Chesterfield Circuit Court
Headway Capital, LLC v. Coolbreeze Hauling LLC and Calvin Thompson
Plaintiff says defendant is in breach of a line of credit and seeks judgment of $45,772.84.
Attorneys: Rachel A. Duboff, John M. Lyons and Stephen Shepherdson of Zwicker & Associates
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25001697
J.L. Bishop Contractor, Inc. v. The Virginia Contractor’s Group Self Insurance Association
Plaintiff says defendant overcharged it by failing to properly categorize the owner/employees of plaintiff for worker’s compensation coverage and seeks judgment of $45,418.
Attorneys: Lee Robert Artz
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25001911
Adam Burgess v. Beiler Construction & Home Improvements, LLC and Henry Beiler
Plaintiff says defendants falsely represented that they were capable of constructing a home and installing a complex standing seam roof, the work done was substandard and defendants knowingly and fraudulently overcharged him for the defective work. Plaintiff asks damages of $84,497.37, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: David G. Boyce of Boyce PLC
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25001928
Kapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Dynamic Modifiers, LLC d/b/a Dynamic Modifiers; and Howard G. Bradshaw
Plaintiff says the Atlanta business is in default of a forward purchase agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $212,544.
Attorneys: Nhon H. Nguyen of Nguyen|Ballato
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25001969
Henrico Circuit Court
Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina a/s/o Virginia Women’s Center, Inc. v. Old Dominion Mechanical LLC
Plaintiff says defendant, hired to perform plumbing work in a medical office building at 8634 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, left sink faucets on with the drain plugs in place overnight, causing significant water damage to the first and second floors. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $993,606.90.
Attorneys: James L. Hoyle of Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith
Filed: 2/14/2025
CL25001054
Jason A.C. Poston v. RVA Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab LLC and Ramakrishnan Kavaserry, P.T.
Plaintiff says a dry needling procedure caused a needle to puncture his lung and defendant flippantly disregarded his complaints of pain and shortness of breath, leading to development of a large pneumothorax and a prolonged hospital stay and follow-up treatment. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $1 million.
Attorneys: Ryan T. Walker and Charles R. Calton of Marks & Harrison
Filed: 2/13/2025
CL25001086
Kapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Loftis Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC; and John Scott Loftis
Plaintiff says the Texas business is in default of a forward purchase agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $110,470.
Attorneys: C. Daniel Waters of Harris Loftus
Filed: 2/20/2025
CL25001139
Peninsula Radiological Associates, Ltd. v. Change Healthcare Inc.; Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC; Change Healthcare Operations, LLC; and Change Healthcare Technology Enabled Services, LLC
Plaintiff says under an agreement dated September 2007, defendant and its subsidiaries, predecessors and affiliates, provided services including processing plaintiff’s patient charges and submitting timely claims for plaintiff’s charges to insurance companies collecting payments, and that in October 2022, the defendant entities were purchased by healthcare giant UnitedHealthcare Group, and numerous procedural and staff changes negatively impacted the agreement, where physician charges were no longer submitted timely, patient reimbursements plummeted, and accounts receivable grew from lack of collections. Plaintiff says the contractual defaults were exacerbated by a ransomware cyberattack in February 2024, during which all data systems and payment platforms were inaccessible. Plaintiff says the attack was due to defendant’s own failures, and that defendant took advantage of the financial crisis it created to reclassify a portion of their debt as a short-term loan. Plaintiff seeks judgment in the principal amount of $2.5 million, among other relief.
Attorneys: Virginia M. Bruner, Justin S. Feinman and William J. Homer of Williams Mullen
Filed: 2/18/2025
CL25001161
Heidi West v. Virginia Dental Practice Associates PC f/k/a Aspen Dental of Virginia; and Jeannette Robertson, DDS
Plaintiff says defendants’ negligence caused nerve damage and seeks judgment of $2.6 million.
