Danville, VA - Jerry Watson sued Applebee's Franchisor, LLC, AIG Virginia, LLC and Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. on personal injury negligence theories.

04/04/2018 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Halifax County Circuit Court, case number CL18000178-00. (Filing & Administrative fee $ 400.00; pay.gov receipt number 0423-2869820), filed by Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: C... More...    $0 (10-24-2018 - VA)

This case arises out of a denial of a motion for an award of attorney fees under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), which allows a court to award “reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party” in “exceptional cases.” For the reasons that follow, we hold that a prevailing party need only prove an exceptional case by a preponderance of the evidence, rather than by clear and convincing evidence... More...    $0 (05-29-2018 - VA)

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (“BMG”), which owns copyrights in musical compositions, filed this suit alleging copyright infringement against Cox Communications, Inc. and CoxCom, LLC (collectively, “Cox”), providers of high-speed Internet access. BMG seeks to hold Cox contributorily liable for infringement of BMG’s copyrights by subscribers to Cox’s Internet service. Following extensive discovery... More...    $0 (02-14-2018 - VA)

In 2012, while seventeen years old, appellant was adjudicated delinquent for two instances
of violating Code § 18.2-248(G), possession with intent to distribute imitation cocaine. The
violations of Code § 18.2-248(G) would have been non-violent felonies if appellant had been an
adult when he committed the offenses. Appellant does not dispute that he was over the age of
fiftee... More...    $0 (03-28-2016 - VA)

On March 19, 2010, Ploutis’ home and certain contents were damaged when water pipes
in the home burst. At the time of the loss, Ploutis’ home was insured under a policy issued by Allstate.1 Although Allstate provided an initial payment to Ploutis, the parties were unable to
reach an agreement on the cost of remaining repairs. Ploutis filed a complaint for breach of
contract again... More...    $0 (09-18-2015 - VA)

SD3, LLC and its subsidiary, SawStop, LLC (together, “SawStop”), contend that several major table-saw manufacturers conspired to boycott SawStop’s safety technology and corrupt a private safety-standard-setting process, all with the aim of keeping that technology off the market. Consequently, SawStop sued nearly two dozen saw manufacturers and affiliated entities, alleging that they violated § 1 o... More...    $0 (09-15-2015 - VA)

Via various state statutes and a state constitutional amendment, Virginia prevents same-sex couples from marrying and refuses to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Two same-sex couples filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of these laws, alleging that they violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted the couples... More...    $0 (07-28-2014 - VA)

Robert D. Mort Ranta filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1330, seeking to adjust various secured and unsecured debts. The bankruptcy court denied confirmation of his proposed Chapter 13 plan on the grounds that it did not accurately reflect his disposable income and that it was unfeasible if Mort Ranta’s Social Security income wa... More...    $0 (07-01-2013 - VA)

Appellant Benjamin Carter appeals the district court’s dismissal
of his complaint with prejudice. The matter was initiated
upon Carter’s filing of a qui tam lawsuit under the False
Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729. The subject matter
underlying this case involves Appellees’—Halliburton Company;
KBR, Inc.; Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.; and
Service Employees... More...    $0 (03-18-2013 - VA)

In this appeal, we address whether the circuit court erred in 1) allowing counsel for Narmina Barber, a personal injury plaintiff in an action arising from an automobile accident, to argue in his closing that each item of damage was separate and had a fixed numerical value, and 2) permitting Barber's counsel to enumerate each item of damages to the jury during closing argument.1 We conclude that t... More...    $0 (03-02-2012 - VA)

In this appeal, we consider whether certain provisions of the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act ("POAA"), Code §§ 55-508 through -516.2, restrict the declarant of a recorded declaration creating a property owners' association from unilaterally amending that declaration under its express term providing for such authority. The issue, which presents a purely legal question of statutory cons... More...    $0 (09-16-2011 - VA)

