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. ...

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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

On Dec. 11, 2016, the 83-year-old plaintiff went to lunch with her family at a Richmond area restaurant after church services. Shortly after checking in at the hostess stand, the hostess asked the plaintiff and her party to follow her ...

Tagged with: Judge Catherine Hammond Premises Liability Richmond Circuit Court Settlement

Although a consumer lender imposed interest rates in violation of certain statutes, the commonwealth cannot sue it under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act because the lender falls within the Act’s exclusion as a small loan company. Background Allied Title Lending ...

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Long distance phone records sought from the judiciary are not public records, as the Virginia Freedom of Information Act does not apply to the judiciary, including its executive secretary. Background On June 20, 2018, the Office of the Executive Secretary ...

Tagged with: FOIA Judge William N. Alexander II Richmond Circuit Court

In 2015, the plaintiff participated in a group party-bike tour in Richmond. On the return home, she was seated on the back of the vehicle, on the far outside as one faces the driver. The rear bench seat of the ...

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One Richmond lawyer has filed suit against another claiming she was hurt during the deposition of a personal injury plaintiff. Attorney Brenda L. Page is suing attorney W. Tyler Shands saying Shands slammed her hand in a notebook, causing pain ...

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