Richmond Circuit Court
Patrick Wright, administrator of the estate of Latanya Lennette Thomas-Wright v. Karen W. Jefferson, M.D.; Virginia Women’s Center, Inc.; Joseph M. Karch Jr., M.D.; Bon Secours Health System, Inc.; and Victor M. Paredes, M.D.
Plaintiff says that during surgery for an ectopic pregnancy on or about Aug. 27, 2008, decedent’s intestine was lacerated, which then was repaired surgically. Plaintiff says after surgeries decedent never felt well, and in April 2010 was admitted to a hospital where she suffered a laceration to her sigmoid colon during a diagnostic laparoscopy; she died that May of causes including “complications of surgery.” Plaintiff seeks judgment in principal sum of $7 million.
Robert W. Partin of Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn
Filed: 3/13/2013. CL13001253
Gladstone Capital Corporation v. McGladrey LLP f/d/b/a McGladrey & Pullen, LLP and RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Plaintiff had a debt investment in P&O Packaging, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Viapack, Inc., and says Viapack contracted with defendant to provide an independent audit of Viapack’s consolidated financial statements. Plaintiff says it depended upon the reports to continue to invest, and that defendant failed to conduct audits in accordance with generally accepted standards. Plaintiff alleges malpractice and seeks damages of not less than $3.5 million.
Law firm: Hugh M. Fain, Edward E. Bagnell Jr., and Robert Michaux of Spotts Fain
Filed: 3/17/2013. CL13001300[private]
David Butler v. Abilene Motor Express Co. and Joseph Egan Sr.
Plaintiff was an Abilene mechanic until Nov. 4, 2010, when he says supervisor Egan falsely accused him of faulty workmanship and made a false claim that plaintiff had stabbed him with a screwdriver. Plaintiff was discharged, and says Egan took out a warrant claiming that plaintiff had assaulted him; charges were dropped. Plaintiff alleges malicious prosecution and defamation and seeks judgment of $1,350,000.
Law firm: William G. Shields of The Shields Law Firm
Filed: 3/15/2013. CL13001304
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. a/s/o Suzanne Marisa v. Hayes Construction, Inc. and James Hayes t/a Hayes Construction and Hayes Builders, Inc.
Plaintiff says defendant negligently installed a water pipe/line in a building that failed, permitting water infiltration. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $130,823.73.
Law firm: Joel W. Morgan of Brenner, Evans & Millman
Filed: 3/18/2013. CL13001345
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. a/s/o B.B. Clary v. Jabez Marine, LLC t/a Deltaville Yachting Center; Dozier Marine, Inc.; and Regatta Point Yachting Center L.C.
Plaintiff says Clary contracted with defendants for storage and maintenance of a Chris Craft Catalina boat, which sank while docked at the marina because of negligence. Plaintiff seeks judgment in principal sum of $38,174.73.
Law firm: Joel W. Morgan of Brenner, Evans & Millman
Filed: 3/18/2013. CL13001346
Robert White v. JBG/Tysons Hotel, LLC t/a Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Plaintiff, who has muscular dystrophy, says he parked his van in general parking at the hotel because all 4 handicapped spots were occupied and drove his motorized wheelchair along the only available route where he struck a raised concrete lip, causing him to be thrown from the chair. Plaintiff alleges the premises do not comply with the ADA and seeks judgment in principal sum of $5 million.
Law firm: John R. Owen, Julie S. Palmer and Christopher P. Thumma of Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman
Filed: 3/18/2013. CL13001352
Henrico County Circuit Court
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. v. Lend Smart Mortgage, LLC
Plaintiff alleges breach of contract and indemnification and seeks judgment in principal sum of not less than $117,891.02.
Law firm: Brian R.M. Adams and Robert J. Allen of Spotts Fain
Filed: 2/28/2013. CL13000543
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. v. The National Bank
Plaintiff alleges breach of contract and indemnification and seeks judgment in principal sum of $414,982.06.
