An insurance company that took title to a stolen dump truck worth about $10,000 ended up paying $50,000 after leaving the truck in storage for years. A settlement of the disputed claim for storage fees included $40,000 for storage costs ...

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Plaintiff, a 58-year-old man, was injured when defendant swerved her car into his lane of traffic and collided with his car. Defendant contested liability. Plaintiff’s expert testified that plaintiff needed two surgeries — arthroscopy and a fusion of the DP ...

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A Russell County Circuit Court will appoint a special prosecutor from a different jurisdiction, in order to avoid requesting approval of private prosecutors from the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court has received a letter and ...

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The 76-year-old decedent was involved in a motor vehicle accident on April 1 and was admitted to the hospital under the care of the defendant family care physician. Among other things, studies revealed a left pulmonary contusion, atelectasis of the ...

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A Roanoke judge sitting in Russell County Circuit Court says a former clerk of that court cannot sue a newspaper for defamation for including in a story about her son, a lawyer who was disciplined by the Virginia State Bar, ...

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