Where plaintiff argues that a defendant’s objection to venue was untimely because it was not made within 10 days of when plaintiff nonsuited the defendant whose presence created venue, the argument is not well-taken. The relevant statute provides that objections ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Claire G. Cardwell Richmond City Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where police stopped defendant for a defective tail light before statutory amendments prohibiting such stops became effective, a motion to exclude evidence based on retroactive application of the amendments is denied. Background “The Defense argues, and the Commonwealth concedes, that ...

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Where a department of corrections technical support employee was fired after refusing to take a random drug test, the court affirms a hearing officer’s decision to reinstate him because the test policy, as applied to him, violated the Fourth Amendment. ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Beverly W. Snukals Richmond City Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where plaintiffs seek to permanently enjoin the governor’s decision to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue in the city of Richmond, the temporary injunction blocking the removal is dissolved but the court will stay the order ...

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Plaintiff underwent a right laparoscopic assisted hemicolectomy at Southside Regional Medical Center to remove an early stage colon cancer in July 2016. During the procedure, his right ureter was severed, but the surgeon did not realize it at the time. ...

Tagged with: Colon hemicolectomy Infection Medical Malpractice Richmond City Circuit Court Southside Regional Medical Center Urology Verdict

Where defendants have demurred to plaintiffs’ claims arising from the governor’s decision to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue in the city of Richmond, the demurrers are overruled in part. Overview In 1887, landowners granted a ...

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Where plaintiffs, who own property near a statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in the city of Richmond, seek an injunction to bar the governor’s decision to remove the statue, a temporary injunction is issued. Plaintiffs have established ...

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Where plaintiff seeks to permanently enjoin the governor’s decision to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue in the city of Richmond, a permanent injunction will not issue, and the temporary injunction blocking the removal is dissolved ...

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