Law firm: Brian R.M. Adams and Robert J. Allen of Spotts Fain
Filed: 3/1/2013. CL13000545
Kevin J. Robinette v. 1000 Sully Road, LLC c/o B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust t/a Holiday Inn
Plaintiff says he was bitten by a brown recluse spider while sleeping at the hotel in Sterling and that management later acknowledged the hotel had tried to exterminate the room previously. Plaintiff says he required medical treatment to remove necrotic tissue from a toe and seeks judgment in principal sum of $250,000.
Law firm: Keith B. Marcus of ParisBlank
Filed: 3/8/2013. CL13000608
Della Dumbaugh v. Tuckahoe Little League
Plaintiff says defendant allowed baseball players to throw balls in an area where people who were not participating gathered, and that she was struck in the face by a ball while walking from the parking lot to pick up her child. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $200,000.
Law firm: William C. Sandel III and D. Brooks Hundley of Hundley & Johnson
Filed: 3/12/2013. CL13000626
Jonathan E. Halperin v. Geoffrey R. McDonald, P.C. and Geoffrey R. McDonald
Plaintiff says defendant firm willfully and wantonly defamed him, tortiously interfered with his business expectations and either breached an express contract requiring defendant to pay plaintiff compensation as agreed in writing or, in the alternative, failed to pay and now owes plaintiff for services performed on behalf of defendant. Plaintiff seeks damages of $1 million.
Law firm: David R. Simonsen Jr. and Vickey A. Verwey of David R. Simonsen Jr. Law Office
Filed: 3/15/2013. CL13000676
Apex Systems, Inc. v. Optimization Consulting Inc.
Plaintiff says it agreed to provide temporary staffing services to defendant, and that to date, 40 invoices have not been paid. Plaintiff alleges breach of contract and seeks judgment in principal sum of $117,810.95.
Law firm: Laura D. Windsor of Troutman Sanders
Filed: 3/15/2013. CL13000699
Chesterfield County Circuit Court
There were no cases of note.[/private]
Richmond Circuit Court
Patrick Wright, administrator of the estate of Latanya Lennette Thomas-Wright v. Karen W. Jefferson, M.D.; Virginia Women’s Center, Inc.; Joseph M. Karch Jr., M.D.; Bon Secours Health System, Inc.; and Victor M. Paredes, M.D.
Plaintiff says that during surgery for an ectopic pregnancy on or about Aug. 27, 2008, decedent’s intestine was lacerated, which then was repaired surgically. Plaintiff says after surgeries decedent never felt well, and in April 2010 was admitted to a hospital where she suffered a laceration to her sigmoid colon during a diagnostic laparoscopy; she died that May of causes including “complications of surgery.” Plaintiff seeks judgment in principal sum of $7 million.
Robert W. Partin of Locke Partin DeBoer & Quinn
Filed: 3/13/2013. CL13001253
Gladstone Capital Corporation v. McGladrey LLP f/d/b/a McGladrey & Pullen, LLP and RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Plaintiff had a debt investment in P&O Packaging, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Viapack, Inc., and says Viapack contracted with defendant to provide an independent audit of Viapack’s consolidated financial statements. Plaintiff says it depended upon the reports to continue to invest, and that defendant failed to conduct audits in accordance with generally accepted standards. Plaintiff alleges malpractice and seeks damages of not less than $3.5 million.
Law firm: Hugh M. Fain, Edward E. Bagnell Jr., and Robert Michaux of Spotts Fain
Filed: 3/17/2013. CL13001300[private]
David Butler v. Abilene Motor Express Co. and Joseph Egan Sr.
Plaintiff was an Abilene mechanic until Nov. 4, 2010, when he says supervisor Egan falsely accused him of faulty workmanship and made a false claim that plaintiff had stabbed him with a screwdriver. Plaintiff was discharged, and says Egan took out a warrant claiming that plaintiff had assaulted him; charges were dropped. Plaintiff alleges malicious prosecution and defamation and seeks judgment of $1,350,000.
