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A state law governing landlord-tenant relations blocked enforcement of a nursing home arbitration clause under a judge’s ruling in a Richmond wrongful death case. That ruling by Richmond Circuit Judge Margaret P. Spencer will stand for the time being, now ...

Newport News judges have been giving patients new access to hospital data – both medical and business records – in connection with their medical malpractice lawsuits. Avery T. “Sandy” Waterman Jr. of Newport News says he won rulings in April ...

A surgeon who practiced for only one year in Virginia was sued for malpractice four times, with three of the cases settling well short of trial. One of the cases settled for $1 million paid on behalf of the doctor ...

Calling a cell phone company customer service line can be a daunting experience, but one mobile phone customer claims a Verizon Wireless representative caused her to have a heart attack. The Chesapeake grandmother is asking for $2.35 million in a ...

A longshoreman who was traumatized when his forklift caused a grisly fatal injury to a co-worker is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits even though he was not himself at risk of harm in the accident, the Court of Appeals of ...

The inspiration for Cabell Youell came years ago with an unusual proposition. As an attorney with experience at law firms in Richmond and Roanoke, Youell was familiar with civil litigation and also with programs that helped prisoners work through their ...