Denial of Variance Upheld
An owner who used his property for sale and repair of batteries loses his appeal of a denial of his request for a variance to operate a taxi detailing business, in this case from Arlington County...
View ArticleArlington needs judges
Lawyers and county officials in Arlington are pleading for an extra circuit court judge from the General Assembly, where money for judgeships remains tied up in a political showdown. Arlington has four...
View ArticleCollision aggravated pre-existing spinal condition – $600,000 Settlement
Plaintiff and his wife were traveling northbound in the right lane of Route 1 in Fredericksburg when defendant, driving a tractor-trailer, pulled out from a truck stop and collided with the right side...
View ArticleCourt offers guidance on disability act claims
A disabled Arlington resident has struck out in his bid to force his condominium association to provide a handicapped parking space. The Supreme Court of Virginia upheld dismissal of the man’s claims...
View ArticleDoc sues former medical partner for fraudulent conveyance – $590,000 Verdict
The plaintiff, Dr. Raley, joined the defendant, Dr. Haider, in a medical practice from late 2008 through 2009. Plaintiff contended that the defendant promised to make him a co-owner of the practice...
View ArticleWoman burned during facial at nail salon – $30,000 Settlement
Plaintiff went into a local nail salon that also offered facial treatments. She decided to treat herself to a facial. The woman giving the facial proceeded to place extremely hot wax on plaintiff’s...
View ArticleBoy, swung by ankles by daycare worker, had fractured skull – $450,000...
On Dec. 21, 2015, Jack Smedley, a 6-year-old child, was enrolled by his parents in a before and after school program at Tiger Martial Arts. The premises of this daycare center had a surveillance system...
View ArticleMan stepped on unsecured water meter cover – $205,000 Settlement
Plaintiff stepped on an unsecured water meter cover. Her foot fell through resulting in surgery to re-attach the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th metatarsal bones that had separated from the tarsal bones....
View ArticleMan died after slipping on black ice – $750,000 Settlement
The decedent lived at an apartment complex owned by the defendant. After a snow storm in March 2017, the parking lot and sidewalks of the property were plowed, and the snow was piled onto the grassy...
View ArticleMan hit in crosswalk by city employee – $2 Million Settlement
On Oct. 18, 2016, plaintiff Albert Weadon, then 78 years old, was crossing Mount Vernon Avenue in a marked crosswalk at its intersection with E. Oxford Street in the Del Ray section of Alexandria....
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