A policy covering the defendant’s airplane was void ab initio based on his false statements about the status and location of the plane. He’d sought last-minute coverage for his already-dilapidated plane as Hurricane Matthew approached, then filed a claim for ...

Tagged with: Insurance Judge Clark Andrew Ritchie Shenandoah County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

A condo developer successfully petitioned to invalidate a subcontractor’s mechanic’s lien on the individual condos after the general contractor reportedly went bankrupt. Though it had sold all the condos, the developer had standing to bring the petition by virtue of ...

Tagged with: Construction Judge Jeanette A. Irby Loudoun County Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

One of two defendants appealing a $24,000 judgment against them cannot add the other defendant to the appeal. General district court judgments are final as to parties who note no appeal. Background In 2016, Denise Johnson rear-ended Defendant Milford Smith, ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

The court lacks jurisdiction to consider this administrative appeal. The City of Norfolk, the petitioner, was not a named party in the agency’s adjudication and submitted no public comments. Thus, it was not entitled to service of the final decision ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

One of two defendants appealing a $24,000 judgment against them cannot add the other defendant to the appeal. General district court judgments are final as to parties who note no appeal. Background In 2016, Denise Johnson rear-ended Defendant Milford Smith, ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. Norfolk Circuit Court Personal Injury Virginia Circuit Courts

A condo developer successfully petitioned to invalidate a subcontractor’s mechanic’s lien on the individual condos after the general contractor reportedly went bankrupt. Though it had sold all the condos, the developer had standing to bring the petition by virtue of ...

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A bond company under state investigation for consumer-protection violations has no basis to demand a confidentiality agreement before turning over its client information to the Commonwealth. Although the company said some disclosures might reveal clients’ immigration information and other personal ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Evidence Judge William R Marchant Virginia Circuit Courts

A capital murder defendant who sought forensic testing of certain evidence was entitled to present his argument to the court ex parte under Code § 9.1-1104. But the statute does not authorize ex parte status for the resulting order as ...

Tagged with: Criminal Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy I. Bellows Virginia Circuit Courts

If facts could be gleaned from the existing record, a father seeking to modify support obligations wasn’t necessarily required to put on evidence of his children’s current needs, since the Child Support Guidelines include a rebuttable presumption of such needs. ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Evidence Fairfax County Circuit Court Family Law Judge David Bernhard Virginia Circuit Courts

A circuit judge says it’s okay for a defendant to plead guilty to something the defendant did not actually do if the defendant knows the plea is for his own benefit. Written judicial approval of the common criminal court practice ...

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