Virginia Imputed Fault Law
 

Eric Lisann v. Elizabeth Lisann

Richmond, Virginia family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.

The wife filed for divorce in October 2019, alleging the ground of having lived separate and apart since July 14, 2014. In the divorce complaint, the wife alleged that "[a]t least one of the parties has intended to live separate and apart for at least one year and that their intent has remained constant for at lea... More...    $0 (05-08-2025 - VA)

Powell J. Bernhardt, IV v. Carolina Supreme Trucking LLC, et al.

Alexandra, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Virginia uses the pure contributory negligence rule. This is the harshest legal doctrine in personal injury cases involving negligence. The defendant must be 100% at fault for the accident that caused the plaintiff's injuries.... More...    $0 (04-16-2024 - VA)

M.R. v. Dyaln McCloy

Roanoke, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory claiming $350,000 in damages and/or injuries.

Virginia uses the pure contributory negligence rule. This is the harshest legal doctrine in personal injury cases involving negligence. The defendant must be 100% at fault for the accident that caused the plaintiff's injuries.

... More...    $0 (04-16-2024 - VA)

Julius E. Williams v. Douglas R. Shed

Richmond, Virginia personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the General District Court for the City of Richmond, GV23004707-00, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Some states follow a more enlightened version of the fault law called "comparative negligence." Alas, Virgi... More...    $1 (03-08-2024 - VA)

Jerome Wade v. Aizhan Kadnbaeva and GTS Transportation Corporation

Roanoke, Virginia personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the Montgomery County Circuit Court, CL-22002004-00, and was removed to federal court by the Dfendant.

Some states follow a more enlightened version of the fault law called "comparative negligence." Alas, Virginia still chooses what is known ... More...    $1 (02-12-2024 - VA)

Mario Alvarez v. Estes Express Lines

Richmond, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory.


Virginia Personal Injury Negligence Law: Seeking Compensation for Your Harm

Virginia personal injury negligence law protects individuals who have been injured due to the carelessness or recklessness of another person. If you've been hurt in an accident, yo... More...    $0 (01-03-2024 - VA)

Karen Leslie Cullen v. Uniflight, LLC

Charlottesville, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a negligence theory.

This case was filed in the Albemarle County Circuit Court, CL23-1762, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

Plaintiff filed a motion seeking remand of the case to the state court.

Virginia Personal Injury Negligence Law: Seeking Compensat... More...    $0 (12-29-2023 - VA)

Shawna Nash, et al. v. James Sorah, et al.

Big Stone Gap, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on negligence theories.

Virginia Personal Injury Negligence Law: Seeking Compensation for Your Harm

Virginia personal injury negligence law protects individuals who have been injured due to the carelessness or recklessness of another person. If you've been hurt in an accident, you ma... More...    $0 (12-21-2023 - VA)

Christian E. Gibson v. David Lee Burkett and Wynne Transport Service, Inc.

Roanoke, Virginia personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.

Virginia's auto negligence law holds drivers accountable for their actions on the road and aims to compensate victims for injuries caused by another driver's carelessness. Here's a breakdown of key aspects:

Duty of care: All drivers in Virginia have... More...    $1 (01-08-2024 - VA)

Shamika Fontae Taylor v. Jerry Donald Smith, Jr. and Parada Enterprise, LLC

Richmond, Virginia personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligenc theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car truck accident caused by Smith.

This case was filed in the Circuit Court, City of Richmond, CL22-4607, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.
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David W. Seward v. Orifjon Kholmuradov and AT, Nationwide Trucking

Roanoke, Virginia personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered $5 million in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car truck accident caused by the failure of Orifjon Kholmuradov to exercise due care in the operation of the semi-tractor trailer rig he was driving for AT, Nationwide Trucking.
... More...    $1 (12-19-2023 - VA)

Beverly Grigby v. Walmart, Inc.

Big Stone Gap, Virginia personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory.

"This case was filed in the Wise County Circuit Court, CL23-53, and was removed to federal court by Walmart.
Premises liability law in Virginia is based on the concept of duty of care. This means that property owners have a duty to keep their property safe... More...    $0 (08-04-2023 - VA)

Sharon Arlene Vold v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Harrisonburg, Virginia plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on an auto insurance liability theory claiming $750,000 in damages and/or injuries.

