Plaintiff was hit by her sister-in-law in a parking lot and suffered a shoulder injury. She had two surgeries and still had limited range of motion. Defendant had $200,000 in coverage and UIM had $250,000. [10-T-073] Type of action: Personal ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Richmond Circuit Court

A plaintiff testifying about his personal injury claim can be impeached by a 30-year-old felony conviction, even though he had his civil rights restored by the governor last year. That’s the ruling by a Fairfax County circuit judge in a ...

Tagged with: Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jane Marum Roush Personal Injury

On the late evening of November 7, 2008, the plaintiffs were attending a party thrown by Virginia Commonwealth University students at a rental house at 1305 W. Cary Street. The party took place on the second floor of the premises, ...

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Plaintiff was injured in a multi-vehicle collision on April 24, 2009, at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Turner Road in Chesterfield County. Her vehicle was struck from three different directions and there was also intrusion into the vehicle. Plaintiff ...

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Two statute of limitations cases, one involving an allegation of legal malpractice, are among the 14 granted appeals the Supreme Court of Virginia has posted on its Web site this month. The SOL cases are Laura Anna Head Kelley v. ...

Tagged with: Contract Criminal Fraud Insurance Medical Malpractice Municipal Negligence Personal Injury

On Jan. 4. 2009, the plaintiff was driving south on North Main Street in Emporia when his vehicle was struck by defendant’s vehicle, which was turning from North Main Street onto Commonwealth Boulevard. The local sheriff was an eyewitness to ...

Tagged with: Greensville County Circuit Court Personal Injury

This personal injury action arose out of an automobile accident that occurred on July 26, 2007, in South Carolina. The plaintiff, Patricia Stewart, and the defendant (also her husband), William Stewart, were driving to a relative’s home to visit. Defendant ...

Tagged with: Judge Theodore J. Markow Personal Injury Richmond Circuit Court

Plaintiff was injured in a head-on collision on River Road in Goochland County on Feb. 13, 2009. The defendant crossed the double yellow line and struck the plaintiff’s vehicle in her lane of travel. The defendant died in the wreck. ...

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A state law that says it is not negligent to fail to restrain a child in a vehicle does not abrogate the common law duty to protect the child, a divided Supreme Court of Virginia holds today. Four-year-old Hannah Leigh ...

Tagged with: Negligence Personal Injury

On Jan. 20, 2007, the plaintiff injured his left knee when his foot shot out from under him and into an unguarded/uncovered drain hole as he was wheeling a loaded handcart during an early morning delivery to the defendant’s restaurant. ...

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