Miscellaneous

• Taser Lawsuit Dismissed on Immunity Grounds

  Ben Glass | March 18, 2008 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A $4.5 million personal injury lawsuit filed by a man a former Colonial Beach police officer Tasered in 2005 has been dismissed by a federal judge.U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson decided on Thursday, March 6 that former Sgt. Ryan Hood was "entitled to qualified immunity" from civil liability after shooting James Keller with the stun gun. He said that it was appropriate for Hood, who resigned...

• Windsprints in 90 degree weather lead to death, says lawsuit

  Ben Glass | March 17, 2008 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  On Thursday, March 6, a $25 million lawsuit was filed, alleging that the wrongful death of a Richlands High School freshman in September was the result of his gym teacher forcing him to do wind sprints in 90-degree temperatures, regardless of school officials knowing that he had a heart condition which prohibited physical fitness activity.The suit, filed by the boy's mother in Tazewell County...

• California Personal Injury Decision

  Ben Glass | March 08, 2008 5:39 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  In general personal injury law, the wrongdoer is responsible if his actions cause a series of events which themselves cause further injury. This is the personal injury law of Virginia. A recent California case highlights almost the reverse of the issue. It allows a wrongdoer to reduce his liability for damages caused by a subsequent treating health care provider.A Court of Appeals in the Second...

• A Lighhearted Look at Federal Judges

  Ben Glass | February 14, 2008 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  All of the lawyers who read this blog will really enjoy this short musical video.

• "Popcorn Lung" Death

  Ben Glass | February 11, 2008 10:23 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Colorado man who is believed to be the only consumer to develop "popcorn lung" from regular microwave popcorn servings has filed a personal injury suit for injuries from the artificial butter flavoring which had only sickened workers at popcorn factories previously.According to Kenneth McClain, the attorney for Wayne Watson, The Kroger Co. and two of its divisions: Dillon Companies Inc. and...

• Force People to Buy Health Insurance? Silly

  Ben Glass | February 01, 2008 6:07 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The National Retail Federation has suggested to Congress and the Bush Administration that lawmakers consider an "individual mandate" requiring all individuals to obtain health insurance and new voluntary coverage options for part-time workers. We have heard this from some of the Presidential candidates. This is silly.The government has no business mandating that citizens buy anything, let alone...

• Pay Day Loan Rates Should Not Be Capped in Virginia

  Ben Glass | January 14, 2008 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The Virginia General Assembly has started its 2008 session and one are of controversy is whether so-called "Pay-Day" loan rates should be capped.House Bill 12 proposes limiting the annual rate of these loans to 36%. This is a bad idea.A "pay-day" loan is a short term unsecured loan, usually of only a few hundred dollars, that generally carries a rather high rate of interest, especially when...

• Police Dog Bites Wrong Man

  Ben Glass | January 08, 2008 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A man in St. Paul, Minnesota received a personal injury as a result of a case of mistaken identity.After a police officer went to a downtown bus stop in response to a call about a gun-toting suspect, he went to his squad car to get his police dog for assistance. The dog did his duty, chasing down a 19-year-old man and biting down on his lower left leg. However, there was one serious problem. The...

• Texas Man Loses Arm in Work Place Accident

  Ben Glass | January 06, 2008 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A concrete worker from Texas is recovering from in the hospital after receiving personal injuries in an accident at his workplace on Wednesday, January 2. The accident resulted in the amputation of the man's arm.According to his son, 52-year-old Robert Kerstetter was greasing a machine at 4:30 a.m. the morning of the accident when his right arm was caught in the machine.He said that he had been...

• Attorney Stephen Thomas Conrad

  Ben Glass | December 12, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  In the last week, our office received several phone calls and emails from clients of this attorney who has been recently arrested. We investigated and found that according to the Virginia State Bar website, his license to practice law was recently suspended.The Virginia State Bar has a client protection fund and information about making a claim under the fund is here. Let me say that this is all...