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Staunton jury convicts man on lesser charges in assault case
Christopher Bennett was convicted on two misdemeanor assault charges in Staunton Circuit Court and sentenced to 16 months in jail with probation.
Surgical pad was left inside colon cancer patient’s body – $1.25 million verdict
Having been diagnosed with colon cancer, plaintiff Waverly Adcock, a 47-year-old male, underwent a colon resection on Aug. 31, 2016, at Augusta Regional Medical Center. A week later he presented […]
$1.25M awarded for surgical pad left inside cancer patient
A Staunton jury has awarded a $1.25 million verdict to a colon cancer patient in a medical malpractice suit against a surgeon and radiology group. The plaintiff, Waverly Adcock, underwent […]
Subpoena for Work Release Records Quashed
An Augusta County Circuit Court grants the commonwealth’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum for a regional jail’s records about use of inmate time, requested by the lawyer who […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Allen charge wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Evidence – Expert’s exclusion from trial deemed harmless
- Parent and child – Mother held in contempt for violating visitation order
- Criminal – Court refuses to continue trial despite missing witness
- Criminal – Meth defendant wasn’t entitled to sentencing safety valve
- Tort – Comments about plaintiff were protected opinions
- Real Property – Condo unit owner challenges expansion plans
- Criminal – Woman convicted of endangering her children’s lives
- Negligence – Neighbors ordered to pay $300,000 for boundary wall collapse
- Fraud – Court vacates fraud judgment against home sellers
- Employment – Former employee’s claims against ODU are narrowed
- Civil Rights – Civil rights suit was filed too late
