Aug - 09
2020
Plaintiff was injured when the defendant fell asleep while driving on a highway at 55 MPH, crossed the centerline and collided with the plaintiff’s vehicle head-on. The crash caused the plaintiff’s vehicle to flip and completely demolished the car. Both…
Jan - 19
2020
In this medical malpractice case, a patient sued an emergency room physician and a radiologist for their substandard evaluation and treatment of supraglottitis, an infection of the epiglottis and surrounding supraglottic structures. In June 2016, the plaintiff presented to a…
Jan - 19
2020
A judge has refused to undo a $2.3 million medical malpractice judgment against a former Salem medical clinic that didn’t know it was being sued because its registered agent did not forward the suit papers. A former patient obtained a…
Jan - 19
2020
A missed deadline in a $3 million medical malpractice suit against a Salem clinic has brought about an abrupt and drastic result: It prompted a default judgment over the summer, and a judge last week ruled that a jury’s seven-figure…
Jun - 01
2018
A lawyer who sued under the newly recognized tort of “interference with parental rights” barely managed to escape an award of sanctions after the client’s allegations proved untrue. The client was not so fortunate. The plaintiff – a Blacksburg woman…
Jan - 28
2018
FLOYD — It was a tragic accident. One for which Chance Bihary took full responsibility. But Bihary’s deadly mistake almost a year ago was not a criminal one, a judge found Tuesday in Floyd County Circuit Court. Judge Marc Long dismissed…
Sep - 22
2016
Jonathan Rogers was named to the “Best Lawyers in America” listing for 2017. He has been a trial lawyer for 40 years and specializes in personal injury, criminal defense, traffic, divorce, custody, employment law and civil rights law. He is…
Oct - 11
2015
When Roanoke-area health care providers make their worst mistakes, the results can get buried in two places: graveyards and out-of-town courthouses. Graveyards are where the victims of medical malpractice are buried; out-of-town courthouses are where the wrongful death lawsuits sometimes…
Jul - 25
2012
The Floyd Press By Doug Thompson After two days of testimony and arguments, a Floyd County jury of seven women and five men began deliberations at 11:41 a.m. Wednesday in the trial of Sarah Williams on charges of carnal knowledge…
Jul - 19
2012
The Floyd Press By Doug Thompson A Montgomery County judge last week dismissed a sexual abuse charge against Sarah Elizabeth Williams of Willis after testimony and evidence revealed the complaining juvenile lied about dates he claimed he had romantic encounters…