Associated Press | The Washington Post | Feb. 25, 2020 NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia jail guard ignored an inmate’s cries of pain and medical personnel did nothing to help him before he died, according to a lawsuit filed by his estate. The lawsuit said that when one officer at Hampton Road Regional Jail spotted […]
By Scott Daugherty |The Virginian-Pilot| Feb. 25, 2020|A1 It was obvious the Hampton Roads Regional Jail inmate was in severe and constant pain, other inmates would later say. But the jail’s correctional officers and medical staff did nothing last year to help 62-year-old Victor Rhea Fountain before his death, according to a new lawsuit. When […]
By Michelle Dmytryszyn | The Central Virginian |Feb. 13, 2020 A long-time employee is suing Louisa-based Virginia Community Bank, its holding company and four other defendants for $12 million, claiming she and her colleagues were cheated out of their retirement benefits. The class action lawsuit was filed in August 2019 in federal district court in […]
By Margaret Matray | The Virginian-Pilot | Feb. 13, 2020 But instead of calling EMS or driving to a hospital, officers took her to the police department, according to the suit. Less than three hours later — and despite calls for help — the 28-year-old died in a police lock-up cell, the lawsuit says. Now, VanGilder’s parents […]