Where the commonwealth billed construction companies and others more than $7 million for flooding damages resulting from a ruptured water line, the commonwealth comptroller’s suit under the Virginia Debt Collection Act to recover damages, interest, attorney’s fees and costs is ...

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Volunteer coaches conducting a high school baseball team’s batting practice have sovereign immunity from the simple negligence claims in plaintiffs’ lawsuit. Immunity analysis Code § 2.2-3605 provides sovereign immunity to volunteers to the same extent as paid staff. Whether the ...

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On Sept. 4, 2016, Dwayne Kenney suffered a leg fracture from a motorcycle accident, which defendant Cyrus Kump, II, MD at OrthoVirginia in Richmond repaired by open reduction, internal fixation surgery on Sept. 8, 2016. On Dec. 16, 2016, Dr. ...

Tagged with: Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr. Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts Richmond Circuit Court

Driver of a motorcycle was struck by an automobile going through an intersection in the City of Richmond. Injuries sustained were a comminuted fracture of the tibia and ruptured deltoid tendons. Open reduction internal fixation was performed with medical bills ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael C. Allen Personal Injury Richmond Circuit Court Settlement

A Richmond judge has blocked a lawsuit accusing the LeClairRyan law firm of malpractice in giving advice to the head of the now-defunct Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. Former HDL Chief Executive Officer Tonya Mallory contended the firm’s bad advice on ...

Tagged with: Judge Clarence N. Jenkins Jr. Malpractice Richmond Circuit Court

Where plaintiff claims defendant marina’s actions caused his boat to sink during a winter storm, the parties’ boat slip lease did not create a bailment, so plaintiff’s cause of action is limited to a claim for breach of contract. His ...

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The commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles correctly ruled that Tesla Motors fell within an exception to the statutory ban of motor vehicle manufacturers owning and operating a car dealership. Overview Code § 46.2-1572(4) prohibits automobile manufacturers from owning, ...

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The plaintiff had severe and chronic back pain and leg pain, which caused her to be disabled. After extensive pain management for years, she saw the defendant, who recommended surgery in an attempt to improve her back and leg pain. ...

Tagged with: Judge Beverly W. Snukals Medical Malpractice Richmond Circuit Court Verdict

Plaintiff was traveling home to Emporia from work in the Richmond area on Interstate 95 south when she encountered remnants of a tractor-trailer tire in her lane. She swerved onto the left shoulder and was struck in the rear by ...

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An African-American male, 46, presented to Dr. Dalton for a hip replacement. He was the father of six and operated a towing/salvage business in Richmond. He was persuaded to consent to an anterior approach total hip replacement. The procedure took ...

Tagged with: Judge Gregory L. Rupe Medical Malpractice Million-Dollar Verdicts Richmond Circuit Court