Attorneys: Wallace B. Wason Jr. of Wallace Wason
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25001190
Samuel P. Braufman, a minor who sues through his parent and Next Friend, Kirk Braufman v. Richmond Fitness, Inc. d/b/a American Family Fitness (Henrico) and Beronica Martinez
Plaintiff, 9 years old at the time, says on Aug. 1, 2019, at 11760 W. Broad St., Beronica engaged a game of hockey with summer campers using a hard, rubber puck, but did not provide helmets, headgear or protective eyewear, and while playing with them she struck the puck with her hockey stick, causing it to strike Sam’s head. Plaintiff says he suffered a traumatic head injury, necessitating a bilateral craniotomy, and seeks judgment of $10 million, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: Irving M. Blank, Keith B. Marcus and George O.Y. Naylor of Blank & Marcus
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25001200
Anthony T. Washington v. Jared Giley and Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Plaintiff says on Dec. 13, 2023, at 1504 Parham Road, defendant’s employee negligently attempted to remove a bike from a rack, and a bike that was not properly latched shot out and struck him, causing severe injuries. Plaintiff asks judgment of $950,000.
Attorneys: Jenny Mattingley of Tronfeld West & Durrett
Filed: 2/24/2025
CL25001238
Richmond Circuit Court
Gilbert Carson Jr. and Angela Stroh v. Complete Home Design, LLC and Lesley J. Balderson
Plaintiffs say they incurred damages as a result of misrepresentations and/or fraud by defendants in connection with the purchase of a home at 3111 W. Grace St. that defendants had “flipped,” alleging that defendants have a pattern and practice of concealing home defects, foundation problems, water intrusion issues and mold instead of appropriately repairing them. Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages of $150,000, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: Robert J. Allen of ThorsenAllen
Filed: 2/14/2025
CL25000801
Kapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Edmonds Wellness Clinic, Inc. d/b/a Edmonds Wellness Clinic; and Mark N. Nolting
Plaintiff says the Washington business is in default of a loan agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $134,862.
Attorneys: Nhon H. Nguyen of Nguyen|Ballato
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25000809
Thomas Michael Tolbert Jr. v. Dominion Energy, Inc.
Plaintiff, a military veteran employed by defendant as a nuclear power specialist at Surry Nuclear Power Station, says he was diagnosed with PTSD but that during his 15 years with Dominion, it was never an issue until December 2023, when he was suspended due to his past diagnosis and then terminated. Plaintiff alleges discrimination and retaliation and seeks judgment of $5 million.
Attorneys: Thomas E. Strelka Jr. and L. Leigh Rhoads of Virginia Employment Law
Filed: 2/14/2025
CL25000811
Stephanie Caulking v. McDonald’s Restaurants of Virginia, Inc.; 2620 Jefferson Davis Highway I, LLC; and 2620 Jefferson Davis Highway II, LLC
Plaintiff says on/about March 24, 2023, at the establishment in Arlington, she slipped on a recently mopped lobby area and fell. Plaintiff asks damages of $75,000.
Attorneys: Gray B. Broughton, Zachary P. Grubaugh and Sharif L. Gray of The Broughton Law Firm
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25000840
Paul Warren Buck II v. City of Richmond
Plaintiff says on/about Dec. 16, 2024, on the front porch area of Richmond Public Library at 101 E. Franklin St., a metal railing between the building columns collapsed when he leaned against it, causing him to fall 6-8 feet to the ground below. Plaintiff says he sustained serious injuries due to defendant’s failure to keep the premises free of dangerous conditions, and seeks judgment of $10 million.
Attorneys: Gray B. Broughton and Sharif L. Gray of The Broughton Law Firm
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25000841
Elizabeth J. Howard, as executor of the estate of James E. Johnson, deceased v. Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Inc. t/a CJW Medical Center
Plaintiff says Johnson was admitted Jan. 15, 2024, for treatment following a fall at home, had a hinged knee brace locked into place and was receiving antibiotics, anticoagulants and pain medication, and was placed in a hospital bed with a fall safety alarm. Plaintiff says a speech therapist, at the conclusion of an evaluation, failed to re-activate the alarm based on the mistaken belief he didn’t need it, and on Jan. 17, after he had made several attempts to get out of bed, Johnson was permitted to fall, hitting his head and suffering an acute subdural hematoma, dying on Jan. 22. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $5 million.