"Virginia is a pure contributory negligence state, which means that if a person is found to be even 1% at fault for an accident, they cannot recover any damages from the other party. This is in contrast to most... More...    $1 (04-13-2023 - VA)

Jerry Dixon v. Rebecca Dixon

Richmond, Virginia - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing a final divorce decree.



The parties married in 1989. In 2017, the husband moved out of the marital residence
and filed for divorce. He alleged desertion and abandonment and, alternatively, living separately
for mor... More...    $0 (05-11-2022 - VA)

Shaka Markel Long v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented appellant with appealing a denial of his motion to suppress.



“In accordance with established principles of appellate review, we view the ‘evidence in the
light most favorable to the Commonwealth, as we must since it was the prevail... More...    $0 (05-09-2022 - VA)

C. Ray Davenport, Commissioner of Labor and Industry v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

Richmond, VA - Occupational Safety and Health lawyer represented defendant with a violation of safety standards charge.



On appeal of an order granting a motion to strike, we view the evidence in the light most
favorable to the non-moving party—the Commissioner—and accord him “the benefit ... More...    $0 (03-13-2022 - VA)

Jose Cortez-Mendez v. Matthew Whitaker, Acting Attorney General

Richmond, VA - Immigration lawyer represented defendant with
seeking review of an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).



Cortez-Mendez was born in El Salvador. His father, Marcial Cortez, is deaf and
mute. People in El Salvador with these physical impairments have suffered routine
ridicule and di... More...    $0 (01-03-2022 - VA)

United States of America v. DYLANN STORM ROOF

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Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and one weapon-possession count charges.



I. OVERVIEW
In 2015, Dylann Storm Roof, then 21 years old, shot and killed nine members of the
historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (�... More...    $0 (08-26-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. Farren G. Ricketts

Abingdon, Virginia conspiracy to defraud the government charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Farren G. Rickets, age 30, who, with others, was charged with conspiracy to file fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits through the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) website. The scheme involved Ricketts filing claims for various individuals, including her husband and othe... More...    $0 (07-04-2021 - VA)

United States of America v. Farren Ricketts

Abingdon, Virginia conspiracy to defraud the government charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant.

Farren Ricketts, 30, and others conspired to file fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits through the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) website. The scheme involved Ricketts filing claims for various individuals, including her husband and others known to be ineligi... More...    $0 (06-23-2021 - VA)

Shaka Markel Long v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense attorney represented Shaka Markel Long with transporting a Schedule I/II controlled substance into the Commonwealth, possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I/II controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, andconspiracy to distribute a Schedule I/II controlled substance charges.

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United States of America v. Brittany McReynolds

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and defrauding the United States.

Brittany McReynolds, age 32, a Saint Paul, Virginia woman conspired with others to file for fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits. She was charged with conspiring with others to commit mail fraud and defraud the government of more th... More...    $0 (04-24-2021 - VA)

Aaron Emile McArthur v. Commonwealth of Virginia
















On May 12, 2018,... More...    $0 (08-28-2020 - VA)

LaShaunda Tenika Meekins v. Commonwealth of Virginia







Woman charged with murdering 61-year-old Richmond m... More...    $0 (06-20-2020 - VA)

Stanlee Sebastian Jones v. Commonwealth of Virginia


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On August 18, 2017, Jones accompanied his gir... More...    $0 (02-01-2020 - VA)

Tim P. Brundle v. Wilmington Trust, N.A.




After owners of a closely held corporation sold the company to its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (�ESOP�), a participant in the ESOP brought this action. The participant contended that the trustee chosen for the ESOP by the corporation breached its fiduciary duties to the ESOP and overpaid ... More...    $0 (03-22-2019 - VA)

Donald Matthew Kelley v. Commonwealth of Virginia



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The appellant�s conviction is b... More...    $0 (02-20-2019 - VA)

James Wesley Amonett, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia




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On July 27, 2015, Corporal Andrew Perry (�Officer Perry�) of the Herndon Police
Department stopped Amonett�s vehicle. When Officer Perry approac... More...    $0 (02-20-2019 - VA)

Hannah P. v. Daniel Coats, Director of the Office of The Director of National Intelligence McLean, VA




