Friday, January 16, 2009

Today's Supreme Court of Virginia Opinions

A more detailed discussion of some of these cases is on the way, but here are the topics of today's relevant Supreme Court of Virginia decisions:

- DurretteBradshaw, PC v. MRC Consulting, LC (tortious interference)

- Hyland v. Raytheon Technical Servs. Co. (defamation)

- Hancock-Underwood v. Knight (error for trial court to grant an unavoidable accident jury instruction; also discusses jury instructions for the sudden emergency doctrine)

- Martin v. Duncan (trial court erred by imposing jury costs on plaintiff who took first nonsuit as a matter of right during trial)

- Commonwealth v. Wynn (hearsay evidence)

- Jackson v. Qureshi (expert testimony in a medical wrongful death case)

- Centra Health, Inc. v. Mullins (medical malpractice – election of remedies/motion to strike)

- Sunrise Continuing Care LLC v. Wright (trial court erred by denying motion to strike in breach of contract action)

- Helms v. Manspile (adverse possession)

- Beeren & Barry Inc. v. AHC, Inc. (a disputed purchase option contained in a deed of trust was held not to be a covenant that runs with the land)

-Landmark HHC, LLC v. Park (landlord-tenant dispute in commercial lease)

- Portillo v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co. (material misrepresentations voided automobile insurance policy)

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