News, Events, Seminars & Articles by Gentry Locke Attorneys

Supreme Court Ruling Favorable for Employers Regarding Future Lost Income and Punitive Damages

Articles June 2015

Cate Huff contributes to the “Virginia Hospitality Law” blog. You can read this article and others at VaHospitalityLaw.com. On June 4, 2015, the Virginia Supreme Court held a circuit court erred in excluding evidence of an employee’s work history and quality of past job performance in determining future lost income. The Supreme Court also reversed the circuit court’s denial of a corporate employer’s motion to strike the employee’s punitive damages claim. A former diesel mechanic filed suit against his supervisor and company for malicious prosecution and defamation. Following a jury trial, the jury awarded the employee significant compensatory and punitive […]

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Lynchburg Office Open House Packed with Great People and Great Food

News June 2015

June 16, 2015 (Lynchburg, Va.): The official ribbon cutting ceremony and Open House for Gentry Locke’s Lynchburg office proved a great success. The downtown Lynchburg office, located at 801 Main Street on the 11th floor, was filled to the brim with clients and friends of the firm. On hand with a large, red ribbon (and what must be in the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the largest pairs of wooden scissors) were John Mastroianni and Edie Swann, representing The Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. The honors of cutting the red ribbon went to partner Brett Marston, ably […]

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Jury Awards $1.1M to Victim of Severely Debilitating Condition Caused by Podiatrist

Case Studies June 2015

The results of client matters depend on a variety of factors unique to each matter. Past successes do not predict or guarantee future successes.

Gentry Locke for the Plaintiff Roanoke County Court Our client had foot pain and went to a podiatrist. A general rule of podiatry is that a podiatrist must never inject a broken foot because it can cause a permanent and severely debilitating condition known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (“RSD”), which is now known as complex regional pain syndrome (“CRPS”). The podiatrist assumed that our client’s foot was not broken, even though she had many signs and symptoms of a broken foot, and injected it. A couple of weeks later our client returned to the podiatrist with a foot that was […]

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Patient Prevails, Receives Settlement in Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

Case Studies June 2015

The results of client matters depend on a variety of factors unique to each matter. Past successes do not predict or guarantee future successes.

Gentry Locke for the Plaintiff A Virginia Court The Plaintiff filed suit against her health care providers for failing to timely diagnose her with cancer. The case began in October 2010 when the Plaintiff underwent a screening mammogram to follow up on an abnormality noted on a CT scan performed a month earlier. Because of the abnormality, the Plaintiff should have undergone a diagnostic mammogram, which is a more sensitive test than a screening mammogram and would have focused on the area of the breast where the abnormality was detected. As a result of undergoing the wrong test, the Plaintiff’s […]

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Partner Todd Leeson Interviewed Regarding Grayson County School Board’s Obligation to Pay Teachers

News June 2015

Gentry Locke Partner Todd Leeson was interviewed in a June 5th, 2015 news story on WSLS Channel 10 regarding the news that the Grayson County School Board might not have the money to pay its employees for the month of June. This has been an evolving story carried by Channel 10 and other news outlets for the last few days. By the 11:00 p.m. newscast on June 5th, there had been another development with the County and/or School Board reporting that they will be able to pay the teachers. According to reporter Aaron Martin’s report, “Todd Leeson, an employment and labor law […]

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Leeson Educates Virginia College Administrators, HR and Title IX Personnel on Campus Sexual Assault Laws and Developments

News June 2015

In May and June of 2015, Gentry Locke partner Todd Leeson presented at conferences in Virginia on the topic of campus sexual assaults. On May 1, 2015, Todd spoke at the 2015 Annual Conference for the Virginia Chapter of the College and University Professional Association for HR (CUPA-HR). Todd’s presentation was entitled “Legal Update with Focus on Campus Sexual Assault Developments.” On June 3, 2015, Todd presented a talk entitled “Campus Sexual Assault: Legal Obligations and Practical Considerations” as part of an accounting firm’s 2015 annual client seminar for private colleges, universities and not-for-profit organizations. The audience for this seminar […]

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Campus Sexual Assault: Legal Obligations and Practical Considerations

Events June 2015

On June 3, 2015, Partner Todd Leeson presented a talk entitled Campus Sexual Assault: Legal Obligations and Practical Considerations as part of an accounting firm’s 2015 annual client seminar for private colleges, universities and not-for-profit organizations. The audience for this seminar included chief financial officers and business administrators for a number of prominent private colleges in Virginia.

It’s 2015. Do You Know Where Your Children “Reside?”

Articles June 2015

Coverage For “Residents” Of Your “Household” Under Personal Liability Insurance Policies As this is written (June, 2015) it is high school graduation time. One phase of life is completed, and another begins. For many, the next stage involves “leaving the nest” – off to college, the military, an internship, maybe even a job, or perhaps the 2015 equivalent of hitchhiking Europe or following the Grateful Dead to discover the true meaning of life. In many instances, this involves “living” somewhere else, even if only for a temporary or indefinite period of time, but ultimately coming back “home” before deciding what […]

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University Prevails on Motion to Dismiss Claims by Former Employee

Case Studies May 2015

The results of client matters depend on a variety of factors unique to each matter. Past successes do not predict or guarantee future successes.

Gentry Locke for the Defense United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia – Harrisonburg Division We successfully represented a university in Virginia in a lawsuit by a former department director who raised numerous claims, including discrimination on the basis of race and gender, violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act, and a number of other state and federal laws. The judge termed the complaints a “machine gun spray” of allegations. Following lengthy motions to dismiss and oral argument, the magistrate judge has recommended dismissal of all claims with prejudice.

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Gentry Locke Welcomes Andrew Finnicum to Roanoke Office

News May 2015

ROANOKE, VA (May 27, 2015) – Gentry Locke is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Andrew D. Finnicum, who will serve clients from our Roanoke location. Andrew will focus primarily on personal injury, medical malpractice, and workers’ compensation. A summa cum laude graduate from Liberty University’s Helms School of Government and a magna cum laude graduate of Washington & Lee University School of Law, Andrew served as a judicial extern with the 23rd Judicial Circuit in Roanoke. After graduating, he honed his skills as an attorney in Lynchburg, where he became a zealous advocate for clients in cases ranging […]

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