The husband of a woman killed in a horrific 2013 robbery at a Richmond apartment complex had his $100 million wrongful death lawsuit tossed out of court last week because the murder was considered a work-related event. The ruling means ...

Tagged with: Judge M. Hannah Lauck Richmond Circuit Court U.S. District Court - Eastern District Workers' Compensation Wrongful Death

Amendments to Virginia regulations on the land application, marketing and distribution of biosolids are upheld by the Richmond Circuit Court in a challenge by environmental groups who claim the amended regulations do not “ensure” that sewage sludge will be safely ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Joi Jeter-Taylor Richmond Circuit Court

Plaintiff elected to undergo spinal cord stimulation, a two-phase neuromodula­tion therapy (“SCS therapy”) for pain that uses mild elec­tric current to block pain signals traveling between the spinal cord and the brain. Before SCS therapy is recommended, the patient must ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr. Medical Malpractice Richmond Circuit Court

On April 3, 2016, the plaintiff, a 58-year-old woman, was walking to work near downtown in the City of Richmond. As she walked along W. Duval Street, she was approached and attacked by two Caine Presa Canar­io mastiffs. The dogs ...

Tagged with: Personal Injury Richmond Circuit Court

On Jan. 17, 2011, defendant orthope­dist performed total knee repair on plain­tiff, a 71-year-old fe­male, who had been wheelchair-bound from 2008 following a fall and ankle frac­ture. She had a histo­ry of lumbar stenosis, back pain, left leg giving way, ...

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

Plaintiff, 55, suffered from amyloidosis with renal involvement, a rare blood dis­ease for which no cure exists. She under­went chemotherapy and a successful stem cell transplant in April 2012. On June 17, 2012, the patient was re-admitted with fe­ver of ...

Tagged with: Defense Verdict Judge William R Marchant Medical Malpractice Richmond Circuit Court Wrongful Death

In this wrongful death action filed by the estate of man who died on the job during a project converting a paper man­ufacturing plant into a tissue manufac­turing plant, the Richmond Circuit Court denies pleas in bar filed by three ...

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

These consoli­dated personal in­jury and wrongful death actions arose from an industrial explosion and fire at a logging site in Greensville Coun­ty on April 7, 2011. The four plaintiffs were all members of a logging crew. Three of the plaintiffs ...

Tagged with: Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr. Million-Dollar Settlements Personal Injury Products Liability Richmond Circuit Court

This collision occurred on July 22, 2015, at approximately 6:00 p.m. on 7th Street at its intersection with Porter Street, in Richmond. David Small was test-driving a scooter he intended to buy. As Small drove the scooter north on Porter ...

Tagged with: Donald H. Kent Personal Injury Richmond Circuit Court

Plaintiff was an overnight guest at the Crowne Plaza Marina Hotel in Hampton, Virginia. During her stay she slipped and fell on a wet floor near the front desk, in the lobby. At the time of her fall, a member ...

Tagged with: Judge Theodore J. Markow Personal Injury Richmond Circuit Court