Appellant Hannah P.1 (�Hannah�), a former employee of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (�Appellee�), asserts that Appellee discriminated against her pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (�Rehabilitation Act�), 29 U.S.C. � 701, et seq., and violated the Family and Me... More...    $0 (02-20-2019 - VA)

Thomas Robert Lienau v. Commonwealth of Virginia





Usually, this Court �review[s] the evidence in the light most favorable to the
Commonwealth, the prevailing party in the trial court.� Dawson v. Commonwealth, 63 Va. App.
429, 431, 758 S.E.2d 94, 95 (2014). However, �[w]h... More...    $0 (12-18-2018 - VA)

Bruce Levine and Maco A. Gabarette v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau

Eastern District of Virginia Federal Courthouse - Norfolk, Virginia

Carlos Bolanos Castillo was killed and Marco A. Gabarette was injured in a motor vehicle accident during the course of their employment. Castillo�s estate and Gabarette filed declaratory judgment actions seeking coverage under the uninsured/underinsured motorists endorsement of a third party�s insurance policy for payment of the wrongful death and personal injury damages from the accident. The dis... More...    $0 (04-14-2018 - VA)

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Cox Communications, Inc., et al.

Eastern District of Virginia - Federal Courthouse - Alexandria, Virginia

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)

Curtis Cox v. Snap, Inc.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse

In this diversity action for breach of contract, SNAP, Inc. appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Curtis Cox. The district court concluded that SNAP breached its contract with Cox by refusing to repurchase stock options the contract granted to him and awarded Cox $637,867.42 in damages, the full value of his options plus interest. On appeal, SNAP argues that the contract itself did not con... More...    $0 (06-14-2017 - VA)

James Edward Mercer v. Commonwealth of Virginia

In March 2014, a Caroline County grand jury issued three indictments against Mercer for
distribution of a Schedule I or II drug in violation of Code � 18.2-248. On April 10, 2014,
pursuant to Brady, Mercer filed a motion for disclosure of favorable evidence and statements. At
Mercer�s bench trial, on June 18, 2014, he entered a plea of not guilty. Additionally, Mercer
answer... More...    $0 (03-28-2016 - VA)

Juan Daniel Vaca Diez Nunez v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Nunez was charged under Code � 18.2-250 with possession of an illegal drug. On
September 9, 2013, he entered a plea of guilty to the charge. After hearing the Commonwealth�s
proffer of evidence, the trial court found the evidence sufficient for guilt but withheld the finding of
guilt. The court ordered a presentence report and scheduled a hearing for November 15, 2013.
At... More...    $0 (03-28-2016 - VA)

PFIZER, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, WYETH HOLDINGS CORPORATION, A MAINE CORPORATION v. MICHELLE K. LEE, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

A patent has a term of twenty years from the patent application�s effective filing date. 35 U.S.C. � 154(a)(2). Thus, an issued patent�s twenty-year term is measured from the filing date of the parent patent application. An issued patent�s enforceable life thus depends on the length of the PTO�s examination of a patent application. To account for any undue delays in patent examination caused b... More...    $0 (01-31-2016 - VA)

United States of America v. Robert F. McDonnell

Over the course of five weeks of trial, federal prosecutors sought to prove that former Governor of Virginia Robert F. McDonnell (�Appellant�) and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, accepted money and lavish gifts in exchange for efforts to assist a Virginia company in securing state university testing of a dietary supplement the company had developed. The jury found Appellant guilty of eleven counts of... More...    $0 (07-11-2015 - VA)

Virginia Poindexter v. Mercedes-Benz Credit

Virginia M. Poindexter appeals the district court�s grant of summary judgment to Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation (�MBCC�) on her claims arising from MBCC�s failure to timely release a lien placed on her residence after she satisfied her underlying debt obligation. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court�s judgment.
I.
In April 2001, Poindexter purchased an Audi sedan... More...    $0 (07-10-2015 - VA)

Milo Shamas v. Margaret A. Focarino

The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1141n, provides that a dissatisfied trademark applicant may seek review of an adverse ruling on his trademark application either by appealing the ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, id. § 1071(a)(1), or by commencing a de novo action in a federal district court, id. § 1071(b)(1). If he elects to proceed in a district court and no adverse pa... More...    $0 (04-23-2015 - VA)

Timothy B. Bostic v. George E. Schaefer, II

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)

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