Miscellaneous

• Josh Hancock lawsuit against bar would not fly in Virginia

  Ben Glass | May 29, 2007 5:50 PM | 6 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Apparently the father of Josh Hancock, the baseball player who died recently while driving drunk (and not wearing a seatbelt and talking on the cell phone) has filed suit against a number of entities, including the driver of the car that had stalled on the road, the pickup truck that had stopped to assist that car and the bar where Hancock spent several hours allegedly drinking. I don't know...

• Not enough car insurance? Whose fault is that?

  Ben Glass | May 29, 2007 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  At least two times a month I get calls from potential clients who have been involved in serious automobile accidents but for whom I can be of no assistance. I spoke to a woman the other day who had been rear ended by a large SUV. She suffered a serious injury to her neck and faces the prospect of multiple surgeries and an inability to work at all in the future.The bad news is that despite the...

• Fleet Bowel Prep Lawsuit for $10,000,000

  Ben Glass | May 16, 2007 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Norfolk, Virginia and AAJ member Jeffrey Breit has filed a $10,000,000 lawsuit against the manufacturer of Fleet's bowel prep. The claimant claims Fleet's store bought solution interacted with her high blood pressure drugs she was taking, causing kidney failure.The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturer "had known for at least 12 years of the potential of the product to produce dehydration,...

• Telephone call. Did not settle case.

  Ben Glass | May 15, 2007 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Rockingham County Circuit Court judge has ruled that even though an insurance claims adjuster and a plaintiff reached a verbal agreement by telephone to settle a case for $1,500.00, the cover letter from the insurance adjuster clearly contemplated that the settlement would only be final once the release was signed and the settlement check cashed. Therefore the claimant, who consulted with an...

• Death From Falling Soccer Goal

  Ben Glass | May 11, 2007 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  As a life long soccer player and soccer referee for over 30 years, this story saddens me deeply.Apparently another child has died from injuries sustained when a soccer goal tipped over. The death of a 10 year old Winchester, Virginia soccer player happened just a couple of days ago.The consumer product safety commission has long warned of the danger of soccer goals tipping over, yet even today...

• Dry Cleaner Judge Ordered to Pay Legal Fees

  Ben Glass | May 11, 2007 6:59 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  This is not the first time the judge suing the dry cleaners has been involved in litigation himself. In 2005, the Virginia Court of Appeals heard his appeal of his divorce case. On appeal he contended that the trial court had made a mistake in not awarding him spousal support.He also asked that the Court of Appeals reverse an order granting his wife attorney fees in the case. (Unlike most civil...

• 450,000 Evenflo car seat-carriers recalled

  Ben Glass | May 10, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  NHTSA, CPSCThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Evenflo, the manufacturer of a popular child car seat, have recalled certain seat-carriers. Apparently, there have been almost 700 reports of handles on these seat carriers releasing unexpectedly , resulting in more than 150 injuries to children.The recall involves Evenflo Embraceâ„¢ Infant...

• Dry Cleaner Judge Not Hearing Cases, But May Keep Job

  Ben Glass | May 10, 2007 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The judge who is suing the dry cleaners for $65,000,000 is no longer hearing cases, according to Marc Fisher's column today in the Washington Post. Apparently his term has expired and he's up for reappointment. According to the Washington Post columnist, though, Roy Pearson's boss, the chief administrative law judge, Tyrone Butler had recommended approval of Pearson's application: Before the...

• Disciplinary investigation into $65,000,000 dry cleaner lawsuit?

  Ben Glass | May 09, 2007 1:29 PM | 3 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Jon Haber, CEO of the American Association for Justice has written a letter to the District of Columbia Bar, asking that it open an investigation into Judge Roy Pearson, for his pursuit of the $65,000,000 dry cleaner lawsuit.We have previously commented on this lawsuit and posted some of actual pleadings. Jon Haber letter to District of Columbia Bar Association May 8, 2007 Mr. James...

• $65,000,000 dry cleaner lawsuit official pleadings

  Ben Glass | May 07, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  It's a large file but the parties joint pretrial statement in the $65,000,000 dry cleaners lawsuit is available by clicking on this link to the Parties' Joint Pretrial Statement in the $65,000,000 dry cleaners lawsuit in Washington, D.C. It's very interesting reading. Looks like the case is scheduled to be tried without a jury. This dry cleaners case has received national attention, most of it...