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Driver ran red light, broadsided longshoreman – $400,000 Settlement (access required)

August 12, 2019 Comments Off on Driver ran red light, broadsided longshoreman – $400,000 Settlement (access required)

Plaintiff suffered serious orthopedic injuries when he was struck by a careless box truck driver who ran a red light and broadsided plaintiff. The defendant was forced to admit fault because two independent witnesses confirmed it. Plaintiff offered expert testimony ...

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Woman with high BAC rear-ended motorcyclist – $442,000 Verdict (access required)

September 4, 2018 Comments Off on Woman with high BAC rear-ended motorcyclist – $442,000 Verdict (access required)

The plaintiff was stopped at a red light at an intersection in Virginia Beach. He pulled up next to a police officer, who was admiring his Harley-Davidson when the plaintiff was struck from behind. The plaintiff was thrown into the ...

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Va. Cir.: No violation for “use” when rule targets “facilities” (access required)

May 13, 2018 Comments Off on Va. Cir.: No violation for “use” when rule targets “facilities” (access required)

A property owner couldn’t be convicted of providing free waterskiing lessons to disabled veterans without having obtained a conditional use permit, as the cited zoning ordinance spoke to recreational “facilities” rather than uses. Background Defendant Witchduck Lake Enterprises Inc. is ...

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Teen injured in rearender lost plans of playing college sports – $1.2 Million Settlement (access required)

April 30, 2018 Comments Off on Teen injured in rearender lost plans of playing college sports – $1.2 Million Settlement (access required)

Plaintiff was a back-seat passenger traveling with her family in Virginia Beach for an elite-level softball tournament. Defendant, a business owner driving a company vehicle, failed to brake when the traffic slowed due to upcoming construction on westbound Interstate 264 ...

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Circuit courts can’t “correct race/nationality” (access required)

March 26, 2018 Comments Off on Circuit courts can’t “correct race/nationality” (access required)

Neither the Virginia constitution nor any statute conferred jurisdiction on the circuit court to hear petitions for correction of race/nationality, notwithstanding how other states’ courts have treated such petitions. Background Petitioners Michael Pacheco and Anthony Harris have requested this court’s ...

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After rear-ender, causation of extensive treatment disputed – $735,000 Settlement (access required)

December 12, 2017 Comments Off on After rear-ender, causation of extensive treatment disputed – $735,000 Settlement (access required)

On March 2, 2012, the plaintiff was stopped at a red light at the 3100 block of Shore Drive in Virginia Beach. The defendant was driving at approximately 30 miles per hour behind the defendant and rear-ended her vehicle. While ...

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Man died of kidney failure, failure to monitor claimed – Defense Verdict (access required)

November 6, 2017 Comments Off on Man died of kidney failure, failure to monitor claimed – Defense Verdict (access required)

This lawsuit was brought by the estate of a 75-year-old patient who was admitted to a rehabilitation center for short-term rehabilitation following a diagnosis of cellulitis in his lower leg. Less than one week prior to admission to the rehabilitation ...

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Hookah bar sued for manager’s failure to stop sexual assault – $225,000 Settlement (access required)

September 29, 2017 Comments Off on Hookah bar sued for manager’s failure to stop sexual assault – $225,000 Settlement (access required)

Plaintiff, a young woman, patronized a Virginia Beach bar for several hours and be­came intoxicated. She was possibly drugged. The Plaintiff walked out of the bar and passed a nearby hoo­kah lounge. A bouncer working at the lounge approached her. ...

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