Contract – Mandatory ADR – Contractor – Wrongful Termination Claim
In a contractor’s dispute with defendant hospital, the parties clearly agreed to require the contractor to first submit claims to the architect and use informal negotiation, then mediation, prior to...
View ArticleCulpeper teen wins $15.4M verdict for sexual abuse
A Culpeper County jury has handed down a $15.4 million dollar verdict to a teenage boy who claimed he was sexually abused by a man posing as a clinical psychologist. The alleged abuse occurred in 2005...
View ArticleMan posed as clinical psychologist in child sex abuse case – $15,400,000...
The sexual abuse victim was 13 to 14 years old at the time of the sexual abuse against him by his 47-year-old “counselor,” James W. Davis, who was posing as a clinical psychologist. On two occasions...
View ArticleDec action dismissed as part of police shooting settlement – $300,000...
This case arose out of the shooting of Patricia Cook by Officer Daniel Harmon-Wright of the Culpeper Police Department. Cook’s husband qualified as administrator of her estate, and sued Harmon-Wright...
View ArticleUnder scrutiny: Tough cases put police, prosecutors at odds
In most courthouses, there is a friendly and cooperative relationship between law enforcement officers and the prosecutors who put on their evidence in court. After all, the officers and the state’s...
View ArticleRotator cuff injury was related to collision, jury finds – $100,000 Verdict
Plaintiff is a 58-year-old woman with a long history of back and neck pain. On Oct. 13, 2012, plaintiff was rear-ended while driving her grandchildren to a roller skating rink in Culpeper. Two years...
View ArticleJury awards full amount of unpaid wages to former jeweler – $185,000 Verdict
In 2007, long-time jeweler Ralph Brown told his friend, Robert “Buddy” Goodnight, that he was planning to close his jewelry store and retire. Brown told Goodnight a liquidator had given him a value of...
View ArticleStaffer hopes to keep judgment against prosecutor
A Culpeper County employee who successfully sued the county commonwealth’s attorney for assault and battery could lose his district court victory because he doesn’t have the money to pursue his appeal...
View ArticleWoman suffered back injury in rear-ender – $265,000 Settlement
Plaintiff was stopped at a red light on Main Street in Culpeper when a dump truck rear-ended her. There was no damage to the dump truck and minor damage to the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff...
View ArticleSheriff can enforce immigration laws
The court rejects plaintiffs’ claim that a county sheriff’s cooperation agreement with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of the Department of Homeland Security to enforce federal...
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