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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 11-05-2009 Case Style: Claude M. Royal, Virginia H. Royal and Modern Home Construction v. Campbell County Virginia, et al. Case Number: CLO5000059-00 Judge: Court: Circuit Court, Campbell County, Virginia Plaintiff's Attorney: Charles Williams, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, L.L.P., Roanoke, Virginia Defendant's Attorney: David Shreve, County Attorney Description: Claude M. Royal, Virginia H. Royal and Modern Home Construction sued Campbell County on a governmental tort claim negligence theory claiming that the County's employees failed to exercise due care in the operation of a landfill and, as a direct result, contaminants leaked into groundwater aquifers with resulting damage to the fair market value of Twin Oaks Mobile Park. The contamination was discovered in 2002 and cleanup efforts were started but not before ground water in the area was contaminated. Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $9 million. Plaintiff's Experts: Defendant's Experts: Comments: |
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