The plaintiff was visiting a friend at a Richmond apartment complex when he was injured after falling from the 3rd floor common area. The plaintiff was leaning against the wooden guardrail smoking a cigarette when the railing collapsed, causing him ...

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(AP) — More than 1,000 Virginia families should soon be seeing their share of a $913,866 settlement between the state and a child-support collection company. Attorneys for the state filed a motion in Richmond Circuit Court this week seeking an ...

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A Richmond Circuit Court says certain allegations will be “deemed admitted” under Rules of Court because defendant’s discovery responses stated an attached exhibit of medical record “speaks for itself.” In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff’s complaint references 20 attached exhibits ...

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A Richmond Circuit Court says defendant’s demurrer comes too late, as it was filed eight months after defendant filed an answer. Plaintiff contends the demurrer is procedurally barred because defendant filed its demurrer almost eight months after filing an answer ...

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Co-trustees may not terminate a trust due to “defendant’s persistent and repeated requests for documentation and accountings” by the trustees, says a Richmond Circuit Court. Plaintiffs allege these persistent requests cost the trust unnecessary time and expense, including legal fees. ...

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A Richmond Circuit Court upholds denial of an in-state rate of tuition payment for plaintiff, a student who moved from Oregon to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The VCU residency committee had before it evidence that the student moved from Oregon ...

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A Richmond Circuit Court upholds a decision by the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek an overpayment of $100,562.37 to plaintiff Oasis Counseling Services, a Medicaid provider that offers intensive, in-home mental health services to children and adolescents, after ...

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In this dispute between a landlord and the soul food restaurant that leased the business premises, a Richmond Circuit Court says the parties’ course of conduct showed the tenant had a month-to-month lease, as the parties never entered into a ...

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Although a father who has joint physical and legal custody of his 10-year-old son must move to Indiana for a higher-paying job transfer, a Richmond Circuit Court declines to order a custody transfer to father. It is clear both parents ...

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Although a party who claims to be the only lineal descendant who can inherit an interest in real estate has presented a certified birth certificate, the Richmond Circuit Court says under Virginia law, the birth certificate is only prima facie ...

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