Virginia Injury Attorney Blog

On April 26, 2010, Mr. Waterman prevailed on Motion to Correct Award Calculation and for Additional Attorney’s Fees at telephone hearing in the special case of Gary W. Routson v. Helen E. Routson, No. CL09-2620 in York County and Poquoson Circuit Court. His client was awarded an additional $3,004.00 in attorneys fees plus $1,601.05 in out-of-pocket costs advanced.

That brings the total net award of attorneys, costs and expenses in Routson to $25,579.18. Plaintiff in that Yorktown special case also was awarded a net principal amount of $66,482.07 and was relieved of another $100,000.00+ in future tax-free payment liability.

In April, 2010, Williamsburg and Newport News attorney, Avery T. “Sandy” Waterman, Jr., Esq., was invited to be listed in Who’s Who Among Law Professionals and in Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals. Mr. Waterman has accepted these professional recognitions, so should appear in the upcoming volumes.

On April 13, 2010, after a two-day trial, Mr. Waterman prevailed in the special case of Gary W. Routson v. Helen E. Routson, No. CL09-2620 in Circuit Court for York County, Virginia. His client was refunded almost $85,000.00 in payments made under protest, awarded over $20,000.00 in attorneys fees, and relieved of more than $100,000.00 in potential future payments.

Plaintiff in Routson had been required by agreement to make substantial tax-free monthly payments, except if his ex-spouse habitually cohabitated in a relationship analogous to marriage for a year. That disqualifying cohabitation was proved by a preponderance of the evidence in this special case, as the Court refused to reward Mrs. Routson for temporary separation that camouflaged her ongoing romantic relationship.

On April 8, 2010, Mr. Waterman negotiated a pair of settlements in companion vehicle accident cases in Circuit Court for Mathews County, Virginia. They are Suzanne Sopko v. Phyllis Lewis and Patrick Sopko v. Phyllis Lewis, Nos. CL10-02 and CL10-01.

The underlying vehicle accident in Sopko occurred in 2007. The suits initially filed for their claims were non-suited and then refiled to allow for protracted medical treatment for continuing personal injuries