AG sidesteps fray in fishermen trespass case
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has refused to come to the defense of fishermen fighting a $10,000 trespassing lawsuit who say they were assured by the state they had a right to stand and cast...
View ArticleA record in the mountains
On a spring day in 2006, Michael Boguess went to help his brother Todd pour concrete at a friend’s house. By that evening, the 39-year-old mill worker found himself lying in a hospital bed, paralyzed...
View ArticleAlleghany jury awards record verdict in personal injury case – $1,959,171...
Plaintiff, Michael D. Boguess Sr., was helping his brother, Todd Boguess, pour concrete for a mutual friend on May 18, 2006, in Covington. The concrete was delivered by a concrete truck owned and...
View ArticleFarmer’s work capacity limited after auto accident -$365,935 Verdict
Plaintiff, age 53, was traveling eastbound on Route 42 in Craig County when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle traveling approximately 50 mph. Both vehicles were totaled and were towed from the...
View ArticleFishermen lose court fight for access to Va. river
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two fishermen accused of trespassing in Alleghany County have been barred from wading on a contested section of the Jackson River after a judge ruled that 18th-century grants from...
View ArticleHeadaches persisted after auto accident – $175,000 Verdict
Plaintiff, age 52, was traveling northbound on Route 220 in Alleghany County when an oncoming vehicle turned directly in front of her, causing a collision. Plaintiff denied any injury at the scene but...
View ArticleNo punitive damages claim for triple-hit by trucker
Having her car struck three times by a tractor-trailer that left the scene of the accident did not let a woman sue a trucking company for punitive damages, a Roanoke federal court said on Sept. 26. But...
View ArticleAG sidesteps fray in fishermen trespass case
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has refused to come to the defense of fishermen fighting a $10,000 trespassing lawsuit who say they were assured by the state they had a right to stand and cast...
View ArticleA record in the mountains
On a spring day in 2006, Michael Boguess went to help his brother Todd pour concrete at a friend’s house. By that evening, the 39-year-old mill worker found himself lying in a hospital bed, paralyzed...
View ArticleAlleghany jury awards record verdict in personal injury case – $1,959,171...
Plaintiff, Michael D. Boguess Sr., was helping his brother, Todd Boguess, pour concrete for a mutual friend on May 18, 2006, in Covington. The concrete was delivered by a concrete truck owned and...
View ArticleFarmer’s work capacity limited after auto accident -$365,935 Verdict
Plaintiff, age 53, was traveling eastbound on Route 42 in Craig County when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle traveling approximately 50 mph. Both vehicles were totaled and were towed from the...
View ArticleFishermen lose court fight for access to Va. river
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two fishermen accused of trespassing in Alleghany County have been barred from wading on a contested section of the Jackson River after a judge ruled that 18th-century grants from...
View ArticleHeadaches persisted after auto accident – $175,000 Verdict
Plaintiff, age 52, was traveling northbound on Route 220 in Alleghany County when an oncoming vehicle turned directly in front of her, causing a collision. Plaintiff denied any injury at the scene but...
View ArticleNo punitive damages claim for triple-hit by trucker
Having her car struck three times by a tractor-trailer that left the scene of the accident did not let a woman sue a trucking company for punitive damages, a Roanoke federal court said on Sept. 26. But...
View ArticleJury rejected contrib for worker struck by vehicle – $207,000 Verdict
Plaintiff was working with a leaf pickup crew in Alleghany County when defendant struck plaintiff with his vehicle while passing through the work zone. Plaintiff was taken to the emergency room where...
View ArticlePatient at facility was given another patient’s meds – $497,500 Settlement
The decedent, age 62, had been a resident of Covington Manor, an assisted living facility located in Alleghany County, for approximately 20 years. The decedent had suffered from a lifelong history of...
View ArticleLegislative immunity shields some subpoenaed documents
Where defendant served subpoena duces tecum on members of the Alleghany County Board of Supervisors, the commonwealth’s motion to quash is denied in part. Legislative immunity applies to some of the...
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