In these appeals arising out of two cases consolidated in the Circuit Court of Henrico County (the "trial court"), we consider whether the trial court erred when it held that the provisions of Code §§ 55-401 et seq. (Virginia's "Slayer Statute"), in effect on the date of the decedent's death, govern the distribution of the decedent's estate in this case.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below1More...    $0 (09-16-2011 - VA)

In this appeal, a husband and wife filed complaints against a pest control company and its employee after the employee allegedly treated the couple’s home with a pesticide that was not approved for residential use. We consider whether the circuit court erred in sustaining demurrers to the homeowners’ claims of negligence, willful and wanton conduct, and negligence per se. The principal issue w... More...    $0 (03-04-2011 - VA)

In this appeal of a worker’s compensation proceeding, we consider whether the actual risk test analysis articulated in Hilton v. Martin, 275 Va. 176, 654 S.E.2d 572 (2008), materially changed the “innocent victim of horseplay� law previously articulated and applied by the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.

Background

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In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred when it sustained the demurrer of Billy Bradley Evans, II (“Evans�) to the amended complaint of Hannah Leigh Evans (“Hannah�).1

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

Hannah, an infant suing by her mother, filed an amended complaint against Evans, her father, which alleged that Evans placed Hannah, then four years old, “... More...    $0 (06-10-2010 - VA)

ZH Technologies, Inc. (“ZH Techâ€�) and Abulala K. Naser (“Naserâ€�) filed a complaint against Adnan Syed (“Syedâ€�), Sheriza Ousman (“Ousmanâ€�), and Zerowire Technologies, Inc. (“Zerowireâ€�),1 in which ZH Tech and Naser alleged six causes of action: (1) breach of fiduciary duty, (2) conversion, (3) unjust enrichment, (4) fraud, (5) violation of the Virginia business conspiracy statute... More...    $0 (06-10-2010 - VA)

Touchcom, Inc. and Touchcom Technologies, Inc. (collectively “Touchcomâ€�) appeal from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissing Touchcom’s malpractice suit against the law firm of Bereskin & Parr (“B&Pâ€�) and attorney H. Samuel Frost. Touchcom, Inc. v. Bereskin & Parr, No. 07-CV-114, slip op. at 1 (E.D. Va. Feb. 4, 2008). The dis... More...    $0 (08-02-2009 - VA)

In these consolidated appeals, the principal issue we consider is whether the circuit court correctly applied Code § 15.2-2307 in finding that the owner/developers of a parcel of real property obtained a vested right to a particular use of the property under a rezoning ordinance subject to their proffers and, thus, are not subject to a subsequent amendment to the locality’s zoning ordinance tha... More...    $0 (02-27-2009 - VA)

During trial, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) and held that Infineon Technologies AG, Infineon Technologies North America Corp., and Infineon Technologies Holding North America Inc. (collectively Infineon) did not infringe Rambus Inc.'s patents. The jury later found Rambus liable for fraud associated with standar... More...    $100000000 (03-22-2005 - VA)

A recipient of Medicare benefits appeals an order requiring her to reimburse the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for the amount of those benefits, from a malpractice settlement she received from one of her health care providers. The district court concluded that federal law, specifically the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Medicare Act, entitled the Se... More...    $280000 (07-08-2004 - VA)

Plaintiff companies appeal from the district court's summary judgment that their registration and use of forty-three domain addresses infringe a foreign corporation's rights under the Lanham Act and violate the Anticybersquatting Act, where the foreign corporation advertised its trademark domestically, but only rendered services under it abroad. We conclude that the district court's judgme... More...    $0 (05-19-2003 - VA)

Medical malpractice - The mother of the decedent was admitted to Virginia Baptist Hospital to the service of the defendant obstetrician for induction of labor and delivery. Prostin gel was inserted at 8:30 a.m. and Pitocin was begun at 11:30 a.m., as ordered by the obstetrician. An epidural block was administered at 7:30 p.m. and at approximately 9:00 p.m. the mother was allowed to push since sh... More...    $200000 (01-12-1999 - VA)