After another circuit court sustained pleas in bar filed by defendants in this lawsuit, preventing three claims relating to defendant’s representation of plaintiffs of a decedent’s estate from going forward, the Richmond Circuit Court says the current suit is barred ...

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The defendant ran a red light at an intersection in Henrico County. After striking the plaintiff, he left the scene of the accident. Defendant admitted being “high” when driving and admitted drinking  one and a half cans (20 oz.) of ...

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(AP) The Richmond Circuit Court on June 14 appointed a gay Richmond prosecutor to a General District Court judgeship a month after legislators blocked the appointment. Chief Judge Richard D. Taylor Jr. signed an order naming Tracy Thorne-Begland to the ...

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A plaintiff’s 2008 personal injury claim was properly exempted from his bankruptcy estate when he listed the claim as an asset in his Schedule B and then declared it as exempt property on his Schedule C, even though the bankruptcy ...

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In this case involving a tenant’s claims against her landlord, a management company, the landlord’s security company and another tenant for personal injuries plaintiff suffered when the other tenant’s vehicle allegedly struck plaintiff, who is blind, the Richmond Circuit Court ...

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Although plaintiff lessee has sued defendant lessor seeking rescission of a three-year commercial lease for operation of a motel, the Richmond Circuit Court construes the suit as a breach of contract action, as the lease was effectively canceled when the ...

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Plaintiff lender is entitled to a deficiency judgment after foreclosure on real estate that secured a commercial loan, and the Richmond Circuit Court rejects defendant guarantors’ contention that their additional payments after default cured the default, which is not the ...

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A Richmond Circuit Court denies plaintiff’s motion to set aside as inadequate a jury verdict awarding $4,500 for bodily injuries, pain and inconvenience, in addition to $12,628 for medical expenses. The case was submitted to the jury on a special ...

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This case arose out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on July 9, 2010, on Route 33 in Louisa County. The intersection was controlled by a stop sign which the defendant ran, thereby causing the collision. Liability was admitted. ...

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When a plaintiff takes a nonsuit during trial, the defendant is not entitled to fees and costs for its expert witnesses, according to a Richmond Circuit judge. The nonsuit statute, Virginia Code § 8.01-380(C), permits the assessment of expert witness ...

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