveling at a high rate of speed turned into her lane, causing the vehicle she was in to roll over three times. The trucker was charged with improper passing and ...

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On July 6, 2016 Ronald Johnson, a 49-year-old high-speed door technician, was a passenger in a vehicle operated by a co-worker, when they were struck from behind on Interstate 95 in Stafford County. Mr. Johnson did not receive emergency treatment. ...

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On Dec. 4, 2015, the plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was t-boned while sitting at a stop light. There was significant property damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle. He was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital from the ...

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Plaintiff suffered serious orthopedic injuries when he was struck by a careless box truck driver who ran a red light and broadsided plaintiff. The defendant was forced to admit fault because two independent witnesses confirmed it. Plaintiff offered expert testimony ...

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Plaintiff was standing inside a sports stadium watching a game. Defendant, who had a handicap placard, parked inside the stadium. Leaving the stadium, defendant lost control of the vehicle which struck plaintiff. Fortunately for plaintiff, she suffered no broken bones ...

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On July 27, 2015, the plaintiff and defendant were each riding Suzuki sport motorcycles in Lynchburg, when they collided in the left travel lane of southbound Fort Avenue, near the intersection with Fenwick Drive. The parties did not know each ...

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