Attorneys: Robert W. Carter Jr. and Mary Estfanous and Laura H. Leigh of Robert Carter Law
Filed: 2/18/2025
CL25000881
Fenix Capital Funding, LLC v. United Community Investments, LLC d/b/a America’s Best Choice of Richmond; William E. Sumner Jr.; and Sung Su Jang
Plaintiff says defendants are in default of a future receivables agreement, and seeks judgment of $119,700.
Attorneys: Ronald W. Stern
Filed: 2/18/2025
CL25000882
Jack Chalasinski v. Bradford W. Huffman and Huffman & Huffman Brothers-in-Law, P.L.L.C.
Plaintiff says he was advised by Huffman to settle his motor vehicle tort claim, which he signed off on, but defendant failed to secure consent from the worker’s compensation carrier to settle the claim, which impaired the carrier’s subrogation rights, thereby waiving his claim. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $300,000.
Attorneys: C. James Williams III and Kimberly J. Rabb of Burnett & Williams
Filed: 2/20/2025
CL25000892
Jemal’s Richmond Holdings, LLC v. City of Richmond, Virginia
Plaintiff says as a result of an erroneous assessment and incorrect determination of final total value for property at 629 E. Main St. that it rehabilitated for nearly $29 million, finishing in November 2022, it has been deprived of tax exemptions and/or tax credits it is entitled to under the Rehabilitation Program. Plaintiff seeks an order declaring the Final Total Value to be $35,642,000, to recalculate the Rehab Credit to no less than $27,403,000, and enter a judgment ordering the City to refund to plaintiff an amount no less than $113,196 it paid in excess property taxes for tax year 2024, and other relief.
Attorneys: Michael J. Rothermel, Edward E. Bagnell Jr. and Nancy Y. Simpson of Spotts Fain
Filed: 2/25/2025
CL2500923
Chesterfield Circuit Court
Headway Capital, LLC v. Coolbreeze Hauling LLC and Calvin Thompson
Plaintiff says defendant is in breach of a line of credit and seeks judgment of $45,772.84.
Attorneys: Rachel A. Duboff, John M. Lyons and Stephen Shepherdson of Zwicker & Associates
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25001697
J.L. Bishop Contractor, Inc. v. The Virginia Contractor’s Group Self Insurance Association
Plaintiff says defendant overcharged it by failing to properly categorize the owner/employees of plaintiff for worker’s compensation coverage and seeks judgment of $45,418.
Attorneys: Lee Robert Artz
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25001911
Adam Burgess v. Beiler Construction & Home Improvements, LLC and Henry Beiler
Plaintiff says defendants falsely represented that they were capable of constructing a home and installing a complex standing seam roof, the work done was substandard and defendants knowingly and fraudulently overcharged him for the defective work. Plaintiff asks damages of $84,497.37, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: David G. Boyce of Boyce PLC
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25001928
Kapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Dynamic Modifiers, LLC d/b/a Dynamic Modifiers; and Howard G. Bradshaw
Plaintiff says the Atlanta business is in default of a forward purchase agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $212,544.
Attorneys: Nhon H. Nguyen of Nguyen|Ballato
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25001969
Henrico Circuit Court
Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina a/s/o Virginia Women’s Center, Inc. v. Old Dominion Mechanical LLC
Plaintiff says defendant, hired to perform plumbing work in a medical office building at 8634 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, left sink faucets on with the drain plugs in place overnight, causing significant water damage to the first and second floors. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $993,606.90.
Attorneys: James L. Hoyle of Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith
Filed: 2/14/2025
CL25001054
Jason A.C. Poston v. RVA Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab LLC and Ramakrishnan Kavaserry, P.T.
Plaintiff says a dry needling procedure caused a needle to puncture his lung and defendant flippantly disregarded his complaints of pain and shortness of breath, leading to development of a large pneumothorax and a prolonged hospital stay and follow-up treatment. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $1 million.
