Couple wins $9.85 million on security company investment 
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: August 16, 2011
Tags: securities fraud, Virginia
A federal jury in Virginia has awarded $9.85 million to a couple who alleged that the Virginia Beach proprietor of a security company defrauded them of money they had received from the sale of a medical waste disposal business.
Jury awards $115M against Verizon in TV patent case
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: August 5, 2011
Tags: ActiveVideo, patent law, Verizon, Verizon FiOS
A small technology company has won a $115 million verdict from a federal jury in Virginia on its claim that Verizon Communications Inc. infringed on its patents for interactive television when Verizon developed its FiOS cable system.
College athlete wins $575,000 from fraternity
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: July 25, 2011
Tags: athlete, car accident, college, reckless driving, Virginia
A Virginia jury has awarded $575,000 to a scholarship athlete at George Mason University who suffered serious injuries in a car wreck but made something close to a complete recovery.
Virginia military school settles student’s death case
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: July 14, 2011
Tags: negligent supervision
A Virginia military academy has agreed to pay $700,000 to the family of a 17-year-old student who fell to his death out of a third-story window after he was told he had been expelled.
$11 million settlement reached in Va. brain injury case
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: July 12, 2011
Tags: brain injury
A 19-year-old Virginia woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a traffic crash has won an $11 million settlement from the owner of a van that crossed the center line on a wet two-lane highway.
Va. lawyer has license revoked for concealing income
Published: May 25, 2011
Tags: attorney discipline, fraudulent concealment, law license, Virginia
A three-judge panel has revoked the license of Norfolk, Va. lawyer Mark M. Kantro for concealing $161,000 in income from his wife during their divorce.
Jury awards $25 million in asbestos suit against Exxon
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: March 23, 2011
Tags: asbestos, Exxon, mesothelioma
A Virginia jury has awarded $25 million to a ship repair coordinator who had contracted mesothelioma after working on oil tankers for years.
Virginia jury awards $23M to truck driver
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: March 3, 2011
Tags: negligence
A tractor-trailer driver who rear-ended another rig and had no memory of the collision has won a $23 million verdict from a Virginia jury.
Student scores $5M verdict against newspaper
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: February 17, 2011
Tags: libel
Virginia high school student Patrick Bristol told a reporter for The Virginian-Pilot that fellow student Kevin Webb routinely shoved and taunted him at school. The Pilot reported that allegation as fact, an assertion that Webb denied before jury.
Jury returns $5M verdict for teen paralyzed after surgery
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: February 2, 2011
Tags: medical malpractice
Thomas Guzzetta’s parents looked all over the country for a surgeon to repair his congenital hollow chest. Ultimately, they decided to bring him from Southern California to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Va.
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