Case No: CL 2016-3462 After considering the pleadings and exhibits, authorities, and oral arguments presented by Counsel, the Court finds that the ad damnum clause, seeking damages “in excess of $100,000,” is improper, and thus the... Read More
Record No: 151917 (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In a suit by the heirs of a deceased wife against the attorney-in-fact and co-trustees for the deceased husband, the husband’s power of attorney instrument... Read More
Case No: CL-2015-11379 In a suit by the beneficiary of an unfunded subtrust against the trustee of the primary trust for alleged mismanagement, the Court found that the beneficiary of the subtrust did not have standing... Read More
Record No: 151190 (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In breach of contract and fraudulent conveyance litigation, the trial court erred in imposing a constructive trust upon a subdivision lot after a developer breached... Read More
Record No: 150528 (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In an action for professional negligence/breach of contract brought by a party asserting it is a third-party beneficiary of the contractual relation between a testator... Read More
Record No: 150522 (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In an action asserting claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, and trade secret misappropriation in which plaintiffs recovered a judgment of $1.25... Read More
Record No: 150587 (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) The circuit court did not err in dismissing a suit for medical malpractice on the basis that the plaintiff filed the lawsuit in her own name,... Read More
Insurer brought interpleader action against insured’s ex-wife and sisters to determine the rightful beneficiary of benefits of insured’s life insurance policy. Ex-wife and sisters filed cross-claims against each other, and ex-wife filed counterclaim against insurer.... Read More