Type of action: Medical malpractice, wrongful death Injuries alleged: Unattended acidosis leading to death Name of case: Estate of Rita Epps v. Sajid Naveed, M.D., et al. Court: Petersburg Circuit Court Case no.: CL18-240 Tried before: Jury Name of judge ...

Tagged with: Judge Dennis Martin Medical Malpractice Petersburg Circuit Court Verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice; wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Court: Petersburg Circuit Court Tried before: Judge Name of judge or mediator: Judge Dennis M. Martin Date resolved: 10/6/2021 Demand: $10,000,000 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: Defense verdict Attorneys for ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge Dennis M. Martin Petersburg Circuit Court Verdict Wrongful Death

Where plaintiff nonsuited a defendant in this personal injury case, a motion by the remaining defendant to transfer venue is granted. The court concludes that plaintiff added the nonsuited defendant “with the intent to create venue in a forum to ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Joseph M. Teefey Jr. Petersburg Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where a city charter provides that the treasurer is the custodian of municipal funds, and the city council passed an ordinance giving that authority to the city’s tax collector instead, the council lacked the authority to do so. Facts Pritchett ...

Tagged with: Judge Joseph M. Teefey Jr. Municipal Law Petersburg Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A murder defendant, who is claiming self-defense, will not be allowed to introduce the victim’s convictions for a 1995 robbery and for a later assault and battery of defendant. Overview Defendant has been charged with first-degree murder and arson of ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Joseph M. Teefey Jr. Petersburg Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where a city charter provides that the treasurer is the custodian of municipal funds, and the city council passed an ordinance giving that authority to the city’s tax collector instead, the court denies defendants’ demurrer to the treasurer’s complaint that ...

Tagged with: Judge Joseph M. Teefey Jr. Municipal Petersburg Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Plaintiff, in his early 50s, was in a collision on Jan. 21, 2016, at about 7 p.m. while driving a 2015 GMC SUV on Wagner Road in Petersburg. He stopped for a red light at the intersection of Normandy Drive ...

Tagged with: Judge Paul W. Cella Judge Robert G. O'Hara Jr. Personal Injury Petersburg Circuit Court Verdict

This medical malpractice trial involved complications arising from a hemorrhoidectomy procedure performed on a 53-year-old male resulting in anal stenosis and subsequent placement of a permanent colostomy. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant general surgeon negligently removed excess tissue during the ...

Tagged with: Judge Joseph M. Teefey Jr. Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts Petersburg Circuit Court

Petitioner, a member of the Petersburg City Council, is an “officer of the locality” within the meaning of Code § 15.2-2311, and as such, has standing to challenge a decision made by respondent city’s zoning administrator regarding residential use of ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Joseph M. Teefey Jr. Petersburg Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

The ruling of a Petersburg judge may have opened opportunities to challenge local land use decisions in Virginia. The circuit judge said a Petersburg city councilman had standing as an “officer” of the locality to appeal the decision of the ...

Tagged with: Judge Joseph M. Teefey Jr. Land Use & Zoning Petersburg Circuit Court