The Docket: Local court roundup for 7.17.25

Chesterfield Circuit Court

Kim Myers, guardian of the person of Koury Myers v. MaxCare Health and Rehabilitation Services, LLC
Plaintiff says defendant, which operates adult homes, allowed Koury to fall and failed to assess his serious injuries and timely transfer him to a hospital. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages of $2 million.
Attorneys: Ellen C. Bognar of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen
Filed: 7/11/2025
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Henrico Circuit Court

Kera Peters v. Our Lady of Hope Health Center, Inc.
Plaintiff says on/about Aug. 8, 2024, in the bathroom on the premises, she slipped and fell due to water on the floor, sustaining injuries for which she seeks judgment of $500,000.
Attorneys: Matthew W. Lastrapes and Allison R. Bennett of Commonwealth Law Group
Filed: 7/1/2025
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Sauer Properties, Inc. v. Artee Collections, Inc. and Arti B. Mehta
Plaintiff says on/about Jan. 20, 2023, defendant leased commercial premises at 5446 W. Broad St. and has failed to make rent payments. Plaintiff seeks judgment in the principal amount of $33,255.48.
Attorneys: Edward S. Whitlock III and Jennifer W. Fischer of Lafayette Whitlock Fischer Hughes
Filed: 7/1/2025
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Thrive Church Network d/b/a Thrive Church v. James River Air Conditioning Company
Plaintiff says shortly after defendant, in July 2023, installed a 15-ton replacement condenser unit on its Richmond campus, plaintiff began experiencing significant issues with its HVAC systems, and despite repeated attempts, defendant was unable to resolve the issues, and replaced that unit, which also was problematic, and defendant has been unable to fix it. Plaintiff says it later learned that the replacement units were not compatible with its HVAC systems, but defendant has refused to provide a compatible unit. Plaintiff seeks damages of no less than $42,755.
Attorneys: C. Taylor Smith of Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin
Filed: 7/3/2025
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Janet Nagy, administrator of the estate of Elisabeth Nagy, deceased v. VOP Falls Run, LLC d/b/a Harmony at Falls Run; Harmony Senior Services, LLC; and Marian Conteh
Plaintiff says the Fredericksburg facility allowed decedent to wander and to fall three times, the last of which occurred Dec. 13, 2024, when defendant just picked her up off the floor and took her back to her room, and upon the family’s request, she was taken to a hospital Dec. 14 and treated for a shoulder fracture and hip fracture, leading to her death Dec. 30. Plaintiff alleges negligence and seeks judgment of $4 million.
Attorneys: Ellen C. Bognar of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen
Filed: 7/3/2025
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ACI Federal, Inc. v. Acuity-CHS, LLC f/k/a Comprehensive Health Services, LLC
Plaintiff says under a subcontract, Acuity was entrusted with substantial responsibilities, including sourcing, onboarding and managing medical personnel to be deployed to various sites across the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that defendant failed to coordinate tasks and disburse funds properly for services, and aligned itself with different vendors to try to undermine plaintiff’s government contract. As a result, plaintiff says, it lost millions of dollars in revenue from the government customer and its standing has been irreparably harmed. Plaintiff asks damages of $8,961,879.18.
Attorneys: Ian Cronogue of Baker, Cronogue, Tolle & Werfel
Filed: 7/10/2025
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Evelyn Jones v. Walmart, Inc.
Plaintiff says on/about April 22, 2024, at 11400 W. Broad St., she fell over disassembled metal shelves left in the floor, sustaining serious injuries. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $1.35 million.
Attorneys: Edward Allen and Bradley Kent of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen
Filed: 7/11/2025
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Richmond Circuit Court

Skyler Epperly, by and through her mother and next friend, Crystal Epperly v. Riverside Middle Peninsula Hospital and Betty Distel, R.N.
Plaintiff says on Nov. 4, 2019, Distel failed to properly purge an IV line before inserting it into Skyler, causing a cerebral air embolism and serious and permanent injuries. Plaintiff asks judgment of $2 million.
Attorneys: David L. Epperly Jr. of Epperly & Follis
Filed: 7/9/2025
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Deborah Wills v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP; Walmart, Inc.; Walmart; Walmart Superstore; John Doe Company; and John Doe
Plaintiff says on/about Aug. 12, 2023, a merchandise cooler was leaking in the Madison Heights store, and she was caused to fall and sustain permanent injuries. Plaintiff asks judgment of $4.5 million.
Attorneys: Robert G. Maury of The Law Office of Maury & Krol; and David C. Reinhardt of Reinhardt Vandenbrook
Filed: 7/10/2025
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Toni Anderson v. GSP Flagstop Parent, LLC; GSP Flagstop LLC; RVA Wash Holdings, LLC d/b/a Flagstop Car Wash; and Broad Street Car Wash LLC d/b/a Flagstop Car Wash
Plaintiff says on/about Dec. 26, 2023, at 8833 Staples Mill Road, due to the negligence of defendant her right foot became pinned in a large gap in the sidewalk path and curb at the vacuum station, causing her to sustain catastrophic injuries. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $4.5 million.
Attorneys: Robert G. Maury of The Law Office of Maury & Krol; and David C. Reinhardt of Reinhardt Vandenbrook
Filed: 7/10/2025
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Low Cost Roofing, LLC v. Sweetie Boy Transportation LLC
Plaintiff says defendant has failed to pay the remaining $30,850 due for the installation of a metal roof on property at 4001 Carolina Ave.
Attorneys: Anthony I. Shin; Zachary D. Schuler; Basil M. Al-Qaneh and Jacob J. Waier of Shin PLC
Filed: 7/11/2025
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Steven Burnett v. Michael A. Wind Jr., M.D.; David Holst, M.D.; and OrthoVirginia, Inc.
Plaintiff says Wind failed to perform a complete tenotomy and to disclose that to him, and Holst failed to discover and/or disclose Wind’s failure, leading him to suffer prolonged pain, limitations in range of motion and activities, and leading to additional treatment and a revised surgery. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $300,000.
Attorneys: Beth A. Norton of Norton Health Law
Filed: 7/11/2025
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Sylvia Earnestine Tompkins v. Louis W. Nordeen, D.P.M.; Premier Foot & Ankle Center, P.C.; and Tejas T. Patel, M.D.
Plaintiff says Nordeen negligently failed to address venous/lymphatic pathology preoperatively and failed during surgery by negligently placing hardware in attempts to correct the metatarsophalangeal joints, and negligently performed a second surgery to clear the wounds, and that Patel, with VCU Medical Center, negligently failed to address venous lymphatic issues, instead suggesting and completing an unnecessary amputation instead of a forefront construction. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages of $3 million.
Attorneys: Brandon T. Bybee; and Kenneth Bruce Wills
Filed: 7/11/2025
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