Attorneys: Ryan T. Walker and Charles R. Calton of Marks & Harrison
Filed: 2/13/2025
CL25001086
Kapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Loftis Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC; and John Scott Loftis
Plaintiff says the Texas business is in default of a forward purchase agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $110,470.
Attorneys: C. Daniel Waters of Harris Loftus
Filed: 2/20/2025
CL25001139
Peninsula Radiological Associates, Ltd. v. Change Healthcare Inc.; Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC; Change Healthcare Operations, LLC; and Change Healthcare Technology Enabled Services, LLC
Plaintiff says under an agreement dated September 2007, defendant and its subsidiaries, predecessors and affiliates, provided services including processing plaintiff’s patient charges and submitting timely claims for plaintiff’s charges to insurance companies collecting payments, and that in October 2022, the defendant entities were purchased by healthcare giant UnitedHealthcare Group, and numerous procedural and staff changes negatively impacted the agreement, where physician charges were no longer submitted timely, patient reimbursements plummeted, and accounts receivable grew from lack of collections. Plaintiff says the contractual defaults were exacerbated by a ransomware cyberattack in February 2024, during which all data systems and payment platforms were inaccessible. Plaintiff says the attack was due to defendant’s own failures, and that defendant took advantage of the financial crisis it created to reclassify a portion of their debt as a short-term loan. Plaintiff seeks judgment in the principal amount of $2.5 million, among other relief.
Attorneys: Virginia M. Bruner, Justin S. Feinman and William J. Homer of Williams Mullen
Filed: 2/18/2025
CL25001161
Heidi West v. Virginia Dental Practice Associates PC f/k/a Aspen Dental of Virginia; and Jeannette Robertson, DDS
Plaintiff says defendants’ negligence caused nerve damage and seeks judgment of $2.6 million.
Attorneys: Wallace B. Wason Jr. of Wallace Wason
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25001190
Samuel P. Braufman, a minor who sues through his parent and Next Friend, Kirk Braufman v. Richmond Fitness, Inc. d/b/a American Family Fitness (Henrico) and Beronica Martinez
Plaintiff, 9 years old at the time, says on Aug. 1, 2019, at 11760 W. Broad St., Beronica engaged a game of hockey with summer campers using a hard, rubber puck, but did not provide helmets, headgear or protective eyewear, and while playing with them she struck the puck with her hockey stick, causing it to strike Sam’s head. Plaintiff says he suffered a traumatic head injury, necessitating a bilateral craniotomy, and seeks judgment of $10 million, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: Irving M. Blank, Keith B. Marcus and George O.Y. Naylor of Blank & Marcus
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25001200
Anthony T. Washington v. Jared Giley and Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Plaintiff says on Dec. 13, 2023, at 1504 Parham Road, defendant’s employee negligently attempted to remove a bike from a rack, and a bike that was not properly latched shot out and struck him, causing severe injuries. Plaintiff asks judgment of $950,000.
Attorneys: Jenny Mattingley of Tronfeld West & Durrett
Filed: 2/24/2025
CL25001238
Richmond Circuit Court
Gilbert Carson Jr. and Angela Stroh v. Complete Home Design, LLC and Lesley J. Balderson
Plaintiffs say they incurred damages as a result of misrepresentations and/or fraud by defendants in connection with the purchase of a home at 3111 W. Grace St. that defendants had “flipped,” alleging that defendants have a pattern and practice of concealing home defects, foundation problems, water intrusion issues and mold instead of appropriately repairing them. Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages of $150,000, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: Robert J. Allen of ThorsenAllen
Filed: 2/14/2025
CL25000801
Kapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Edmonds Wellness Clinic, Inc. d/b/a Edmonds Wellness Clinic; and Mark N. Nolting
Plaintiff says the Washington business is in default of a loan agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $134,862.
Attorneys: Nhon H. Nguyen of Nguyen|Ballato
Filed: 2/26/2025
CL25000809
Thomas Michael Tolbert Jr. v. Dominion Energy, Inc.