Law firm: William G. Shields of The Shields Law Firm
Filed: 3/15/2013. CL13001304
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. a/s/o Suzanne Marisa v. Hayes Construction, Inc. and James Hayes t/a Hayes Construction and Hayes Builders, Inc.
Plaintiff says defendant negligently installed a water pipe/line in a building that failed, permitting water infiltration. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $130,823.73.
Law firm: Joel W. Morgan of Brenner, Evans & Millman
Filed: 3/18/2013. CL13001345
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. a/s/o B.B. Clary v. Jabez Marine, LLC t/a Deltaville Yachting Center; Dozier Marine, Inc.; and Regatta Point Yachting Center L.C.
Plaintiff says Clary contracted with defendants for storage and maintenance of a Chris Craft Catalina boat, which sank while docked at the marina because of negligence. Plaintiff seeks judgment in principal sum of $38,174.73.
Law firm: Joel W. Morgan of Brenner, Evans & Millman
Filed: 3/18/2013. CL13001346
Robert White v. JBG/Tysons Hotel, LLC t/a Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Plaintiff, who has muscular dystrophy, says he parked his van in general parking at the hotel because all 4 handicapped spots were occupied and drove his motorized wheelchair along the only available route where he struck a raised concrete lip, causing him to be thrown from the chair. Plaintiff alleges the premises do not comply with the ADA and seeks judgment in principal sum of $5 million.
Law firm: John R. Owen, Julie S. Palmer and Christopher P. Thumma of Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman
Filed: 3/18/2013. CL13001352
Henrico County Circuit Court
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. v. Lend Smart Mortgage, LLC
Plaintiff alleges breach of contract and indemnification and seeks judgment in principal sum of not less than $117,891.02.
Law firm: Brian R.M. Adams and Robert J. Allen of Spotts Fain
Filed: 2/28/2013. CL13000543
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. v. The National Bank
Plaintiff alleges breach of contract and indemnification and seeks judgment in principal sum of $414,982.06.
Law firm: Brian R.M. Adams and Robert J. Allen of Spotts Fain
Filed: 3/1/2013. CL13000545
Kevin J. Robinette v. 1000 Sully Road, LLC c/o B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust t/a Holiday Inn
Plaintiff says he was bitten by a brown recluse spider while sleeping at the hotel in Sterling and that management later acknowledged the hotel had tried to exterminate the room previously. Plaintiff says he required medical treatment to remove necrotic tissue from a toe and seeks judgment in principal sum of $250,000.
Law firm: Keith B. Marcus of ParisBlank
Filed: 3/8/2013. CL13000608
Della Dumbaugh v. Tuckahoe Little League
Plaintiff says defendant allowed baseball players to throw balls in an area where people who were not participating gathered, and that she was struck in the face by a ball while walking from the parking lot to pick up her child. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $200,000.
Law firm: William C. Sandel III and D. Brooks Hundley of Hundley & Johnson
Filed: 3/12/2013. CL13000626
Jonathan E. Halperin v. Geoffrey R. McDonald, P.C. and Geoffrey R. McDonald
Plaintiff says defendant firm willfully and wantonly defamed him, tortiously interfered with his business expectations and either breached an express contract requiring defendant to pay plaintiff compensation as agreed in writing or, in the alternative, failed to pay and now owes plaintiff for services performed on behalf of defendant. Plaintiff seeks damages of $1 million.
Law firm: David R. Simonsen Jr. and Vickey A. Verwey of David R. Simonsen Jr. Law Office
Filed: 3/15/2013. CL13000676
Apex Systems, Inc. v. Optimization Consulting Inc.
Plaintiff says it agreed to provide temporary staffing services to defendant, and that to date, 40 invoices have not been paid. Plaintiff alleges breach of contract and seeks judgment in principal sum of $117,810.95.
Law firm: Laura D. Windsor of Troutman Sanders
Filed: 3/15/2013. CL13000699
Chesterfield County Circuit Court
There were no cases of note.[/private]