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Richmond Circuit Court

Nov 7, 2022

Lineman suffered back pain following auto accident — $125,000 verdict

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Back injury Court: Richmond Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge W. Reilly Marchant Date resolved: 6/2/2022 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $125,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Gray B. Broughton, Richmond Description of case: On June 20, 2019, the plaintiff, a 58-year-old network […]

Sep 26, 2022

Jury finds surgeon did not breach standard of care — Defense verdict

Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Perforation of common iliac vein during performance of oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) spinal fusion procedure resulting in need for emergency vascular surgery. Plaintiff further alleged she suffered from permanent swelling and leg pain resulting from the vascular injury. Court: Richmond Circuit Court Tried before: Jury Name of [&hellip[...]

Jul 1, 2022

Driver ran stop sign, injured plaintiff in T-bone collision — $470,922.02 verdict

Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Neck strain, low back strain, lumbar facet joint aggravation Name of case: Swope-Campbell v. Smith Court: Richmond Circuit Court Case no.: CL20002348-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Claire G. Cardwell Date resolved: 2/23/2022 Special damages: $120,922.02 in medical costs Offer: $41,000 Verdict or settlement: […]

May 9, 2022

Cook suffered soft tissue injuries after rear-end crash at stoplight — $150,000 verdict

Type of action: Personal injury; auto accident Injuries alleged: Ureteral tear, nephrectomy Name of case: Jones v. Stroble Court: Richmond Circuit Court Case no.: Cl20-4130 Tried before: Jury Name of judge: Judge Jacqueline S. McClenney Date resolved: 1/20/2022 Special damages: $28,189.26 Offer: $24,124.89 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: $150,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Malcolm [[...]

Feb 14, 2022

Richmond jury sides with trio of physicians in defamation case

Type of action: Defamation claim and counterclaim for fraud in the inducement Injuries alleged: Plaintiff alleged defamation; defendants alleged bullying and harassing conduct from plaintiff Name of case: Scarabelli v. Ellenbogen, et al. Court: Richmond Circuit Court Case no.: CL18003609-00 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Phillip L. Hairston Date resolved: 9/16/2021 […]

Jun 14, 2021

Woman suffers brain injury after being hit by car at crosswalk — $475,000 settlement

Type of action: Motor vehicle negligence Injuries alleged: Mild traumatic brain injury, open reduction internal fixation of the left tibial plateau fracture Court: Richmond Circuit Court Date resolved: 5/12/2021 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Frank H. Hupfl and Geoff McDonald, Richmond Description of case: Plaintiff, a New Mexico resident visiting family [&he[...]

May 17, 2021

Man in wheelchair injured after being struck by pickup truck — $250,000 settlement

Type of action: Motor vehicle negligence Injuries alleged: Spinal fusion corrective procedure Court: Richmond Circuit Court Date resolved: 4/15/2021 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Demand: $250,000 Amount: $250,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Theodore W. Briscoe III and Geoff McDonald, Richmond Description of case: On April 9, 2018, plaintiff was a wheelchair-bound individual proceeding [...]

Feb 22, 2021

Jury trials returning to central Virginia

The Richmond Circuit Court marked a significant post-COVID milestone on Jan. 7. For the first time since the Supreme Court of Virginia declared a “judicial emergency” in March 2020, the Richmond Circuit Court held a civil jury trial.  The judicial emergency initially halted jury trials across Virginia. “It felt good to be back in the […]

Feb 22, 2021

Student suffered broken nose, breathing problems after downtown wreck — $240,000 verdict

Type of action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Concussion, broken nose that resulted in a deviated septum, and a grade 2 liver laceration Name of case: Roane v. Brooks Court: Richmond Circuit Court Case no.: CL19-6421 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Hon. C.N. Jenkins Date resolved: 01/07/2021 Special damages: $57,900 in past medical […]

Feb 5, 2021

Protestors’ civil rights claims dismissed

Where the Virginia Student Power Network and several individual plaintiffs sued the city of Richmond and police agencies after non-lethal means were used to disperse a crowd that was protesting in response to the death of George Floyd, the court sustains with prejudice defendants’ demurrers to all counts in the complaint. Standing “Counts I and […]

Jan 11, 2021

Passenger lost part of colon after suffering hematoma from wreck — $533.094.55 settlement

Type of action: Auto accident Injuries alleged: Hemicolectomy (remove part of colon and attach to small intestines) Court: Richmond Circuit Court Special damages: Medical bills: $47,531.70; lost wages: $11,500.00 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $533,094.55 Attorney(s) for plaintiff (and city): Demetry Pikrallidas, Fairfax Plaintiff’s experts: Dr. Ramin Farboudmanesch Description of Cas[...]

Sep 28, 2020

Use of force was objectively reasonable

The court grants defendant police officer’s plea in bar, based on qualified immunity, to plaintiff’s excessive force claim because his use of force was objectively reasonable under the circumstances. Background Defendant Stinger, a uniformed Richmond police officer, was on an outside security detail at a club when plaintiff Mooreman was expelled by club employees. Stinger […]

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