Plaintiff, a military veteran employed by defendant as a nuclear power specialist at Surry Nuclear Power Station, says he was diagnosed with PTSD but that during his 15 years with Dominion, it was never an issue until December 2023, when he was suspended due to his past diagnosis and then terminated. Plaintiff alleges discrimination and retaliation and seeks judgment of $5 million.
Attorneys: Thomas E. Strelka Jr. and L. Leigh Rhoads of Virginia Employment Law
Filed: 2/14/2025
CL25000811
Stephanie Caulking v. McDonald’s Restaurants of Virginia, Inc.; 2620 Jefferson Davis Highway I, LLC; and 2620 Jefferson Davis Highway II, LLC
Plaintiff says on/about March 24, 2023, at the establishment in Arlington, she slipped on a recently mopped lobby area and fell. Plaintiff asks damages of $75,000.
Attorneys: Gray B. Broughton, Zachary P. Grubaugh and Sharif L. Gray of The Broughton Law Firm
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25000840
Paul Warren Buck II v. City of Richmond
Plaintiff says on/about Dec. 16, 2024, on the front porch area of Richmond Public Library at 101 E. Franklin St., a metal railing between the building columns collapsed when he leaned against it, causing him to fall 6-8 feet to the ground below. Plaintiff says he sustained serious injuries due to defendant’s failure to keep the premises free of dangerous conditions, and seeks judgment of $10 million.
Attorneys: Gray B. Broughton and Sharif L. Gray of The Broughton Law Firm
Filed: 2/21/2025
CL25000841
Elizabeth J. Howard, as executor of the estate of James E. Johnson, deceased v. Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Inc. t/a CJW Medical Center
Plaintiff says Johnson was admitted Jan. 15, 2024, for treatment following a fall at home, had a hinged knee brace locked into place and was receiving antibiotics, anticoagulants and pain medication, and was placed in a hospital bed with a fall safety alarm. Plaintiff says a speech therapist, at the conclusion of an evaluation, failed to re-activate the alarm based on the mistaken belief he didn’t need it, and on Jan. 17, after he had made several attempts to get out of bed, Johnson was permitted to fall, hitting his head and suffering an acute subdural hematoma, dying on Jan. 22. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $5 million.
Attorneys: Robert W. Carter Jr. and Mary Estfanous and Laura H. Leigh of Robert Carter Law
Filed: 2/18/2025
CL25000881
Fenix Capital Funding, LLC v. United Community Investments, LLC d/b/a America’s Best Choice of Richmond; William E. Sumner Jr.; and Sung Su Jang
Plaintiff says defendants are in default of a future receivables agreement, and seeks judgment of $119,700.
Attorneys: Ronald W. Stern
Filed: 2/18/2025
CL25000882
Jack Chalasinski v. Bradford W. Huffman and Huffman & Huffman Brothers-in-Law, P.L.L.C.
Plaintiff says he was advised by Huffman to settle his motor vehicle tort claim, which he signed off on, but defendant failed to secure consent from the worker’s compensation carrier to settle the claim, which impaired the carrier’s subrogation rights, thereby waiving his claim. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $300,000.
Attorneys: C. James Williams III and Kimberly J. Rabb of Burnett & Williams
Filed: 2/20/2025
CL25000892
Jemal’s Richmond Holdings, LLC v. City of Richmond, Virginia
Plaintiff says as a result of an erroneous assessment and incorrect determination of final total value for property at 629 E. Main St. that it rehabilitated for nearly $29 million, finishing in November 2022, it has been deprived of tax exemptions and/or tax credits it is entitled to under the Rehabilitation Program. Plaintiff seeks an order declaring the Final Total Value to be $35,642,000, to recalculate the Rehab Credit to no less than $27,403,000, and enter a judgment ordering the City to refund to plaintiff an amount no less than $113,196 it paid in excess property taxes for tax year 2024, and other relief.
Attorneys: Michael J. Rothermel, Edward E. Bagnell Jr. and Nancy Y. Simpson of Spotts Fain
Filed: 2/25/2025
CL2500923